The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

     The book begins with a young girl wanting to create the most magnificent thing.  She of course needs an assistant which who also happens to be her best friend that is a dog.  She makes her first creation, but she realizes that it’s just not right. She makes another object.  She is still not satisfied with her piece as well as several more that she makes.  She is a perfectionist and finally she gives up!  As a reader, I was disappointed that she gave up on the project that she had wanted to complete with such enthusiasm.  After a walk around the neighborhood, she starts to feel differently about the things that she created.  You need to read this book to see what happens to her creations. 

     If you are a dog lover, you will enjoy how the dog is so helpful throughout the book. If you are someone who likes to invent or tinker with things, this book will also appeal to you. 

     This is a perfect book for a read aloud when students that are frustrated for any reason.  This book would hopefully help children understand the frustrations that we all have at different times and how it’s okay to step back and look at their issues/frustrations in a new way.  The ultimate message of Don’t Give Up!

I received a free electronic copy of The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires and published by Kids Can Press from NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review of this book.