A review by choirqueer
Fred's Big Feelings: The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers by Laura Renauld

5.0

I really enjoyed this book and I think Mr. Rogers would have, too. I liked how the vibrant illustrations and exuberating text made me feel like both the illustrator and the author were very excited to work on this project. The focus on hitting the major highlights of Fred Rogers's life story while illuminating different emotions that a reader might relate to seemed particularly appropriate -- in another context it might have felt overly didactic, but in this book it felt really well-considered to use this as a way to help introduce a young reader to "feelings words" and offer tools for strengthening emotional communication, which was such an important part of what Fred Rogers's mission in the world.