Books to Borrow Williamsburg Public Library Recommends

The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

By Maxwell King

Many have enjoyed watching Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood as children or with their children. For regular viewers, this friendly, gentle man and the land of make-believe were a staple of our childhood. We learned about people in our neighborhood and how things worked. We met new people through a television show, and as always were reassured that we were special just the way we were.

The man behind the show was more than just the soft-spoken, sweater-wearing, shoe-changing guy we loved to hear sing "won't you be my neighbor." Max...