Do you feel increased emotional stress due to fast-paced society and busy life, and even have depression, anxiety, loneliness, inferiority and other psychological sub-health manifestations? After nearly a year of planning, organizing, translating, co-ordinating, and proofreading, the Chinese edition of the psychological healing book "The Unique You" was officially published by the Oriental Publishing House and distributed nationwide.
The original edition of the book, "Rumple buttercup," is a million bestseller, a five-star amazon-acclaimed book, topped the New York Times bestseller list, and forbes Best Children's Book of the Year. This book is definitely not just a book for children to read, on the contrary, it is a picture book for the healing of the mind for all ages 1-100 years old, no matter what stage of life you are in, it can resonate.
Through the story of the protagonist "Banana Weird Coffee" Lamppu who finds a sense of belonging, it conveys to everyone that "being born lonely does not mean being alone, bravely trying, being true to yourself, never being ashamed of being different, we are all unique beings." "Such a life principle.
As soon as the original book was released, it attracted a lot of readers, who left their own feelings after reading in the book's comment area. A netizen sighed in the book review area: "I am a person who has been considered strange by others since I was a child. I love this story very much and intend to read it to my nephew, hoping that he will never be afraid to be himself when he grows up. ”
Switch between different identities at will
Crossover male god - Matthew Gray Guppler
Matthew Gray Guppler, born and raised in Las Vegas, has been studying in art colleges since childhood, graduated from the prestigious New York University School of the Arts, and received professional art training for a long time, laying a good foundation for his later acting creations. Matthew Gray Guppler can be described as a crossover male god, and in his body, there are many professional labels. He is a famous screenwriter, director, painter, actor, writer, he worked as a model in his early years, participated in many popular film and television works such as "Criminal Mind", "Haihai Life", and created a lot of interesting watercolor works, which often appear in major media and auction houses, and most of the income is also used for charity and public welfare, self-made personal websites, founded a T-shirt company, created a music brand.... In these identities, Matthew Gray Guppler confidently switches back and forth.
Matthew Gray Guppler's imagination was particularly rich, and by chance, his mind suddenly "jumped" on the book's protagonist, "Banana Weird Coffee" Lamp. He said: "It was a romantic encounter, on a casual weekend I was eating ice cream when I suddenly heard a strange rhythmic sound and looked down to find a strange little guy with green hidden under the ice cream. Thus, the book came into being. When asked why he came up with such a book, Matthew expressed the hope that the publication of this book would make every lonely person no longer lonely, so that everyone who felt isolated would realize that they also had a place to belong.
Overcome loneliness and low self-esteem
Live healthy and happy
This is a super healing psychological picture book, the author uses a rich imagination, for everyone to interpret a story of accepting their own differences, loving themselves, and doing their own self-growth. The protagonist of the book, The Wrinkled Wool lamp, is the childlike, kind-hearted, life-loving little monster written by the author Matthew Gray Guppler, but at the same time has some inferiority, wandering, and loneliness.
Lampe has 5 crooked teeth, 3 hairs, green skin, a slightly larger left foot than his right foot, and his dream is to one day participate in the pajama jam marshmallow pancake parade held by the townspeoples. His only good friend is the corn candy man he made from garbage and waste. He lives alone in a place where no one else can see, while actively "participating" in the outside world, pretending to be a member of the town's residents, while chatting with corn candy people. Lamphu's heart longs to be loved and wants to integrate into society, only because of "appearance anxiety", he has been hiding in a drainage ditch in the center of the town, and has no courage to go out.
"He's in the gutter, and others can't see him, but he can see the others, he looks at them, he laughs, he plays, he sings and dances, some walk the dog, some jump rope." This is the author's description of the life state of the "banana monster" Lampe. Exploring oneself and knowing oneself is an eternal topic on the road of life. Everyone inevitably has times of inferiority, loneliness, timidity, and fear, so how should we deal with it correctly? The author expresses his view in his works that no matter what stage of life we are, we should strive to overcome loneliness and inferiority and live a healthy and happy life.
Maintain your personality and be true to yourself
Understand the difference and respect the difference
Why is Lamp called "banana weirdo" by the author, because he feels inferior to his "shortcomings", so when he occasionally goes to the street, he always likes to wear banana peels on his head to disguise himself. Through the behavior of Lampou wearing a "banana hat", the author points out the psychology that everyone will have, that is, in front of others, he always wants to deliberately cover up some of his shortcomings through some ways, but the result is counterproductive.
The banana hat became a must-have item for Lampe to go out on the street and became his protective umbrella. A beautiful "accident" broke Lampou's originally peaceful life and made him "naked" to face the townspeople, at which point he suddenly realized that the residents of the town had seen him and did not think he was weird, but instead wore banana peels on his head, which attracted the attention of others.
Lamp couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid of me, I'm a weirdo."
A boy in the town replied, "Then look at me, my face is big, I have orthoses on my teeth, and my face is full of freckles."
Another said: "Look at me again, I wear thick spectacle lenses and a very pointed nose"
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The townspeople scrambled to show Lampo their "shortcomings", and Lampe suddenly felt less alone.
With the help of the strength of the townspeople, the author uses warm actions to help Lampu complete the growth of the soul, from knowing himself - exploring himself - accepting his own transformation, taking off the "banana hat", becoming his true self, understanding different, and respecting different existence. I hope that after reading this book, you can also realize that your difference is very valuable, identify with yourself, accept yourself, and at the same time recognize that there are various individuals in the world, understand differences, and respect differences. May the "Lamp" in your heart bravely walk out of the cold "drainage", walk into the sun, open your arms, and embrace the beauty of life.
Come for a deep hug
Warm your heart with a cup of coffee time
The content of this book is warm and warm, and it is full of positive attitude towards life. Abandoning the didactic teaching of psychological expertise, there is no obscure psychological terminology throughout, and a beautiful story full of wisdom, warmth, and ease of reading is used to carry out a "spiritual decompression" for the tired reader, which is conducive to the formation of a healthy and perfect self-psychology and social psychology.
It only takes a cup of coffee to easily read it, and it is a zero-based, stress-free psychological picture book. The plot is full of strong humanistic care, and the seemingly warm and peaceful language is matched with a concise, cute and healing hand-drawn form, showing the reader the ultimate romance. Although there are only 136 pages of the book, the content of each page has been carefully designed by the publisher, hardcover hardshell design, full of sincerity, every place brings people a beautiful reading experience, and every moment of reading the book feels warm. The author calls this reading experience a 136-page affectionate embrace with the reader.