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Reassuring banter for any young maker hitting their first rough patch.--Kirkus Reviews (Praise for The Most Magnificent Idea) Spires' understanding of the fragility and power of the artistic impulse mixes with expert pacing and subtle characterization for maximum delight.--Kirkus Reviews - Starred Review (Praise for The Most Magnificent Thing)

Kids need to learn that makers don't always have a linear way of doing things and that sometimes there are sidesteps and backward steps and even steps that need to be erased ... Ashley Spires shows young readers that they can make things magnificent.--CanLit for Little Canadians ... readers will empathize with the young builder when her confidence is shaken, and admire her perseverance, skill and renewed enthusiasm... Magnificent ideas can arise, sometimes when they're least expected.--Canadian Children's Booknews (Praise for The Most Magnificent Idea) Reassuring banter for any young maker hitting their first rough patch.--Kirkus Reviews (Praise for The Most Magnificent Idea) Spires' understanding of the fragility and power of the artistic impulse mixes with expert pacing and subtle characterization for maximum delight.--Kirkus Reviews - Starred Review (Praise for The Most Magnificent Thing)

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Ashley Spires is the author and illustrator of many books, including the bestselling The Most Magnificent Thing, The Thing Lou Couldn't Do and the Binky the Space Cat series. She is a drinker of tea, eater of candy and lover of animals. When she is not making books, she enjoys yoga, jogging and fostering orphan kittens for her local shelter. Ashley lives just outside Vancouver, British Columbia, with her dog and far too many felines.

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