Daniel Tiger's 5-Minute Stories

by Angela C. Santomero

A new generation of children love Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood , inspired by the classic series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood !

Twelve of Daniel Tiger’s most grr-ific adventures are now available in one dazzling edition!

Whether he’s trying a new food, having fun at his first sleepover, or playing with his little sister on the playground, Daniel Tiger loves making friends and going on new adventures! Would you like to come along? This treasury includes twelve of Daniel’s most grr-ific stories, each of which can be read aloud in five minutes. This sweet collection is perfect for busy little tigers who are always on the go!

Daniel Tiger’s 5 Minute Stories
Daniel Goes to School
Daniel Visits the Doctor
Daniel’s First Sleepover
Daniel’s Winter Adventure
Daniel’s New Friend
Daniel Tries a New Food
Daniel Goes to the Playground
Daniel’s First Fireworks
You Are Special, Daniel Tiger!
Goodnight, Daniel Tiger
The Baby Is Here!
Nighttime in the Neighborhood

© 2017 The Fred Rogers Company

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Juvenile, Short Stories, Animals

192 pages, Hardcover

First published May 16, 2017

About the author

Angela Santomero is television producer and creator of such children's shows as Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Wishenpoof, Super Why!, and Blue's Clues. She is a graduate of Columbia University.

Reviews

[Evie Oliva · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son loves the show so when my husband found this book at Target, we knew we had to get it. I was reading a different book for bedtime today, looked over, and my son was holding this book, waiting. When I was done, he passed this over and said, "I want read Daniel Tiger stories." He's turning 3 at the end of the summer.

If you're familiar with the show, the stories are a more condensed version of the episodes. Gives the basics of what lesson Daniel is going to learn, and puts the little songs in italics. For those who have seen the show, the italics help for the purpose of singing the lessons that your little one is supposed to pay attention to. It makes my son's eyes go wide and he smiles when I manage to sing the songs when I read the stories.

For anyone with kids under 5, this is a book with little stories to help children learn methods to deal with things like fear of visiting the doctor, understanding bedtime routines, and dealing with new sibling dynamics. The show is available for purchase to stream if you want to expose your children to something similar to Sesame Street, as this an offshoot of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, but I think it's better able to hold toddler attention, like Sesame Street can.

Looking for more Daniel Tiger stories now that can be added to bedtime. Gotta keep the tiny human who runs my household happy.

[Bookfanatic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Confession time. I can't stand Daniel Tiger or his neighborhood. He's so preachy and every little thing he does has some catchy jingle that's annoying. But my child loves the tv series therefore the books based on the series. We end up reading these even though it's like nails on a chalkboard for me. If your child or secretly you watch the television series, these stories will be familiar to you. Many of them are taken verbatim from the television series which is not a bad thing. It helps early readers because they're already familiar with the story so they can read the book a lot faster. Elementary school teachers say to have children read what they like. There are a variety of stories here teaching children all sorts of values. Daniel goes to the doctor where he learns not to be afraid of medical visits. He visits Prince Wednesday at the castle where he makes a new friend who has a disability. Daniel has a friend over where they learn to try a new food for dinner. All good things. Overall, it's a decent collection of stories that would be perfect for a first grade to early second grade reader.

[Rosie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My little niece loves-LOVES-Daniel Tiger and everyone in his neighborhood. So when I saw this at Barnes & Noble, of course I had to get it for her. The stories go along to the episodes of the show (yes, I've watched it with her enough times to know each episode) and even feature the annoyingly catchy jingles. They're shorter than the episodes, of course, and are good for bedtime stories or when you have a few extra minutes (unless your kid is my niece, the five minute portion might turn into ten or fifteen minutes).

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a favorite in our house, but still cute and has some good lessons. Some kids absolutely love Daniel Tiger, especially as a spin off from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. I can see why, even if it wasn't such a big hit in our house. Story list includes:

Goodnight, Daniel Tiger
Daniel Goes to School
Daniel's New Friend
Daniel Visits the Doctor
Daniel Tries a New Food
Daniel's First Sleepover
You Are Special, Daniel Tiger!
The Baby Is Here!
Daniel Goes to the Playground
Daniel's First Fireworks
Daniel's Winter Adventure
Nighttime in the Neighborhood

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great selection of stories from the show -- might be actual episodes but I'm not 100% sure on that. Ozman has been wanting to read them time and time again. His favorites are the ones with Baby Margaret...too bad he is an only child. I like these because they go over situations preschoolers might encounter and since he's not in school I've been trying to prep him to remember how to interact with other kids when he theoretically goes back to school in September.

[Shannon]

Daniel Tiger was the very first television show my daughter ever watched (and she loved it). There are 8-10 five minute versions of episodes in this book, keeping the full story and including the lesson jingle as well. If your child loves the show, I definitely recommend this. I keep trying with that "You gotta try new foods cause they might taste good!" lesson, to no avail. The kids on Daniel Tiger are so much easier to talk into compliance than my kid is!

[EShay Fagan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this book through at least 5 times since we gave it to my 2 year old for her birthday last month. It runs through some of the episodes of the show but it is easier to talk to her about feelings and what will happen next without the distraction of the television. I will be on the lookout for more 5 minute story books as she gets interested in other characters.

[Rachael Annette Vance · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter loved us talking turns reading these short stories. Daniel Tiger , like Mr.Rogers , has great lessons. I first read these to her over a year ago, it was a wonderful pleasure, that today, we took turns reading to each other. We will definitely read together many more times.

[Allie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Technically only actually read two of these, but the amount of times we flipped through this book should count as the whole book. XD

[Sean Musselman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best when familiar with the show and the tune to sing the songs present in each short story.

[Faloni © · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahhhhhh! Eye luff you. 🐅 👑

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great selection of Daniel Tiger stories. Lily sat through the whole book as soon as it arrived.

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why did y'all leave out the potty training story?

[Julia Gloviczki · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love all of the DT 5 minute and 3 minute stories. They are all stories from episodes of DT. These are pretty much one of the only 5 minute stories we like!

[Aimee Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son loves this book! Perfect pictures to go along with the stories. Great read for parents to their kids!

[Rayyan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have 2 favorite stories.
It's daniel's First fireworks and the baby is here.
I will give it a one hundred out of one hundred

[Harlyn Rengel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Daniel’s kind of boring

[Ellen Goldfinch · Rating 4 out of 5]

My granddaughter loved these stories and asked me to read them to her repeatedly over the Christmas holidays.

[Caleb Bratton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Daniel tiger sings little jingles about everything and I don’t know what they’re supposed to sound like so I put on a brave face and sing something different every time.

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book

[Aarvik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful stories collection

[Chandra Marciano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really sweet, inspirational stories. My daughter and I love reading them together. His parents set impossible parenting standards but the stories resonate with my daughter and it drew us closer reading them so that’s why it gets 5 stars.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to read with kids, especially when it comes to bed time. A good balance between text and pictures.