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The Most Magnificent Thing

By Ashley Spires, Illustrated by Ashley Spires

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The Most Magnificent Thing is about a girl who wants to make something magnificent. She has an idea and a picture in her mind of how she wants it to turn out, but no matter what she does, it just doesn't look or work how she envisioned. This is a charming look at perseverance and its rewards.

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