You Are Special
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This book still makes me cry, even though I have read it a million times. Whenever I feel alone or distant from God or unworthy to be called his child, this is the book I turn to. I don't know how many copies of this book I have given away as presents, none to children.
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Great book, good message, wonderful illustrations.
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Read in October, 2007
Written by Max Lucado and illustrated by Sergio Martinez. Published by Candle Books, copyright 2004.
Grade level: 2nd and up
In the town of the wooden people called "Wemmicks," the wooden people give one another praise in the form of gold stars, or they give insults in the form of grey dots. Poor little Punchinello can't get a star no matter how hard he tries, so he goes to meet his maker. It is only then that he learns that he is special to his maker, no matter what others t...more
Grade level: 2nd and up
In the town of the wooden people called "Wemmicks," the wooden people give one another praise in the form of gold stars, or they give insults in the form of grey dots. Poor little Punchinello can't get a star no matter how hard he tries, so he goes to meet his maker. It is only then that he learns that he is special to his maker, no matter what others t...more
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Read in April, 2008
Everyday Wemmicks go around sticking stickers on the other Wemmicks. If you are smart, pretty, or talented, they will place a star on your wooden frame. But if you are not star-worthy then they will place a grey dot instead. Punchinello is one such Wemmick, no matter how hard he tries, he just keeps getting more and more gray dots. It takes a chance meeting with a Wemmick that has no stickers whatsoever that finally sets Punchinello in the right direction.
This was a lovely story that perfect...more
This was a lovely story that perfect...more
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I have fond memories of reading this book to my missionary students when I taught at the Missionary Training Center. It is a lovely book about being good enough. The pictures are warm and beautiful.
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Read in November, 2008
I absolutely ADORE this book. What a fantastic message! A friend used this in one of our Sunday lessons and I actually got a little choked up. I definitely recommend this to everyone : )
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Even though I don't have kids, I have this children's book because it is just so awesome. It reminds me of how my Father sees me and that I need to visit him often.
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Read in February, 2008
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Kathleen Sheffieldrecommends it for: everyone
It is impossible to "lie" in modern dance-- every worry or insecurity, joy or pain, comes through in your dance. My dance teacher read us this book one day last spring at the end of a class, and it was amazing the effect it had; that day everyone left in silence choking back tears. The opinions of others, and our fear of those opinions, can be such a powerful influence in our lives. Learning to lean on our Maker's opinion of us-- that each of us is wonderful and essential to Him -- ...more
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I love this children's book! It's great to use for lessons or talks.
I cry when I read it to my kids.
I cry when I read it to my kids.
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I love this book. I just bought it for my daughter and for a book chain to send to a little girl in California age 6!
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this is a really good book and it teaches you a very good lesson that no matter what you look like or how you act you are special
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The video interpretation of this book is creepy enough to scare anyone off Jesus.
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Read in January, 2000
What a wonderful little fable! And it so easily and powerfully teaches important lessons, of love, and tolerance, and diversity, and self-esteem, and our relationship with God. Oriented to children, I will admit that it affected me as powerfully as it did my kids. I found myself thinking of the lessons it taught, and seeking to understand them better through additional reading, thought, and careful introspection.
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