You Are Special
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Max Lucado
- ISBN：1859855423
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Summary
Max was interested in helping children understand their value - not from the world's perspective， but from God's。 Wemmicksville is a land created by Eli， the "God" figure of the story。 He creates each Wemmick in Wemmicksville uniquely， each with its own look and personality。 Each story and video is a new adventure with the citizens of Wemmicksville。 Punchinello is the central character， along with his friends Lucia， Splint， and Chip。 When Punchinello strays from Eli， he begins to have problems。 Only when Punchinello stays close to Eli does he clearly see how to walk through his life in Wemmicksville。
In this heartwarming tale， Eli helps Punchinello understand how special he is-no matter what other Wemmicks may think。 Children will learn a vital lesson-regardless of how the world sees them， God loves each of them just as they are。
Reviews
ezra
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one of my favourites from my childhood
Enid Junker
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A favorite in our family。
Zakary Wilde
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Favorite with the kidsI love reading this with my kids。 Great wholesome story and a great message on top of it。 Would recommend。
Coleman Wigger
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It is a great little book for teaching people， not just Children， that they are worth something。 Their lives do mean something。 Just wonderful。
Kiana
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This book is so beautiful and makes me cry every time。
Karley
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this was my favorite story book as a child， and it still brings joy to my heart as I flip through the pages。 <3
Rosi Petrova
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My favorite of Max Lucado's。 My favorite of Max Lucado's。 。。。more
Courtney
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I received this book as a gift from a teacher back in 2002。 19 years later， I still have it。 I keep it in a safe box with my other treasured possessions。 Whenever I go in the safe box to recover something， I see the book and I just had to read it every time。 It amazed me at the time that a teacher had so much love and care for a child like me enough to give me a book。 And what’s funny is I just realized I grew up into Lucia this whole time。 So this book is a great reminder to keep true to myself I received this book as a gift from a teacher back in 2002。 19 years later， I still have it。 I keep it in a safe box with my other treasured possessions。 Whenever I go in the safe box to recover something， I see the book and I just had to read it every time。 It amazed me at the time that a teacher had so much love and care for a child like me enough to give me a book。 And what’s funny is I just realized I grew up into Lucia this whole time。 So this book is a great reminder to keep true to myself and remember that the dots and stars won’t stick as long as they do not matter to me。 If I have kids， I will definitely use the dots and stars to help them believe in themselves and not in others’ opinions of them。 。。。more
Jamaica Raquelle Hayes
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A beautiful book with a beautiful message。 Everyone one， whether with children or not， should this in their book collection。
Shannon Pinder
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I wasn’t expecting the book to end so abruptly！ The stars and dots given by others only stick if you care about them。 A nice lesson about the opinions of others and focusing on the love and acceptance of the Woodworker。
Claire
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This is one of my favorite books of all time。 It is beautifully written， and I love the theme。 I would definitely recommend this book to every reader out there。
Katherine
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I think this story means more to me now than when I was younger。 As I was reading， I could see myself as Punchinello。 And it was like God's voice speaking to me on the page， saying that I mattered to Him。All I can say is that this story geniusly （if that's even a word😂） depicts the importance of believing ONLY what God says about us！ It's so creative with the wooden people and the stickers。 And I really love how the stickers were used to represent what people say or think about us。 The message a I think this story means more to me now than when I was younger。 As I was reading， I could see myself as Punchinello。 And it was like God's voice speaking to me on the page， saying that I mattered to Him。All I can say is that this story geniusly （if that's even a word😂） depicts the importance of believing ONLY what God says about us！ It's so creative with the wooden people and the stickers。 And I really love how the stickers were used to represent what people say or think about us。 The message and theme in this story are ones that I think we all need in our lives。 And the ending was JUST BEAUTIFUL！！！ *sniffs* Y'all， I TOTALLY recommend you read this for yourselves if you haven't already！ 。。。more
endrere
