Gregg Behr: "When You Wonder, You're Learning" Book Signing & Author Talk

Gregg Behr, author of When You Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids and executive director of The Grable Foundation, is a father and children's advocate whose work has drawn comparisons to his hero, Fred Rogers. For more than 15 years, he has helped lead Remake Learning - a network of educators, scientists, artists and makers he founded in 2007 - to international renown. Formed in Rogers' real-life neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Remake Learning has turned heads everywhere from Forbes to the World Economic Forum for its efforts to ignite children's curiosity, encourage creativity and foster belonging in schools, libraries, museums and more. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Duke University, Gregg holds honorary degrees from Carlow University and Saint Vincent College. He's an advisor to The Brookings Institution and The Fred Rogers Center, and has been honored by President Obama, the Disruptor Foundation, and AASA as an innovator and thought leader.

Playful and practical, When You Wonder, You're Learning introduces a new generation of families to the lessons of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. By exploring the science behind the iconic television program, the book reveals what Fred Rogers called the "tools for learning" skills and mindsets that scientists now consider essential. These tools--curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and more--have been shown to boost everything from academic learning to children's well-being, and they benefit kids of every background and age. They cost next to nothing to develop, and they hinge on the very things that make life worthwhile: self-acceptance; close, loving relationships; and a deep regard for one's neighbor. With insights from thinkers, scientists, and teachers--many of whom worked with Rogers himself--the book is an essential exploration into how kids and their parents can excel at what Rogers taught best: being human.

Suncoast Remake Learning Days, presented by the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading with the support of The Patterson Foundation, consists of more than 140 events over a 10-day period, put forth by more than 165 organizations, such as schools, museums, libraries, after school organizations, early child care centers, universities, media outlets and more.

While this in-person event is free, registration is required to attend. Don't forget, we've moved! This event will take place in the loft of our new forever-home at 117 S. Pineapple Ave. - part of the Mark Sarasota building. FREE PUBLIC PARKING IS LOCATED IN THE GARAGE ENTRANCE BESIDE THE STORE.

All signed up and unable to go? Please let us know! Seating is limited and there may be people on our waitlist who would like to to take your place. Please send an email to [email protected] ASAP and hopefully we'll see you next time.

Order a copy of to have it signed by Gregg Behr. You can ship it right to your home or pick it up from us before/during the event.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 South Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, United States