FRED ROGERS - THE GOOD NEIGHBOR: THE LIFE AND WORKS OF (2018 Unabridged Audiobook) Fred Rogers, Maxwell King, LeVar Burton

Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. Every weekday for decades, Mister Rogers stepped through a door in his TV home and sang, “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood” while he changed from street clothes into a cardigan and sneakers.

As the creator and star of public television’s Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Fred Rogers was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. He was fiercely devoted to children and to taking their fears, concerns, and questions about the world seriously. Rogers’s work and his messages still resonate with parents and children today—especially in a world where the human values he championed are too often forgotten.

Maxwell King delivers the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, telling the story of this utterly unique and enduring American icon. Drawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, he 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.

This audio book is narrated by LeVar Burton. He is best known for his roles as the host of PBS children’s series Reading Rainbow, Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries Roots.

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Number of CDs: 11

Running Time: 14 hrs 7 mins (approx)

NOTES: This is a fan-made CD set. Not a retail release. This is an audio book available on CD-R. Not a DVD.