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I am a bookaholic and there are not many books I do not like. I did not like this book at all. Mr. Roger's show focused on unconditional love. For children from loving families, he reaffirmed unconditional love. For children who were not lucky enough to have a loving family, he was a stabilizing figure and is message of unconditional love in this chaotic world. He was someone children could rely on, someone whom they could trust. He was inclusive of everybody - he didn't care if you were white, black or brown. HHe loved kids from all religious backgrounds. He didn't care if you were male or female. He told children constantly that they are all loved. Although Fred was a pastor, religion was not a focus of his show. Love was the focus of his show. This author did not share much about Fred Roger's life. She did not delve into his background - what made him the person he became. She didn't discuss his personal live at all. I learned nothing I didn't already know about Mr. Rogers. Her focus was what they shared about their Christianity. Fred was a pastor but he rarely mentioned his own religion because it was not inclusive of everyone. I'm Christian but I was offended that this whole book was about her Christianity. This was not Fred Roger at all. And I would be surprised if he preferred his book focused on only one part of his life. I felt like it was self promoting - trying to convince her audience that she too shared his message. I cannot remember reading another biography that was a tale of the author's relationship to the individual and how alike they are. Yes, she appears to have had a wonderful relationship with Fred. But her relationship was selfish in the fact she didn't think anything about his life was not as important than her relationship to Fred. Sadly, I didn't even like the author by the end of book. Her relationship was a distraction from all the things she could have shared about this great man. I hope another author will take the challenge to write a book about Fred because this book didn’t touch on his legacy at all.