You Are Mine (Max Lucado's Wemmicks) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Max Lucado, Karen Hill
Creator: Sergio Martinez
Publisher: Crossway Books
Category: Book
List Price: $15.99
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 63029
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.9 x 0.4
ISBN: 1581342764
EAN: 9781581342765
ASIN: 1581342764
Publication Date: July 18, 2001
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Product Description
When Punchinello tries to prove his worth by getting more boxes and balls than the other Wemmicks, he learns that his maker, Eli, loves him because of who he is and not what he possesses.
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 A wonderfully creative way to remind us that we are, indeed, loved. January 1, 2009
You Are Mine is a great story to be read by youth or adults at those times we all have when things are not going well. I would love to see at least two movies made based on this book, one in animation and another using live actors. Both, I believe, would become classical seasonal favorites for the start of school, Christmas, Valentine's, and Thanksgiving. Another great book on accepting and seeing as real persons those who are different from us is Acorn People by Ron JonesThe Acorn People
 great story July 24, 2008
I love this story and was planning on getting it for my daughter at some point- when I saw it as a board book I decided to get it right away! The book seems well made and has nice bold, vibrant illustrations. The only negative thing I noticed about it- and I noticed it right away when I received it- is the fact that it has pointy edges. Most board books are rounded at the corners. It's not a huge deal, but for young kids/babies who are clumsy and put everything in their mouths, it seems like a poor design.
What the story is about... September 17, 2005
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
I've read through all the reviews and since the storyline hasn't been mentioned, I thought I'd do so. These books are quite the hit in our house with our little one.
In this adventure, two Wemmicks Nip and Tuck start a little competition in who has the neatest box. They then try to top each other by adding balls to their boxes. Pretty soon, the other townspeople decided that they have to have the prettiest boxes and balls as well, and they carry them around so that everyone can see just how many beautiful boxes and balls they have. Punchinello, at the consternation of his friends, buys into this scenario and eventually, winds up selling EVERYTHING that he has, including his house, to buy all the boxes and balls that he can. Finally, the mayor's wife decides that to be the best, you have to stand on the highest hillside and/or mountain to show off your "stuff." So, all the Wemmicks climb up the mountain, including Punch, to try to be the best of all.
However, Punchinello winds up going off the path since he can scarcely carry, let alone see where he's going, with all his boxes and balls. He therefore, stumbles into Eli's workshop where he drops all of his boxes and balls. Realizing just where he was, Punch is too embarassed to look at his maker and just initially lies on the floor, face down amongst all his "things." After Eli calls his name, he sheepishly looks up and a discussion begins after Eli asks Punch if all those things really makes him happy. Punch says they do not, only Eli makes him happy. Eli also asks Punch to look out the window to see all the Wemmicks climbing and falling up the hill, trying to be the best. He asks Punch if he thinks that Eli made Wemmicks to act like that (i.e., scurrying around, literally making fools out of themselves for material goods that mean nothing but "status" to them. They don't use the boxes and balls, they just carry them around. They discard their friends, family just for "things."). Punch says "no," because he knows that Eli made all Wemmicks to be with him and love him just as Punch does.
One of the neatest parts of this book is the very end when Punch turns to go but realizes that since he sold his bed and his house, that he has no place left to go. So, he asks his Maker, Eli, if he can spend the night there. Of course Eli says yes and the last page is little Punch, curled up all snug and warm sound asleep in his Maker's house. Wow... Is there any place safer that feels like home? Nope! That's just so neat. Lucado did an excellent job on painting the feeling behind the "warm fuzzies" in that last paragraph.
Here's another meaning for this story - no matter how far you stray, no matter what you do, the Maker is still there waiting for you to come home.
Highly recommend!
 You Don't Have to Be Mine May 30, 2005
0 out of 44 found this review helpful
Helen Gurley Brown once said that no good girl ever turned bad because of a book, and I maintain the reverse is probably true as well: no bad child ever turned good because of a book, either. So while Mr. Lucado's aim of teaching children that material possessions don't make us valuable in the eyes of our Creator is an admirable one, buying the child a book that says so is probably not the most effective means of teaching it. Borrow the book from your public library, and have your child donate the $15.99 to a local charity instead.
You are mine January 6, 2005
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Max Lucado is an incredible author. His children's books are fabulous. How sad that someone would consider it poison. I pray God would open your eyes.
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