Adorable art work and amazing story! It was such an amazing book with a great lesson for everyone. Amazing all the way around.

A little girl and her best friend, her dog, start off on an adventure to make the most magnificent thing! But, as she keeps trying, she finds that her invention is not perfect. It is not the most magnificent thing, and the fact makes her furious! After a long walk with her little friend, she finds the inspiration she needed so much!

The Most Magnificent Thing is a beautiful, small story about trying, failing, and not giving up. The little girl and her wonderful assistant teach us all, young and not-so-young, that sometimes, all you need is another perspective. We don't always succeed in our first try - or even the fifth or the tenth, and it is quite alright. What matters is to try - again and again, if necessary. And, after all, what if the result of our tries isn't perfect? It's still our accomplishment, and we are proud of it!

The Most Magnificent thing is a wonderful book to read with your children, or even by yourself when you are feeling down. Strongly recommended for all ages.

The Most Magnificent Thing would be a great read aloud in the classroom. Students could discuss character traits and explore what it means to persevere. This would also be a great addition in a social skills or behavior lesson on how to deal with frustration.

This book was lovely! I really enjoyed the message, the illustrations, and the characters. The story was really fun, and when I read this with a couple kids, they seemed to love it!

An adorable book for children about the power of never giving up! Ashley ha a wonderful way with words and the graphics in this book are adorable!

This was such a cute book! My kids loved it, especially my 3 year old, although my 9 year old loved it more for the illustrations than anything. It was such a great little story, and is a book that has been chosen over and over again as a bedtime read!

I loved how this shows not to give up on a project! Sometimes kids often feel frustrated and want to give up but this shows them that hey if I take a step back it could become something. It’s a great little message in th story and I was quite thrilled to be apart of reading it. The art was quirky cute, some word will need a bit of help for th younger reader but it’s great.

Cute! Nice story about figuring it all out. The little girl character seems to be able to use the time off from inventing to be able to calm herself down, which is a great lesson for those who have a bit of trouble with getting frustrated.

My 5-year old loved this one. The moment we finished, she said Again, Again! So, we read it again. It was a great story about determination and also very cute, with excellent pictures. I would love to buy this one in non-digital book form too.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the use of all the adjectives. It's a great book to teach kids about the process of creation and how some things take time and sometimes what we intend to make doesn't turn out quite how we imagined but to not give up!
I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a very beautiful book to talk to children about creativity, having ideas and implementing them and how all this process can be a bit frustrating!
The companion/assistant is there for the little girl to show her different view of the project and also to offer to take her mind away, when she needs it the most!
I loved the illustration, it really adds to the story!

Such a cute, well thought out, children's story about never giving up. Everything happens for a reason and you can learn something from past mistakes which is just what The Most Magnificent Thing teaches. There's a cute story, thoughtful messages, and some humour tossed in too.

I love this book. It’s a story of a girl who decides to make something wonderful with her assistant (her dog). Each thing she makes isn’t as perfect as she wanted it to be and she keeps starting over. She takes a break and takes a walk but when she comes back she realizes each thing she made was pretty special on its own.

This is a great story about innovation, perseverance, and determination. Kids will love the colorful character illustrations on a black and white background. This will be a good addition to my school library.

I received a copy of this title from Net Gallery in exchange for an honest review.

The Most Magnificent Thing

by Ashley Spires

The first thing you will notice about The Most Magnificent Thing is the quirky art style. The main character, a little girl, is drawn with a large head and body and pencil thin arms and legs. Her “best friend in the whole wide world” is her dog, drawn in the same style without any softness. The background is mainly black and white line drawing. This is not an art style that typically attracts me to a picture book, but it is the perfect backdrop for this story.

The main character is described as a “regular girl” and remains unnamed. This is the story of how she makes the most magnificent thing ever. Her project turns out to not be as easy as she anticipates, but she perseveres through various versions to the point of total frustration. She works through her anger, redirects her experimentation, building on her past failures, and in the end is satisfied with the results.

I really enjoyed reading this story and wished I had a child with me to share the experience. The Most Magnificent Thing opens up a wealth of opportunities for discussions about creativity, experimentation, success, failure, and persistence. It would be fun to read to a classroom or an individual child.

I would like to extend my thanks to netgalley.com and to Kids Can Press for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 5/5

Category: Children’s Fiction

Notes: Ages—3-7 years
Grade Level—Preschool-2

Publication: April 1, 2014—Kids Can Press

A charming book that my daughter and I enjoyed together.

I love this it shows a child persistence toward making the magnificent thing. As she's doing this she's still making things that other people can use or love even though she doesn't like it. It shows a positive way of working through something -- take a break and come back with fresh eyes.

I love this adorable children’s book! It shows kids to use their imagination and work through ideas. It also shows that failure and frustration are natural, and it’s ok to feel that way. Yet it reminds them not to give up! Great illustrations too!

Thank you netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This book contains a beautiful message for young children, teaching them to pursue their dreams, to be creative, and to never give up.

The Most Magnificent Thing reminds us all to never give up! That when things look difficult and seem like they will never work out, to step back. Get a new perspective and see the situation differently! This book sends a wonderful message to both children and adults alike! I could easly see this book being read and used in employment trainings because the message is so important especially to productivity and creativity!

The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
Publisher: Kids Can Press
ISBN: 9781554537044

Thanks to NetGalley and publisher Kids Can Press for the ebook ARC of The Most Magnificent Thing written and illustrated by Ashley Spires in exchange for an honest review.

A little girl sets out to make the most magnificent thing with the help of her canine assistant. After a lot of hard work, the end result is not what she had in mind. She ends up quitting, because she is frustrated. Her assistant suggests that they take a long walk and think about things. It slowly becomes clear to the little girl what she needs to do to succeed.

I give this book a rating of 5 stars. I think this a great story with a great message for children. It shows that practice and hard work can pay off in the end. It also shows patience. I really liked the illustrations in the book too. I read this book to my 4 year old daughter, and she really enjoyed it. She really liked that she was trying to build something magnificent and she liked that her dog was her assistant.