the most magnificent thing by ashley spires read aloud

'The Most Magnificent Thing' by Ashley Spires contained beautifully vivid illustrations contrasting with a simple penciled black and white background. Verbs included were tinkers, hammers, wrenches and fiddles. I loved the plethora of verbs used to denote the girl's work. The dog walking served the purpose of asking the girl to step back, relax and return to her invention with renewed purpose. Often a task can only be conquered using trial and error. 'The Most Magnificent Thing' reminds me of the proverb 'if at first you don't succeed, try, try, again'. Her dog insistently requests a walk, thus enabling her to return recharged and ready to try again with renewed interest. She had failed in her attempt to create her invention and she quit. Frustration crept in setting off a temper tantrum. Making countless attempts to create her working model, she came up empty each time. Aided by her dog assistant, she expected her project to be easy to build. I'd like to thank Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for sharing this book with me.Ī girl envisioned building a most magnificent thing. This is a perfect character building book for schools and even for reading at home with a child. I love the message that it sends and think every child should read it.

The author does an amazing job with teaching children about the emotions that we feel and how sometimes it's good to take a break and rehash it at a later time. Disgusted, she walks away from all of her creations to take her dog for a walk and finally she realizes that there's something great about each and every one of them.Ĭhildren will stay engaged with the story while viewing and enjoying the colorful illustrations on a black and white background. They just didn't come out like she imagined they would. As she builds one thing after another, she isn't happy with any of her new creations.

She starts building things with her little dog assistant. To see this full review, please visit The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires is a children's book about a girl with an imagination and teaches about the importance of never giving up on yourself.Ī girl has a vision of creating something magnificent.

The most magnificent thing by ashley spires read aloud