Ask Grandpa or Grandma about Mr. Rogers.

The new sculpture honors Mr. Rogers. (Scott Cook/Rollins College via AP)
Paul Day works on the sculpture. (Tomas Hruza/Rollins College via AP)
People unveil the sculpture at Rollins College. (Scott Cook/Rollins College via AP)
Mr. Rogers tapes his TV show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Mr. Rogers, right, talks with David Newell in 1993. Mr. Newell played deliveryman Mr. McFeely on the show. (AP/Gene J. Puskar)

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Fred Rogers loved kids. He had a TV show just for them. It was called “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood [NAY-ber-hood].”

Paul Day made a statue of Mr. Rogers. It is at Rollins College in Florida.

Pray: Ask God to make you a wise and loving friend.

Read More: Fred McFeely Rogers studied music and became an ordained minister. He was called to serve children and families through television. He once said, “The world is not always a kind place. It’s something [children] really need our help to understand.” And that is what he did for over 30 years. He used puppets, make-believe, and music. The new statue is part of a “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Walking Tour” at Rollins College in Winter Park. Proverbs 22:11 says, “He whose speech is gracious will have the king as his friend.”