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You Are Special [Hardcover]

Max Lucado , Martinez Sergio Martinez
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Jun 30 1997 Max Lucados Wemmicks

Every day the small wooden people called Wemmicks do the same thing: stick either gold stars or gray dots on one another. The pretty ones--those with smooth wood and fine paint--always get stars. The talented ones do, too. Others, though, who can do little or who have chipped paint, get ugly gray dots. Like Punchinello.

In this heartwarming childrens tale from the best-selling pen of author Max Lucado, Eli the woodcarver helps Punchinello understand how special he is--no matter what other Wemmicks may think. Its a vital message for children everywhere: that regardless of how the world evaluates them, God cherishes each of them, just as they are.

This tale originally appeared within one of the chapters in the award-winning childrens bestseller Tell Me the Secrets.


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More than 100 million readers have found comfort in the writings of Max Lucado. He ministers at the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, where he lives with his wife, Denalyn, and a sweet but misbehaving mutt, Andy. --This text refers to the DVD edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful parable for children Feb 8 2004
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
My family found this book heartwarming. While relaying the message that what others think of you doesn't matter if you don't let it the book entertains and endears you to it's main character Punchinello. While the message has religious undertones it does not preach or relay any specific references to faith. My 5 year old son LOVES this story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely love this book Nov 12 2003
By heather
Format:Hardcover
This book is so impacting, I actually had my parents read it, not just my kids. The truth in this book is that we get our self-worth from God, and it tells it in a unique way. It brought tears to my eyes the first time I read it. Can't wait to get the next book about the Wemmicks!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Special Jan 15 2013
By Dr. Bojan Tunguz TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
This is a beautifully designed and illustrated spiritual book for toddlers and children. It is also very well written, and it is enjoyable to read in its own right. It carries a very simple message – we are all God’s creatures, and he loves us despite (or sometimes even because) of our many flaws and defects. The labels and categories that we put each other in are irrelevant. What really matters is how God views us and what He thinks of us. All we need to do is accept God’s love and spend some time in His presence every day.

This is indeed a very touchy and feel-good allegorical story that bears a superficial resemblance to the core message of most monotheistic religions. However, the message diverges significantly from the true Christian belief. Yes we are God’s creation, and he loves us unconditionally, but our many flaws are real and not a part of God’s design. God doesn’t want to just love us – He wants to save us from those flaws. Pretending that those flaws don’t exist will not help us either in our everyday life or in our relationship with God.

Furthermore, even if you buy into this book’s core message, the story is pretty heavy-handed and in-your-face preachy. It is really not a story at all, but a very straightforward moralizing narrative.

“You Are Special” is undoubtedly written with the best of intentions, which can indeed be said about most of spiritual writing that is out there. However, I would advise Christian parents who are serious about their faith to stay away from it. It is potentially a very confusing book, and could require a lot of explaining and correcting down the road. To those parents I would recommend a simple prayer book for toddlers or even one of the beautifully written and illustrated Bible adaptations for children.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good message
This is another story about Punchinello who is a Wemmick, a wooden person in a village of wooden people. Read more
Published on July 30 2010 by Steven R. McEvoy
3.0 out of 5 stars He's done better
I recently bought four books from Lucado's Wemmicks series (including You are Mine), sight unseen, for my church library. Read more
Published on Oct 16 2004 by Angela R. Gottfred
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful children's book
This book is so touching. It was just the message my seven-year-old son needed to hear, growing up in the midst of a world that so often judges by appearance and popular opinion,... Read more
Published on July 8 2004 by Spring Barnickle
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Message!!!
This book is an awesome tale with a message for young children. This book teaches children to love themselves just as they are, no matter what anyone else says. Read more
Published on Feb 10 2004 by Arlena Flanders
5.0 out of 5 stars A Special Book
Whever you feel like life is beating you up so hard that nothing can take the burden off you sholders, there are book that sometimes teach you the unspoken words that you need it... Read more
Published on Nov 20 2003 by Hector Castillo
5.0 out of 5 stars An all-time favorite!
I first encountered this book when one of my students brought it to school. It has since become one of my all-time favorite books! It has a beautiful message of self-love. Read more
Published on Sep 13 2003 by LeeAnn Fitzgerald
2.0 out of 5 stars Sort of OK..
The basic idea is that what matters is not what anyone else
thinks about you, but what God thinks about you.

Nothing wrong with that. Read more

Published on Sep 7 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Can even teach us old college students something
as a senior in college, I first heard this book read to us at Prime Time christian fellowship at my university. Read more
Published on July 19 2003 by kristamiller_ui05@hotmail.com
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, Life changing, Powerful
I was amid a life crisis and my six year old son pulled this book off the shelf for me to read. It has changed me forever. Read more
Published on April 30 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars An important read for Everyone
Although this book is religeous in tone - and not subtly so, the lesson is a powerful one I have shared with my friends who are not religeous. Read more
Published on Mar 31 2003 by Ada Cole
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