{"id":36972,"date":"2020-06-04T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36972"},"modified":"2020-06-04T12:00:15","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T16:00:15","slug":"review-of-kindness-and-wonder-by-gavin-edwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36972","title":{"rendered":"Review of Kindness and Wonder, by Gavin Edwards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Kindness and Wonder<\/p>\n

Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever<\/em><\/p>\n

by Gavin Edwards<\/p>\n

Dey St. (William Morrow), 2019. 248 pages.
\nReview written December 29, 2019, from a library book.<\/p>\n

Kindness and Wonder<\/em> is a biography of Mr. Rogers, followed by ten lessons from his life, with anecdotes. I like the biography. I had tried to get through the much more detailed biography, The Good Neighbor<\/em> in audio form, and hadn\u2019t ever finished it. This one gives you the basic facts and the basic story of his life without getting bogged down.<\/p>\n

The ten lessons are: <\/p>\n

Be deep and simple.
\nBe kind to strangers.
\nMake a joyful noise.
\nTell the truth.
\nConnect with other people every way you can.
\nLove your neighbors.
\nFind the light in the darkness.
\nAlways see the very best in other people.
\nAccept the changing seasons.
\nShare what you\u2019ve learned. (All your life.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some of the stories presented alongside these lessons weren\u2019t what I expected. For example, the \u201cLove your neighbors.\u201d chapter told how the lives of Andy Warhol and George Romero paralleled the life of Mr. Rogers. I\u2019m not sure I cared about them!<\/p>\n

But mostly, this book tells about a man\u2019s life who saw his ministry as using television to reach children, and who took children\u2019s developmental needs very seriously.<\/p>\n

As a children\u2019s librarian, of all people, I need to learn everything I can from Mr. Rogers. I like the way this book points out the lessons from his example.<\/p>\n

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