“I believe that appreciation is a holy thing–that when we look for what’s best in a person we happen to be with at the moment, we’re doing what God does all the time. So in loving and appreciating our neighbor, we’re participating in something sacred.” (Fred Rogers) Inspired by our favorite neighbor, and in this season of Thanksgiving, two shining stars are empowering children to value themselves and others unconditionally, for that is they key that opens the door to finding joy and gratitude in everyday life.

We cordially invite you and your little ones to join David Newell (who played the beloved Mr. McFeely on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood) and our John Masiulionis for Episode #43 of PR From The Heart’s Neighborly Reviews Bookcast, as they share Mary Young’s Pink Shoes and Russ Rogers’ Today: My Firsts and Today: Here I Go (two of the featured titles in Russ’ Today Series).

As part of this special edition of The Neighborly Reviews Bookcast from Point Park University’s Center for Media Innovation in downtown Pittsburgh, Mary sits down in-studio with John and David to share the inspiration behind her best-selling children’s book, why it’s important for us to teach today’s youth to be brave and kind, while also teaching them to speak up for themselves when faced with real-life challenges, and what kids and teens can do if they experience bullying or see/hear a friend or peer being bullied.

Plus, Russ joins John and David in-studio to talk about what inspired him to create Move Today 365 and how this movement helping children, parents, and seniors to transform their lives, while connecting with their fellow neighbors in a real way, the other featured titles in his Today Series (Today: Baby Steps, Today: Something New, and Today: Great Adventures), plus some simple, yet powerful ways we can get moving and stay motived during the holidays. We encourage you, our fellow neighbors, to support Russ and Mary by purchasing your copies of The Today Series and Pink Shoes and enjoying these empowering reads with your little ones