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Fred Rogers Books in Order

43 books are credited to Fred Rogers, published between 1973 and 2021; 9 of them appeared after Fred Rogers's death in 2003. The first book is The Matter of the Mittens (1973) and the newest is Fred Rogers (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
43
Published
1973–2021
Confirmed
2 of 43 titles
Pages on record
3,335 in 35 of 43 books
Reading time
56–83 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,335 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 35 of 43 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Fred Rogers, author of the Fred Rogers Parenting series

Fred Rogers, full name Fred McFeely Rogers and known professionally as Mister Rogers, was an American television personality, Presbyterian minister and author who lived from March 20, 1928, to February 27, 2003. Rogers created, ran and hosted the preschool series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood from 1968 to 2001. Born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Rogers took a music degree from Rollins College in 1951, started in television at NBC in New York and moved back to Pittsburgh in 1953 to make children's programmes for WQED. Books include You Are Special (1981), Mister Rogers Talks with Parents (1985) and Going To The Doctor (1986), with subjects such as parenting, self-esteem and preparing children for medical care.

How many Fred Rogers books are there?

Fred Rogers has 43 books, released between 1973 and 2021. 9 of them were published after Fred Rogers's death in 2003. 9 of them belong to the Fred Rogers Parenting series.

Fred Rogers Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 43 Fred Rogers books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of You Are Special by Fred Rogers (1981)
  2. Cover of Mister Rogers Talks with Parents by Fred Rogers, book 1 of the Fred Rogers Parenting series (1985)
  3. Cover of The New Baby by Fred Rogers (1985)
  4. Cover of Going to Day Care by Fred Rogers (1985)
  5. Cover of Mister Rogers Playbook by Fred Rogers (1986)
  6. Cover of Going to the Potty by Fred Rogers (1986)
  7. Cover of Going To The Doctor by Fred Rogers (1986)
  8. Cover of Mister Rogers Talks with Families about Divorce by Fred Rogers, book 2 of the Fred Rogers Parenting series (1987)
  9. Cover of Making Friends by Fred Rogers (1987)
  10. Cover of Moving by Fred Rogers (1987)
  11. Cover of Wishes Don't Make Things Come True by Fred Rogers (1987)
  12. Cover of When a Pet Dies by Fred Rogers (1988)
  13. Cover of Going to the Hospital by Fred Rogers (1988)
  14. Cover of When Monsters Seem Real by Fred Rogers (1988)
  15. Cover of No One Can Ever Take Your Place by Fred Rogers (1988)
  16. Cover of Going on an Airplane by Fred Rogers (1989)
  17. Cover of Going to the Dentist by Fred Rogers (1989)
  18. Cover of Bedtime by Fred Rogers (1993)
  19. Cover of Let's Talk About It: Adoption by Fred Rogers, book 3 of the Fred Rogers Parenting series (1995)
  20. Cover of Dear Mister Rogers, Does It Ever Rain in Your Neighborhood? by Fred Rogers (1996)
  21. Cover of Let's Talk About It: Divorce by Fred Rogers, book 4 of the Fred Rogers Parenting series (1996)
  22. Cover of Let's Talk about It: Stepfamilies by Fred Rogers, book 5 of the Fred Rogers Parenting series (1997)
  23. Cover of Giving Box by Fred Rogers (2000)
  24. Cover of Mister Rogers' Playtime by Fred Rogers (2001)
  1. 1
    The Matter of the Mittens1973 · 42 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197342
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  2. 2
    Henrietta Meets Someone NewLittle Golden Books #1451974 · confirmed 2/4
    1974–
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  3. 3
    Speedy Delivery1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  4. 4
    A Piece of Red Paper1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  5. 5
    You Are Special1981 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981192
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  6. 6
    Mister Rogers Talks with ParentsFred Rogers Parenting #11985 · 315 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985315
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  7. 7
    The New Baby1985 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198532
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  8. 8
    Going to Day Care1985 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198531
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  9. 9
    Mister Rogers Playbook1986 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986254
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  10. 10
    Going to the Potty1986 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198632
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  11. 11
    Going To The Doctor1986 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198632
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  12. 12
    Mister Rogers Talks with Families about DivorceFred Rogers Parenting #21987 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987182
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  13. 13
    Making Friends1987 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198732
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  14. 14
    Moving1987 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198732
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  15. 15
    A Trolley Visit to Make-Believe1987 · 14 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198714
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  16. 16
    Wishes Don't Make Things Come True1987 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198732
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  17. 17
    When a Pet Dies1988 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198832
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  18. 18
    Going to the Hospital1988 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198832
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  19. 19
    When Monsters Seem Real1988 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198832
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  20. 20
    Daniel, Time to Get Ready for Bed1988 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198812
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  21. 21
    No One Can Ever Take Your Place1988 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198832
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  22. 22
    How Families Grow1988 · 209 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988209
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  23. 23
    Going on an Airplane1989 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198932
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  24. 24
    Going to the Dentist1989 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198932
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  25. 25
    Bedtime1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  26. 26
    Let's Talk About It: AdoptionFred Rogers Parenting #31995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  27. 27
    Dear Mister Rogers, Does It Ever Rain in Your Neighborhood?1996 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996208
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  28. 28
    Let's Talk About It: DivorceFred Rogers Parenting #41996 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199632
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  29. 29
    Let's Talk about It: StepfamiliesFred Rogers Parenting #51997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  30. 30
    Let's Talk about It:Extraordinary FriendsFred Rogers Parenting #62000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
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Fred Rogers series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Fred Rogers books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Last Interview in order

2 books
  1. 33. The Last Interview
  2. 34. Fred Rogers

Little Golden Books in order

1 book
  1. 145. Henrietta Meets Someone New

Standalone books

31 books

31 Fred Rogers titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Fred Rogers books in order?

You only need to read Fred Rogers books in order within the Fred Rogers Parenting series, which holds 9 of the 43 Fred Rogers books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Fred Rogers

Start with Mister Rogers Talks with Parents (1985), the first Fred Rogers Parenting book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Matter of the Mittens (1973).

What is the newest Fred Rogers book?

Fred Rogers (2021) is the newest Fred Rogers book released so far.

Is there a new Fred Rogers book coming?

No next Fred Rogers book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Fred Rogers at a glance

Died
Fred Rogers died in 2003, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Fred Rogers are still being published after Fred Rogers's death in 2003; the newest appeared in 2021.
Release pace
Fred Rogers books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,335 pages across the 35 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Fred Rogers books, 20 of 43, were published in the 1980s.

What the Fred Rogers books are about

36 of the 43 Fred Rogers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 14 of 36. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.