A condensed version of the tale of Punchinello, whose opinion of himself changes after talking to his creator.

Punchinello's opinion of himself changes after talking to his creator.

This special paperback gift edition of a beloved storyteller's bestselling classic will point children and adults to the important truth that everyone is special, no matter what.

The beloved host of PBS’s Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, subject of the acclaimed documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and the forthcoming biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood starring Tom Hanks, offers warm words of advice and encouragement, along with reflections on his own childhood For more than fifty years, Fred Rogers and his enchanting neighborhood have educated, comforted, and influenced millions of people, both young and young at heart. Organized by themes—relationships, childhood, communication, parenthood, and more—this touching collection gathers his signature sayings and wise thoughts, all of which he enriches with his own memories of being a child and growing up. His ability to understand all kinds of people will inspire viewers past and present, and his straightforward, compassionate guidance will help show you how to get the most from life.

A profound expansion of David McCullough, Jr.'s popular commencement speech—a call to arms against a prevailing, narrow, conception of success viewed by millions on YouTube—You Are (Not) Special is a love letter to students and parents as well as a guide to a truly fulfilling, happy life. Children today, says David McCullough—high school English teacher, father of four, and son and namesake of the famous historian—are being encouraged to sacrifice passionate engagement with life for specious notions of success. The intense pressure to excel discourages kids from taking chances, failing, and learning empathy and self-confidence from those failures. In You Are (Not) Special, McCullough elaborates on his now-famous speech exploring how, for what purpose, and for whose sake, we're raising our kids. With wry, affectionate humor, McCullough takes on hovering parents, ineffectual schools, professional college prep, electronic distractions, club sports, and generally the manifestations, and the applications and consequences of privilege. By acknowledging that the world is indifferent to them, McCullough takes pressure off of students to be extraordinary achievers and instead exhorts them to roll up their sleeves and do something useful with their advantages.

A variety of babies are featured such as: agama lizard, arctic tern, pickerel frog, brown trout, common yellowthroat, and human; all asking the question, "How am I special?"

The beloved host of PBS’s Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, subject of the acclaimed documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and the forthcoming biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood starring Tom Hanks, offers warm words of advice and encouragement, along with reflections on his own childhood For more than fifty years, Fred Rogers and his enchanting neighborhood have educated, comforted, and influenced millions of people, both young and young at heart. Organized by themes—relationships, childhood, communication, parenthood, and more—this touching collection gathers his signature sayings and wise thoughts, all of which he enriches with his own memories of being a child and growing up. His ability to understand all kinds of people will inspire viewers past and present, and his straightforward, compassionate guidance will help show you how to get the most from life.

I wrote this book Why You Are Special With the hope, of helping any person around the world that Realizes he or she has a Burden of shame, or guilt, or sadness, or depression, of some evil, hate, or violent suffering that he or she has gone through! I believe that If I can show you how special you are as a human being, you would be able to override any feelings of pain that you have suffered from any of these acts of evil, hate, or violent sufferings! Its purpose is to console and comfort you and to make you feel good about yourself! I can tell you this, that if you read this book and you act upon what it says; you will feel good about yourself and live a more Beautiful and Wonderful Life!

Twelve-year-old Nancy has been teased all through grade school because of a foot deformity. In her book, Because You Are Special, author Joyce P. Yatsook tells how Nancy handles the situation. Nancy discovers she is not the only person in her school who is being taunted. She also learns that people make fun of other people for a variety of reasons. Most important, after her brother, Danny, has an experience in the woods, Nancy comes to understand why some people tease others. Because You Are Special deals with a serious subject faced by many peopleteasing. You might think you know why someone teases others, but as you will learn in Because You Are Special, it might not be the reason you think.

