02041cam a2200277 4500 433869633 TxAuBib 20201211120000.0 181023s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018047035 9781419736179 SAL 17.99 1419736175 SAL 17.99 TxAuBib Reid, Aimee. You are my friend [BOOK] : the story of Mister Rogers and his neighborhood / words by Aimee Reid ; pictures by Matt Phelan. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2019] 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references. "Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities ever, but before he was the man who brought us "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", he was just little Freddie Rogers. You Are My Friend tells how Fred was a sickly and lonely child. At school,he was bullied and had trouble making friends and expressing his feelings. His parents and grandparents encouraged Fred to ask for help and explore his world. When Fred grew up he became a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness, and he realized that he could spread his message through television. His simple message still resonates with us today: 'There's no person in the world like you and I like you just the way you are.' Outside of recent news, You Are My Friend will endure because of its smartwriting, focus, and gentle homage to a very popular, kind, understated, good soul and role model"-- Provided by publisher. 20201211. Rogers, Fred 1928-2003 Juvenile fiction. Television personalities United States Biography Juvenile fiction. Television personalities Juvenile fiction. Moral education On television Juvenile fiction. Phelan, Matt, illustrator.