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Summary
Summary
The New York Times Best Seller
For the first time ever, 75 beloved songs from MisterRogers' Neighborhood and The Children's Corner are collected in this charmingly illustrated treasury, sure to be cherished by generations of children as well as the millions of adults who grew up with MisterRogers.
It's you I like.
It's not the things you wear,
It's not the way you do your hair-
But it's you I like.
From funny to sweet, silly to sincere, the lyrics of MisterRogersexplore such universal topics as feelings, new siblings, everyday life, imagination, and more. Through these songs-as well as endearing puppets and honest conversations-MisterRogersinstilled in his young viewers the values of kindness, self-awareness, and self-esteem. But most of all, he taught children that they are loved, just as they are.Perfect for bedtime, sing-along, or quiet time alone, thisbeautifulbook of meaningful poetry is for every child-including the child inside of every one of us.
Author Notes
Fred McFeely Rogers was born on March 20, 1928 in Pennsylvania. He was an American television personality, educator, Presbyterian minister, composer, songwriter, author, and activist. Rogers was most famous for creating, hosting, and composing the theme music for the educational preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968 - 2001), which featured his gentle, soft-spoken personality. Originally he was educated to be a minister but was displeased with the way television addressed children and made an effort to change this when he began to write for and perform on local Pittsburgh-area shows dedicated to youth. WQED developed his own show in 1968 and it was distributed nationwide by Eastern Educational Television Network. Over the course of three decades on television, Fred Rogers became an indelible American icon of children's entertainment and education, as well as a symbol of compassion, patience, and morality.
Rogers received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, some forty honorary degrees, and a Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, was recognized by two Congressional resolutions, and was ranked No. 35 among TV Guide's Fifty Greatest TV Stars of All Time.[5] Several buildings and artworks in Pennsylvania are dedicated to his memory, and the Smithsonian Institution displays one of his trademark sweaters as a "Treasure of American History".
Rogers was diagnosed with stomach cancer in December 2002, not long after his retirement. He underwent surgery on January 6, 2003, which was unsuccessful. Rogers died on the morning of February 27, 2003, at his home with his wife by his side, less than a month before he would have turned 75.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (1)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Delivering on the page the same reassurance they originally imparted on the TV screen, these 75 uplifting songs elucidate the late Fred Rogers's legacy of positivity and compassion. Through recurring themes considered from various angles, the author empathically validates children's changeable emotions, urging them to articulate their feelings and to realize they are not alone. The verse is never repetitive, however. Rogers puts different spins on the importance of looking beyond appearances, for example, in the whimsical "Things Are Different" ("When I put on a costume/ To play a fancy part/ That costume changes just my looks./ It doesn't change my heart") and in the more direct "It's You I Like" ("It's you I like./ It's not the things you wear/ It's not the way you do your hair/ But it's you I like"). Tackling childhood head-on yet gently, these poems embody Rogers's signature message: "You're a beautiful, marvelous, spirited, lovely,/ Wonderful one of a kind!" His on-point vocabulary, cadence, and rhyming, in concert with the universal childhood experiences the poems address, give this compilation broad accessibility and appeal. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 6-8. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Excerpts
Excerpts
Contents Won't You Be My Neighbor? Mister Rogers' Invitation Be the Best of Whatever You Are I Like You as You Are I Think I'm Going to Like Today I Give a Hoot for You Children Can It's Good to Talk Things Are Different A Place of My Own Smile in Your Pocket You Are You What Do You Do with the Mad That You Feel? I Love to Shine Fences Doing Song Les Jours de la Semaine (The Days of the Week) Take My Time What Can You Hear? I'm Busy Being Busy I Did, Too Sometimes Isn't Always Everybody's Shy Sometimes I'd Like to Be Like Mom and Dad You Can Never Go Down the Drain The Clown in Me We Are Elephants Summer Rain It's an Ugly Day I'm Glad I'm the Way I Am Walking Giraffe I'm Still Myself Inside Everything Grows Together It Hurts to Be Lonely Are You Brave? Parents Were Little Once, Too Did You Know? It's You I Like What Do You Think Is Important? Many Ways to Say I Love You Please Don't Think It's Funny Let's Be Together Today You're Growing Some Things I Don't Understand When a Baby Comes The King and the Ocean Sometimes I Wonder If I'm a Mistake A Bird-Watching Song You Are Special Creation Duet Who Shall I Be Today? Good People Sometimes Do Bad Things You're Much More I Need You I'm Interested in Things I Like to Be Told I Hope It Will Rain A Lonely Kind of Thing Sometimes People Are Good I'm Tame Then Your Heart Is Full of Love The Truth Will Make Me Free Wishes Don't Make Things Come True You've Got to Do It You're the Only One It's the People You Like the Most Love Is People You're Special Find a Star A Smile's the Style This Is Just the Day Perfect Day I'm Proud of You Tomorrow It's Such a Good Feeling Excerpted from A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.