Hello, Neighbor!: The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers

I adore this picture book! It’s a lovely tribute to Mr. Rogers and his unique television show.The illustrations are charming and you can feel the love and respect that the author has for Fred Rogers. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of the incredible Mr. Rogers – children or adults.

Matthew Cordell's "Hello, Neighbor!" is beautiful. It is beautifully illustrated, of course, but it also uses beautiful language to tell a beautiful story.Readers will learn who Fred Rogers was, why he believed in children, and what influenced him to dedicate his life to the entertainment and education of them. The book's visual glossary is an easy, fun way to interact with Cordell's art, and the biographical snippets teach readers that Fred McFeely Rogers lived his life off-camera exactly as his character did on his beloved show.I highly recommend this book for children, parents, teachers, or anyone else.

I love, love, love Mr. Rodgers.

This book is perfect for little ones to learn more about Mister Rogers. My only gripe is that part of the printing had a shadow effect probably from an error with the machine. I returned it and bought a new one. This deserves 5 stars.

Good story of his life

What an amazing book! I would recommend it to anyone.

The illustrations are warm and bring forth Mister Rogers’ trademark understated humor and depth. Care is given to render the characters (real and imaginary) accurately, yet in the haze of memory; surrounding them with the charm of a warm blanket. We always remember those we love as their best selves. Cordell has captured them beautifully.I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about this book. The target age range is four to eight-year-olds and I am certain I do not agree with that recommendation. I would not introduce this book before the First Grade.A traditional biography, be it in picture book format, Hello, Neighbor! tells us the partial story of a great man; one parents and grandparent may be familiar with (although fewer children will be). It does so, however, in an expository format (“and then this happened”), rather than in a traditional story format (“once upon a time”); thereby not necessarily making itself accessible to younger children. Moreover, although Cordell has handsomely captured the feel of the Mister Rogers brand (yes, brand) he has not captured the Rogers spirit. At times the pages suffer from “too much going on,” perhaps an attempt to compress a life well-lived into 40 pages. If Rogers specialized in anything, it was in simple messages, not in cluttered thoughts. Mr. Rogers was a wonderful storyteller. This is a static biography.Nevertheless, for First Graders and above, this book is recommended because it presents, in an easy-to-read, accessible format, the biography of a great man. It should hold their interest and will make for interesting book reports. That, is why it stays on my bookshelf. It is a good book; it’s just not a great book. Of course, next to the subject itself, everything pales.

My child friend loves this book