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3 stars for the first half of the story - it was quite interesting before the religious theme kicked in; and for the illustrations which are just gorgeous-2 stars because it slightly felt like a religious propaganda， something I'm not really affected by。 But given that this is a children's book， I could immagine my 10-year-old self being easily brainwashed by it。 Maybe I'm interpreting it wrong， because I can barely see a rating for this book that's below 4 stars。 But to me the moral of this sto 3 stars for the first half of the story - it was quite interesting before the religious theme kicked in; and for the illustrations which are just gorgeous-2 stars because it slightly felt like a religious propaganda， something I'm not really affected by。 But given that this is a children's book， I could immagine my 10-year-old self being easily brainwashed by it。 Maybe I'm interpreting it wrong， because I can barely see a rating for this book that's below 4 stars。 But to me the moral of this story sounds like "You'll be able to heal yourself and have more confidence only by believing that you're special for your Creator， who just happens to not make any mistakes。" If that mindset helps some people maintain their self-confidence， good for them。 I just think the story would've been 10x better if the second half of it wasn't centered around religion。 Maybe it's my fault that I opened a book written by a pastor， but I only knew that after finishing it。 If there's anything good to be extracted from this story， it's the part where Eli explains to Pulcinello that "Stickers [probably intending the insults/ the opinions of others about us] only stick if you allow it to happen。" 。。。more
Lana Colby hurd
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Great children’s book about spending time with God。
Jodie
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This is such a special read especially for kids！
Elizabeth
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Such a cute book and I love its message。 ❤
Hannah Joy
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Beautiful！
Bismah
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I think this is the best philosophical book ever。 It's extremely inspiring and meaningful。 This book is special too。 I think this is the best philosophical book ever。 It's extremely inspiring and meaningful。 This book is special too。 。。。more
AdamWyble
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Romped through this one in about 15 minutes during story time。 Really simple， sweet and truthful message that everyone needs to be reminded of。 Almost made me tear up while reading this to the lil kiddos
Meysam
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فلفل نبین چه ریزه。。。
Joanie Standridge
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Fantastic fresh perspective on how to view yourself the way God sees you instead of how people look at you on the outside！！！
Toby
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The message of the book is clear and catered to children in its simplicity。 Obviously there is more doctrine to be discussed in relation to the core concept， but for a young audience it can be an uplifting message。 A young adult or teenager may， and perhaps should， have more questions after reading this。 But if reading books like these is done in lesser proportion than the Bible itself， I believe the message of this particular book will be properly tempered and understood just fine。The illustrat The message of the book is clear and catered to children in its simplicity。 Obviously there is more doctrine to be discussed in relation to the core concept， but for a young audience it can be an uplifting message。 A young adult or teenager may， and perhaps should， have more questions after reading this。 But if reading books like these is done in lesser proportion than the Bible itself， I believe the message of this particular book will be properly tempered and understood just fine。The illustrations are also fantastic and will draw readers into this story world in a way that is often lacking in children's books。 。。。more
Rebekah
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This is a beautifully written children's book with a hidden message of finding who we are in Christ。 The story is about a woodcarver and his little village of wooden people that he created。 The wooden people live together in a village called Wemmick， where they spend every day handing out stickers to one another。 The beautiful， talented wooden people are often covered in star stickers。 The old， cracked， and untalented wooden people are often covered in grey dot stickers。 One wooden person， named This is a beautifully written children's book with a hidden message of finding who we are in Christ。 The story is about a woodcarver and his little village of wooden people that he created。 The wooden people live together in a village called Wemmick， where they spend every day handing out stickers to one another。 The beautiful， talented wooden people are often covered in star stickers。 The old， cracked， and untalented wooden people are often covered in grey dot stickers。 One wooden person， named Punchinello， is covered every day by grey dot stickers。 Because of this， he starts to believe he is worthless。 While walking home one evening he runs into another wood person。 But she wasn't like any of the other wood people because she had no stickers on her。 The stickers would not stick。 She inspires Punchinello to go meet with the woodcarver because he will clean him from all the stickers and help them to not stick anymore。 So Punchinello meets with the wood carver and learns how much the wood carver loves him just the way that he is。This was a very sweet story。 It would be a beneficial read to children to help them learn to not care what other people think about them。 The imagery was beautifully done as well。 You could really see the love radiating off of the woodcarver's face when he looked at Punchinello。 。。。more
