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If Only I Had a Green Nose by Max Lucado, Sergio Martinez

sean67's review against another edition

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3.0

The message God made you different from everybody else. You are unique. Accept yourself for who you are. Don't try and one like everyone else.
Simlar message to the first two books in the series and again avoiding the big issues of sin and the need for salvation but focussing on thee smaller issue, not unimportant but not nearly as important as self acceptance. After all you can accept yourself but be on the road to destruction, Trump accepts himself that is clear but as you can tell a strong ego is not always a good thing.
This is a book for young people and you can only say so much in a book, but I would have thought by book three of the series you would move beyond the same fable over and over to the need to be not just different but to live for a higher purpose or to serve a God who not just created you but rescued you from the scourge of sin.

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3.0

A tad heavy-handed in its message, but still worth reading with students/kids if you want to talk about fitting in and staying true to oneself.

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5.0

"Let's hear it for Willy Withit, the Wemmick who discovered the cure for the common nose!"
This book is so great! It teaches an important lesson about how we often try so hard to fit in and be like everyone else when that isn't what was intended for us. Whatever is "cool" at the time is constantly changing. It can be tiresome, discouraging, and sometimes very expensive if we always trying to be something we aren't. The current trend among the Wemmicks is to paint your nose green. Silly, right? But everyone wants one so they can fit in and be better than others. However, God created us each to be individuals. We are different for a reason. This book also teaches that when we make mistakes, God is waiting to take us back and help us work towards who He intended us to be. It may take some work and time, but it will bring lasting happiness. Beautiful pictures and story. A great message to readers of all ages.
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