Jethro is a little pony who feels useless, because all the other horses at Peter's Pony Farm are ridden every day, but no one wants to ride him. The other animals, Chicken, Lamb and Cow, all tell him that he is special, but Jethro disagrees and has little self-esteem. Until one day, a little neighbour girl named Jennifer starts to visit him. Peter, the owner of the pony farm, asks if she wants to ride Jethro, and he finally gets ridden! Then other children want to ride Jethro too and he realises that he is special after all. The idea for this story came when co-author Glynis Bloomfield saw a pony on a cold, wet day looking sad and alone in a paddock. After her granddaughter, Tiana Torres-Thomas, visited a pony farm, You ARE Special, Jethro! was born. This is Tiana's first book and Glynis' fifth book. Glynis Bloomfield and Tiana Torres-Thomas live about 4,000 kilometres away from each other in Australia. Glynis lives and teaches in a remote indigenous community in the Northern Territory, while Tiana is a primary school student in Melbourne. Tiana helped her grandmother write this story and as well she drew the main characters and helped make the collage pictures. Glynis has been a teacher for twenty-seven years, has three adult children, and ten grandchildren. As a teacher, she believes in storytelling and the importance of imagination in learning. Publisher's website:

'My brother gets extra help from a special teacher. He has temper tantrums when he is angry and sometimes finds it hard to pay attention. He has even been to a special school to learn how to behave appropriately in class. He might be a little different from others in some ways ... but my brother is NOT STUPID!' This book offers a fun and accessible introduction for the sibling of a child diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (AS). Intended as a support tool in the initial period after diagnosis, You Are Special Too is varied and engaging, and addresses questions or concerns that the child might have, such as 'What's wrong with my brother?', 'Why has my sister got Asperger', and 'What about me?'. Also included are poems, stories, illustration and activities to help them come to terms with and move forward from a sibling's diagnosis of AS. You Are Special Too will be essential reading for children in the initial period after a sibling's diagnosis of AS.

Complemented by a padded cover and soft flocking accents, a deluxe storybook follows Daniel Tiger's experiences during a school talent show where his friends demonstrate their unique qualities. TV tie-in.

Little Bee is in search of her sripes. On Her journey will Little Bee find her stripes? Come find out in this charming story of Little Bee finding the importance of being herself.

This book was written to encourage every "special parent" who is carrying or has carried the weight of rearing a child or children - seemingly - alone. Whether your challenge relates to your child or children, finances, a relationship or the lack thereof, your career or educational dreams, or all of the above, this book was written for you. May each chapter leave you with every reason to "bee" encouraged, confident in this very thing - "you are special to, not forsaken by, God." Pregnant at 14, Dianne was quickly counted out by man. Add to her "charges" a second child at 18, welfare, the projects, a divorce, and overwhelming debt. Surely by man's standards she would never amount to anything. "Impossible" is what many thought - and said. BUT GOD! has turned Dianne's mess into a message of hope with evidence of His love and the unlimited possibilities in Him. Dianne graduated (pregnant) with her high school class - with honors - and has since earned four degrees including a Master's in Educational Leadership and a Doctorate in Biblical Studies. She is CEO of her own corporation and living single in Biloxi, Mississippi, with a testimony that God will keep those who want to be kept. Dianne's message is practical with the aim to encourage hearts with the truth that what God is doing for her, He can do for another - that and much more!

As we go through life sometimes we forget how much beauty there is in the World and in Nature or even how we are connected to each living thing - each and everyone of us. Please join me as a parent in helping the children of the World to remember the special gifts in them and around them. Remember simple values and for them to grow in harmony and appreciate that all of us are special today and everyday also at the same time bring back the magic of Nature. Through the power of vibrational energy, words, colours and photos. Let ́s together bring the happiness back into your life and that of your family and children. Life and the World has so much to give just hold out your arms and feel with your hands, see it with your eyes, hear it with your ears, think it in your mind and feel it with your heart. Thank You.

We all have many gifts that make us special. Join the adopted Joanna Ferlan as she and Mary Prather share some of the reasons why adoptive children are so very wonderful.

Albinism is a genetic condition that affects 1 out of 17,000 people worldwide. As children, we are mentally incapable of coping with negative feedback from others. Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me." Not only for people with albinism but people with any medical condition, have to deal with criticism of this world and that's unfair. Albinism only affects the eyes, hair, and skin but not our brains. I get very good grades in school with the help of visual devices. Please learn about albinism so you can get a better understanding about our condition.

Two stories featuring Punchinello, the first of which shows how the wooden boy changes his opinion of himself after talking to his creator and the second, set in a village of carved wooden people, features an uppity woman who claims her maple "ancestree"is superior until Punchinello changes her mind.

In this tale about acceptance, Lenny the Lizard learns to express his uniqueness and in doing so helps his friends see that everyone has their own qualities that make each of us special.