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rwidiani's review against another edition
4.0
Great book for children about being different and discrimination
sean67's review against another edition
3.0
Another book in the Wemmicksville series and another love letter to self esteem and this time focussing on 'family tree' on ancestry and saying you are special even if you didn't;t come from this stock, etc.
Class still plays a part in society, whether we like it or not, and there is truth in what the underlying thesis of the book is that it does not really matter what people think only what God thinks, and God thinks you are special.
It is though still disappointing that even though the book in a round about way points you towards God it is still not pointing a way for salvation through Christ in the Christian theology tradition, which these books are meant to represent.
Self esteem is fine but it won't last beyond the grave.
Class still plays a part in society, whether we like it or not, and there is truth in what the underlying thesis of the book is that it does not really matter what people think only what God thinks, and God thinks you are special.
It is though still disappointing that even though the book in a round about way points you towards God it is still not pointing a way for salvation through Christ in the Christian theology tradition, which these books are meant to represent.
Self esteem is fine but it won't last beyond the grave.
josamex's review against another edition
5.0
I grew up a rather strange child.
I was white in a place where no one was white. I was (am) chubby. I didn't have many friends and felt looked down upon a lot.
This book was the book my mom would read to me on night when I didn't feel so hot about myself. It brought me comfort to realize that God loves me and created me just the way I am for a reason.
I was white in a place where no one was white. I was (am) chubby. I didn't have many friends and felt looked down upon a lot.
This book was the book my mom would read to me on night when I didn't feel so hot about myself. It brought me comfort to realize that God loves me and created me just the way I am for a reason.
gingercompanion's review
4.0
I want to start by saying this is purely my opinion...
As some reviewers have pointed out, this is blatantly a Christian based picture book, however that doesn't make the message any less important. Setting aside overtly Christian overtones, the book was amazing. I would love to keep this purely for the lesson that this story teaches. It's easy for children to understand whether you're raising them in faith or not. The only reason I have scored the book this low is because of my own issues with faith based lessons rather than sheer morality.
All of this being said, I highly recommend it to anyone trying to teach children respect of others who are different from themselves.
As some reviewers have pointed out, this is blatantly a Christian based picture book, however that doesn't make the message any less important. Setting aside overtly Christian overtones, the book was amazing. I would love to keep this purely for the lesson that this story teaches. It's easy for children to understand whether you're raising them in faith or not. The only reason I have scored the book this low is because of my own issues with faith based lessons rather than sheer morality.
All of this being said, I highly recommend it to anyone trying to teach children respect of others who are different from themselves.
kesterbird's review against another edition
2.0
See previous review regarding promising premise and god
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