![]() ![]() (I just looked: I now have ten books by or about him.) If you think about it, Rogers exemplified the qualities we most desperately need now: neighborliness, gentleness, deep listening, creativity, emotional honesty, lack of pretense, and an unceasing focus on raising healthy and curious and confident children. I may or may not have had a slow drip of tears going through the whole film. Last year, a profoundly moving documentary called Won’t You Be My Neighbor? was released to huge critical acclaim. The movie is based on writer Tom Junod’s classic Esquire article, “Can You Say…Hero?”. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which comes out tomorrow, tells the story of the friendship between Fred Rogers (played by Tom Hanks) and a journalist. ![]() This week marks the release of the second major film about Fred Rogers in as many years. ![]()
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