Max Lucado furnishes hope from a biblical standpoint for those who find their lives in a mess.

A lamb who has always felt different and sad because of his black spots and his limp, feels his true worth when he is called upon to help keep the baby Jesus warm.

A young cat is afraid of such things as a marching band, the elephant at the zoo, a crawling caterpillar, and a ticking clock, but there is a prayer to God that he can recite which will make him feel happy and cheerful.

A parent tells a child how special she is, both to the parent and to God

Describes God's grace as a constant, aggressive force, and encourages the reader to examine the instances of grace in their own lives and reflect upon how it changes one's perspective on life.

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

Two stories featuring Punchinello, the carved wooden boy who, in the first tale, tries to prove his worth by amassing more boxes and balls than anyone else, and in the second, learns that keeping up with fads is difficult and that his creator, Eli, has given each person in the town of Wemmick different characteristics on purpose.

"In You Are Never Alone, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado will show you that you're stronger than you think because God is nearer than you know. You'll be comforted by the living, loving, miracle-working God who doesn't think twice about stepping into the thorny thickets of your world to lift you out"--

When a donkey tells Itsy and Bitsy, brother and sister mice, that a king is coming to Bethlehem they set out to find him, even though their friends tell them no king would ever come to so small and common a place as Bethlehem.