What a wonderful and outstanding picture book! My son and I both loved the story of the little girl and her furry faithful assistant, who are set on inventing 'The Most Magnificent Thing'. Of course, the invention of something magnificent takes some trial and error - but if you don't give up, you can achieve something truly great. The message told with this story is a very important one for allchildren: if things don't work out immediately, do not give up but keep trying. However, the author wrapped this lesson in a wonderful story that will appeal immediately to little readers, using a good dose of humor - and a really cute little dog.

The illustrations in this book worked perfectly together with the story: the background was only drafted with some black on white pencil strokes, while the things in the foreground very full-colored and with lots of detail to explore. Especially the scene where the girl and her dog walk along the long line of their failed attempts is impressively captured, and we had to scroll back and forth repeatedly to compare all the invented stuff and identify the possible pieces used to put them together.

A really outstanding and original children's book - highest recommendation!

(Thanks to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own)