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Nov 08, 2014mmcbeth29 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In The Most Magnificent Thing, a young perfectionist sets out to make something magnificent. We have no idea what she is trying to make, but we see she is having difficulty making all the parts into exactly what she wants. She gets frustrated and mad. She gives up. The dog suggests a walk, which is exactly what she needed to calm down and go back to work. In the end she makes something magnificent even if it isn't perfect. I loved the rich vocabulary of this story. The girl adjusts, examines, tweaks, fastens, studies, measures, etc. With a simple story, the author introduces so much to the young reader. And the story gives a wonderful moral. When things are not measuring up, step back and take a break. Then try again. And in the end, accepting something less than perfect is okay. The girl and her dog still perfectly enjoy the magnificent thing even if it still needed a bit of work. The illustrations are simple but colorful and detailed. The style is perfect for this story.