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The Good Guys Agency
Kind Like Fred Rogers
The first book in the Good Guys Agency series!
Determined to better the world by inspiring boys like themselves, Lucky, Rudy, and Red team up to form the Good Guys Agency. It's not long before trouble at Fort Crumble next door sends the trio on their first back-in-time mission to visit Fred Rogers, the beloved television host. Will Fred get his show? Can they find the kindness needed to avert disaster at Fort Crumble? And will Red finally discover the ONE THING? Find out in Kind Like Fred!
What is the Good Guys Agency series?
Boys need better role models, and in The Good Guys Agency series, friends Lucky, Rudy, and Red take matters into their own hands! Time travel adventures, historic heroes, comic book panels, laughs, jokes, and more deliver a winning combination of fun, education, and values to inspire a new generation of honorable men. Perfect for fans of Captain Underpants and Dog Man!
Determined to better the world by inspiring boys like themselves, Lucky, Rudy, and Red team up to form the Good Guys Agency. It's not long before trouble at Fort Crumble next door sends the trio on their first back-in-time mission to visit Fred Rogers, the beloved television host. Will Fred get his show? Can they find the kindness needed to avert disaster at Fort Crumble? And will Red finally discover the ONE THING? Find out in Kind Like Fred!
What is the Good Guys Agency series?
Boys need better role models, and in The Good Guys Agency series, friends Lucky, Rudy, and Red take matters into their own hands! Time travel adventures, historic heroes, comic book panels, laughs, jokes, and more deliver a winning combination of fun, education, and values to inspire a new generation of honorable men. Perfect for fans of Captain Underpants and Dog Man!
96 pages, Hardcover
Published July 12, 2022
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November 8, 2022
First sentence: It was a Saturday morning, and Lucky was on his soapbox...again. "We are no average agency, and our name can't be average either. We are role models, not rascals. Nice guys, not knuckleheads. We are exceptional, remarkable, extraordinary!" Rudy yawned. "I'm pretty sure all those words mean the same thing. What about just good?"
Premise/plot: Lucky, Rudy, and Red are the kids in the Good Guys Agency. The info dump about the agency is interrupted when the 'good guys' are alerted to an emergency to which they'll need to respond. SIBLINGS ARE DISAGREEING. I repeat, SIBLINGS ARE DISAGREEING. Two siblings--Charlie and Teddy--are fighting. Charlie was building a fort and his little brother wanted to help. But, the fort, well, is and may ever be a rubble pile. How can the good guys help???
Well, it seems Lucky, Red and Charlie are going to zoom the kid cruiser into the land of imagination. Rudy has chosen for these three to "visit" Fred Rogers throughout various moments in his life. Rudy is hoping that Fred Rogers' kindness will rub off on Charlie and he will realize the importance of kindness.
The book shares a couple of scenes from Fred Rogers' life--at various ages/stages of his life. Readers have the opportunity to "learn" the importance of kindness as well as a little information about Mr. Rogers.
My thoughts: I love, love, love, love Mr. Rogers. That was what initially interested me in this new series. The book is cheese-full. But I think it embraces the cheesiness. It is very reminiscent of shows like Paw Patrol, Team Umizoomi, Little Einsteins, etc. They even have a "kid cruiser" to help take them to the case.
The text is a blend of an early chapter book [written in prose, with illustrations] and a graphic novel. There are panels on *some* of the pages. There are speech bubbles, etc. It blends the two. Likewise, it uses a fictional text--and fictional scenario--to present facts about a real person.
As for the rating, I'd give it three and a half stars if GoodReads had half-star ratings. I liked it. I really liked it. But I didn't love it. Not enough to get all gushy.
Premise/plot: Lucky, Rudy, and Red are the kids in the Good Guys Agency. The info dump about the agency is interrupted when the 'good guys' are alerted to an emergency to which they'll need to respond. SIBLINGS ARE DISAGREEING. I repeat, SIBLINGS ARE DISAGREEING. Two siblings--Charlie and Teddy--are fighting. Charlie was building a fort and his little brother wanted to help. But, the fort, well, is and may ever be a rubble pile. How can the good guys help???
Well, it seems Lucky, Red and Charlie are going to zoom the kid cruiser into the land of imagination. Rudy has chosen for these three to "visit" Fred Rogers throughout various moments in his life. Rudy is hoping that Fred Rogers' kindness will rub off on Charlie and he will realize the importance of kindness.
The book shares a couple of scenes from Fred Rogers' life--at various ages/stages of his life. Readers have the opportunity to "learn" the importance of kindness as well as a little information about Mr. Rogers.
My thoughts: I love, love, love, love Mr. Rogers. That was what initially interested me in this new series. The book is cheese-full. But I think it embraces the cheesiness. It is very reminiscent of shows like Paw Patrol, Team Umizoomi, Little Einsteins, etc. They even have a "kid cruiser" to help take them to the case.
The text is a blend of an early chapter book [written in prose, with illustrations] and a graphic novel. There are panels on *some* of the pages. There are speech bubbles, etc. It blends the two. Likewise, it uses a fictional text--and fictional scenario--to present facts about a real person.
As for the rating, I'd give it three and a half stars if GoodReads had half-star ratings. I liked it. I really liked it. But I didn't love it. Not enough to get all gushy.
April 11, 2023
For Summer Reading 2023--All Together Now. I heard about this book from a webinar for recommended books by another state library. It's good for beginning chapter book readers, and focuses on the episode of Mr. Rogers when he puts his feet in the wading pool with Officer Clemmons. The book even explains that at the time--1969, Blacks and Whites were not allowed to even swim in the same pools together. (sad...)
This is part of a series. (Milton Hershey, Jackie Robinson, and Beethoven are also part of it, although we don't own those yet.)
This is part of a series. (Milton Hershey, Jackie Robinson, and Beethoven are also part of it, although we don't own those yet.)
May 30, 2024
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS. I read this with my 6 year old and it was a great lesson on our world and how being kind makes it a better place. It also incorporated Mr. Rogers which I loved since I grew up watching him.
August 6, 2023
Great book with great values, that started some conversations with my kids.
June 12, 2024
B-. fiction, lower elementary; 3 boys learn from Mr. rogers' examples; spin-off of tv show
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