A review by delightfulmayhem
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.75

I listened to the audiobook version of this book. My favorite part about this biography is the way it was narrated. I was compelled to pick up this book because I grew up watching 'Mister Roger's Neighborhood'. I felt deeply nostalgic listening about the life and work of Fred Rogers. He was truly a pure hearted, wonderful man. It was really sad to find out how he passed away. 

Favorite quotes: 

• It is perfectly appropriate for children to be utterly different from grown-ups. They are not "little adults" just like their parents but smaller. They have a unique perspective and a special job to do: learning. 

• You rarely have time for everything you want in this life, so you need to make choices. And hopefully, your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are.

• The real issue in life is not how many blessings we have, but what we do with our blessings. Some people have many blessings and hoard them. Some have few and give everything away.

• His lesson is as simple and direct as Fred was: Human kindness will always make life better.

• Good people aren't always good. They just try to be.