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Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, who happens to be a dog. The girl has a wonderful idea. "She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. All she has to do is make it, and she makes things all the time. Easy-peasy!" But making her magnificent thing is anything but easy, and the girl tries and fails, repeatedly. Eventually, the girl gets really, really mad. She is so mad, in fact, that she quits. But after her dog convinces her to take a walk, she comes back to her project with renewed enthusiasm and manages to get it just right. For the early grades' exploration of character education, this funny book offers a perfect example of the rewards of perseverance and creativity. The girl's frustration and anger are vividly depicted in the detailed art, and the story offers good options for dealing honestly with these feelings, while at the same time reassuring children that it's okay to make mistakes. The clever use of verbs in groups of threes is both fun and functional, offering opportunities for wonderful vocabulary enrichment. The girl doesn't just "make" her magnificent thing -- she "tinkers and hammers and measures," she "smoothes and wrenches and fiddles," she "twists and tweaks and fastens." These precise action words are likely to fire up the imaginations of youngsters eager to create their own inventions and is a great tie-in to learning about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
Ebook The Most Magnificent Thing Ashley Spires 8601411239502 Books
"I'm surprised that my 2 year old likes this book so much. It has a fair amount of words for that age so I just adapt it to his attention span at the moment, but he loves the "crunch"-explode page. I'm sure he knows just what she's feeling! I love the message and find myself thinking "it wasn't her finest moment" before i explode myself! Love this book."
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The Most Magnificent Thing Ashley Spires 8601411239502 Books Reviews
- This story was so moving. The message was lost on younger students (PreK, K, 1st), but the ones who were a little older or more mature really understood the message that you don't have to be perfect or do everything perfectly to somehow make all the right pieces end up in just the right spot. It was uplifting to remember that it's okay to let things go sometimes, and the world will continue to support you somehow.
- The Most Magnificent Thing is picture book worth reading time and again with our children even for us adults when we lose perspective. It sends the perfect message to the reader about not giving up and looking at the problem from a different point of view. Just set back and recharge before tackling a difficult problem that is stuck.
I was pulled into the book with the cover and blurb and immediately requested it. The book is not just a story about making something but learning as well. The girl tries to invent something, tinkering and planning as she goes about her task. Learning and play along with reading make a delightful trio in this book, The Most Magnificent Thing.
It is a simple story that can be a good guiding and motivating book for small children. I sat and read it to my son and we read it twice and talked about the pictures and all the little changes and activities the little girl was doing. Her cute, silly dog made the story funny and endearing. The furry assistant sure made a lot of things easy. Only now, my son is asking for his own assistant so he too can build ‘magnificent things’.
The illustrations are spot on making it a delight for the younger kids to read as well. The pictures of the ‘magnificent thing’ they are making and its different version was a fun clue to figure out. We played the game together to try to find the exact thing they were making.
The Most Magnificent Thing has excellent narration and language and teaches a child and adults about creativity, challenges, and not giving up. Often we are told to ‘take a break’ or ‘see things from a different perspective this book shares all this wisdom in a simple and rather cute manner.
A fresh, funny book full of wisdom. A perfect pick for an ideal gift book as well.
(I requested this book from KidsCanPress via NetGalley review is my own.) - I'm happy with the Most Magnificent Thing. I bought the book for my 2yo daughter who loves to read. My daughter is becoming more aware of building, her imagination and her emotions. I think this story illustrates all these things so well. My only critique is that I went with hardcover vs board book because my daughter does so well with not destroying books, most of the time. However, the hardcover is a large square book. I think a board book would suite her toddler fingers better for toting the book around the house. Overall, a good buy.
- This is one of my most favorite picture books - a story about perseverance and keeping a cool head. I have read it to my own kids over and over again and I bring a copy as a gift to every baby shower I attend! My kids especially love that the dog pees on the failed project - it's not highlighted in the book (this is not a potty humor kind of book), but they noticed it in the picture and giggle every time. )
- One of my favorite Thomas Edison quotes is "When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this -- you haven't." He could have been speaking of this little girl.
Child-friendly language and charming illustrations are a perfect combination in this story of hope, perseverance, and hard work as a little girl endeavors to create the most magnificent thing. She fails more than once, even becoming so frustrated that she gives up. But determination wins the day when she takes a look at all her "failures" and discovers each has an element that is just right. - I really enjoyed this book, both the writing and the illustrations. The author totally nailed the frustrations of being a perfectionist. As I read, I hoped for that moment when we fall into a puddle of tears, convinced we just. can't do. it. It is always from there that Glory comes calling! The author did not disappoint! The illustrations are delightfully whimsical and successfully work together with the text. I highly recommend this book via or print.
- I'm surprised that my 2 year old likes this book so much. It has a fair amount of words for that age so I just adapt it to his attention span at the moment, but he loves the "crunch"-explode page. I'm sure he knows just what she's feeling! I love the message and find myself thinking "it wasn't her finest moment" before i explode myself! Love this book.
- This is one of my favorite read-aloud books to read to 2nd graders! I love how the journey the main character goes on trying to create the perfect thing she visualizes, and how she realizes all her mistakes along the way were something others were looking for. This is a great book to read to kids about mistakes!
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