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Designed by God So I Must Be Special (Caucasian Version) Review

Designed by God So I Must Be Special (Caucasian Version)
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DESIGNED BY GOD SO I MUST BE SPECIAL is a colorful, positive book that will truly make your child feel special and build his/her self confidence.
My daughter really loves the pictures and hearing about how God blessed her with so many gifts that we as adults may sometimes take for granted (our sense of sight, hearing, touching and smelling [taste was not included] and more.) This is really a 4 1/2 star book only because God's name is mentioned only on the cover, dedication page (above title) and the first page of the book. The rest of the pages start with "HE", however, this is easily remedied. When I read it to my daughter I just add "GOD" to each page and it works perfectly. In my opinion that is the only flaw in the book.
If I am running late putting my daughter to bed, I've found that the story is just as charming if I read only the first paragraph on each page (it has 3.) Also DESIGNED BY GOD SO I MUST BE SPECIAL is a great training tool to teach your child objects from the book. I say "where's the: flower, butterfly, cloud, dog, cat, bunny, frog, fish, rainbow, bird, bees, bed, bathtub, sun, tree," etc. and my daughter will search for the object and point to it.
I must include the last page of the book for you so you'll know what you are missing if you don't own this:
"HE GAVE ME MY SPIRIT SO THAT I COULD KNOW THAT HE'S ALWAYS BESIDE ME EVERY PLACE THAT I GO.
TO LOVE ME, PROTECT ME, TO SHOW ME THE WAY, TO BE THERE IN HARD TIMES AS WELL AS EACH DAY.
HE DESIGNED ME WITH SPECIAL TALENTS, GIFTS AND ABILITIES YOU SEE, WHICH LET ME KNOW THAT HE HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL IN MIND FOR ME."
I highly recommend this VERY SPECIAL book for home and the church library. You won't be disapppointed.

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You Are Special and Best of All (2 Books in 1) (Wemmicks Collection) Review

You Are Special and Best of All (2 Books in 1) (Wemmicks Collection)
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I'll add to the praise here. Lucado affirms the dignity of God's creatures (mankind, really; the Wemmicks are a metaphor for man, as they're sentient, thinking/feeling, etc.) in a stylistic way. The stories are wonderful, and as someone picky about theology, they're good in the sense of affirming our being created in the image of God. There's no Gospel here about redemption from sin, but that doesn't seem to be the point. Sin is illustrated in the actions of many of the Wemmicks in both stories, but there's no clear solution to the problem as you might find in R.C. Sproul's "The Prince's Poison Cup." But, again, this is no knock on Lucado. I don't think this two-in-one collection is meant to teach about redemption from sin.
What no other reviewer has mentioned, surprisingly, are the illustrations. These are masterful. Some of the best use of light, line, character, and composition that I've seen in a long time. Rarely do children's books have this level of artistry. Martinez captures human characteristics very well in the Wemmicks puppets. He has a great variety of characters, looks, expressions, and settings. Fantastic.

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In You Are Special and Best of All, theWemmicks do many of the same things we do. Unfortunately, just likeus, they sometimes judge and label one another, often hurting thosewhom they see as unpopular or less than perfect. It is Eli theMaker who helps Punchinello understand how special he is, no matterwhat others may think.

In these heartwarming children's tales-in a special 2 Books in 1edition-from best-selling author Max Lucado and illustrator SergioMartinez, we see that it is God who made us the way we are. He didso on purpose and we don't have to be famous in order to bespecial. Both messages are vital for children everywhere: thatregardless of how the world evaluates them, God cherishes each ofthem, just as they are.


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