Mister Rogers Wont You Be My Neighbor with Book

by Fred Rogers

Popular children's TV personality Fred Rogers sings eight songs from the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood show. 32-page illustrated activity book with lyrics and cassette.

Genres: Research, Nonfiction

Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Fred McFeely Rogers was an American educator, minister, songwriter, and television host. Rogers was the host of the television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, in production from 1968 to 2001. Rogers was also an ordained Presbyterian minister.

Reviews

[Smoran8m · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to the audio version of this book and probably would have given it a 3, but that was mostly the narrator. I like LeVar Burton's voice, but it didn't do this particular book any favors. Watching the documentary by the same name, I realized that the audio book distanced me emotionally. I'm adding a bonus star I think the book would have earned, had I read the print version.

Having said that, it is a well researched book with lots of insights, however the structural orginzation of the book didn't work for me. If you are at all interested in child development theory, add a star. Personally, I would have preferred this to be two separate books. One about the life and times of Mr. Rogers, and one about his search to use research to educate young children.