Hannah Fay
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I absolutely adore this book！ My grandparents read this series to me when I was younger and I always loved it。 This book follows Punchinello who is a wooden figure。 He struggles with feeling adequate and accepted。 Throughout this book all of the wooden characters rate each other wearing stickers。 Punchinello is covered in stickers that tell him he is not good enough。 One day， he meets a girl figure named Lucia。 Lucia has no stickers on her because they wont stick！ Lucia introduces Punchinello to I absolutely adore this book！ My grandparents read this series to me when I was younger and I always loved it。 This book follows Punchinello who is a wooden figure。 He struggles with feeling adequate and accepted。 Throughout this book all of the wooden characters rate each other wearing stickers。 Punchinello is covered in stickers that tell him he is not good enough。 One day， he meets a girl figure named Lucia。 Lucia has no stickers on her because they wont stick！ Lucia introduces Punchinello to the wood carver who created him。 Punchinello meets the woodcarver and learns that it does not matter what the world thinks of him， because the woodcarver made him special。 Once Punchinello finally sees his value， stickers no longer stick on him。 This book is amazing。 It does have a Christian theme so that has to be considered depending on the setting。 But this book is beautiful and teaches children that they do not have to worry about what the world thinks of them， they were made special。 They are loved and made perfect by the creator。 I recommend this book to everyone。 。。。more
Soheil Khorsand
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گفتار اندر معرفیِ کتابتو بی نظیری، عنوانِ ترجمهی فارسیِ کتابِ نخست از سری داستانِ «شهرِ ومکیها» است。این سری داستانی به قلمِ آقای «مکس لوکیدو» نویسنده و کشیشِ امریکایی و تصویرگریِ آقای «سرجیو مارتینز» برای سنینِ کودک و نوجوان نوشته و طراحی شده اما از آن دسته از کتابهاییست که بزرگسالان نیز میتوانند هنگامِ خواندنِ آن اوقاتِ خوش و لذتبخشی را تجربه کنند。گفتار اندر محتوای کتابهمانطور که در بالا عرض کردم نویسندهی کتاب یک کشیش است و حداقل در اولین کتاب از این سری داستانی که خواندم، پندِ اصلیِ کتا گفتار اندر معرفیِ کتابتو بی نظیری، عنوانِ ترجمهی فارسیِ کتابِ نخست از سری داستانِ «شهرِ ومکیها» است。این سری داستانی به قلمِ آقای «مکس لوکیدو» نویسنده و کشیشِ امریکایی و تصویرگریِ آقای «سرجیو مارتینز» برای سنینِ کودک و نوجوان نوشته و طراحی شده اما از آن دسته از کتابهاییست که بزرگسالان نیز میتوانند هنگامِ خواندنِ آن اوقاتِ خوش و لذتبخشی را تجربه کنند。گفتار اندر محتوای کتابهمانطور که در بالا عرض کردم نویسندهی کتاب یک کشیش است و حداقل در اولین کتاب از این سری داستانی که خواندم، پندِ اصلیِ کتاب که «اهمیت ندادن به حرفهای مردم» هست را در قالبی بیان کرد که خوانندهی هدف که برای نویسنده گروهِ کودک و نوجوان است ضمنِ گرفتنِ پند از داستان به گونهای با خدا نیز نزدیک شوند。ماجراهای این سری داستانی در شهرِ ومکیها رخ میدهد که نامِ سری داستانی نیز میباشد。 در این شهر نجاری به نامِ «ایلای» به ساختِ عروسکهای چوبی میپردازد که این عروسکهای چوبی که در جامعه ومکی شمرده میشوند و هر کدام برای خود نامی نیز دارند در این شهر زندگی میکنند。در این کتاب که عنوانِ نخستِ این سری داستانیست یک ومکی به نامِ «پانچلو» شخصیتِ اولِ کتاب است。 در این کتاب میخوانیم که ومکیها در سطح شهر هیچ کاری ندارند جز قضاوتِ همدیگر آنهم به این شکل که در سطحِ شهر می چرخند و به هر ومکی که زیباست و از چوبِ صاف و زیبایی ساخته شده یک مدالِ ستاره میچسبانند و به هر ومکی که زشت است و با چوبِ پوسیده ساخته شده یک مدالِ دایره میدهند و دست بر قضا، پانچلوی داستانِ ما از چوبِ خوبی ساخته نشده و قیافهی جذابی نیز ندارد و هر روز موردِ قضاوتِ سایرین قرار می گیرد و یک دایره روی بدنش چسبانده میشود و هر کاری هم که میکند نظرِ سایرین را عوض کند باز هم منجر به گرفتنِ یک دایرهی دیگر میشود، تا اینکه روزی با یک ومکی به نامِ «لوسیا» آشنا میشود که نه ستارهای بر بدنش چسبیده و نه دایرهای و او از کنجکاوی به سراغِ او میرود تا از رازِ او با خبر شود تا اینکه。。。。 。نویسنده خدا را در کتاب در نقشِ ایلای （مردِ نجار） و مخلوق را در نقشِ «ومکیها» توصیف کرده و اهمیتِ توجه نکردن به قضاوتهای بیمعنی و بیجای دیگران را که میتواند تاثیرِ روحی و روانیِ زیادی روی انسانها بگذارد را به زیباترین شکلِ ممکن در قالبِ یک داستانِ زیبا بیان میکند。کارنامهاز نظرِ من متن و تصویرگریِ داستان بسیار زیبا، خلاقانه و حرفهای بود و ۵ستاره برای این کتابِ دوست داشتنی منظور میکنم و خواندنِ آنرا به دوستانم نیز پیشنهاد میکنم。دانلود نامهفایلِ پیدیاف کتاب را ساخته و در کانالِ تلگرام آپلود نمودهام، در صورت نیاز میتوانید آنرا از لینکِ زیر دانلود نمایید:https://t。me/reviewsbysoheil/211 。。。more
Jonathan
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I first had this book read to me in middle school around 5th or 6th grade。 I know， a little too old of an audience for such a little book。 But this is a well done allegorical book。 I’be always been a very religious person and this book left an impression on me。 I think about this book off and on all the time。 I reread it today and bought it to give to my nephews。 I hope they enjoy it as much as I have。
Estevão Zago
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Leitura obrigatória para meus filhos！
Ksenya
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This is one of my favorite books from childhood。
Carol Sente
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One of my favorite books to read to young children; one at a time or in a classroom。
Alipia Gonzalez
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A book for parents to read to their child
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