The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

New York Times bestseller
2018 Goodreads Choice Award Winner for History & Biography

Fred Rogers (1928–2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely devoted to children and to taking their fears, concerns, and questions about the world seriously.
 
The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story of this utterly unique and enduring American icon. Drawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, Maxwell King traces Rogers’s personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work, including a surprising decision to walk away from the show to make television for adults, only to return to the neighborhood with increasingly sophisticated episodes, written in collaboration with experts on childhood development. An engaging story, rich in detail, The Good Neighbor is the definitive portrait of a beloved figure, cherished by multiple generations.

• You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor
• The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember
• Life's Journeys According to Mister Rogers: Things to Remember Along the Way
• The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers: Spiritual Insights from the World's Most Beloved Neighbor
• The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers
• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers
• Robin
• Many Ways to Say I Love You: Wisdom for Parents and Children from Mister Rogers
• Peaceful Neighbor: Discovering the Countercultural Mister Rogers
• Fred Rogers: The Life and Legacy of the Legend behind Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood