The best thing ever

Summary

The narrative follows a creative and imaginative young boy named Muzi who delights in building things and aspires to construct the best thing ever. Despite his efforts to create something remarkable, such as a shelter for his toys and a bridge for his animals, he remains disappointed. On a visit to his grandmother, uGogo, Muzi embarks on a journey where he discovers a variety of intriguing objects along the way, which ignite new ideas. This journey of discovery allows Muzi to creatively utilize the different objects he finds, leading to the creation of something meaningful at Gogo's house. Ultimately, Muzi learns that the world is filled with potential tools for invention and that creativity is limitless, culminating in his grandmother's appreciation and view that Muzi has indeed built the best thing ever. This story encourages creativity, resourcefulness, and the idea that inspiration can be found in unexpected places.

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Muzi loves to build things.
He dreams of building the best thing ever.

Once he built a shelter for his toys.

But it wasn’t the best thing ever.

Yesterday he built a bridge for his animals.

It was a good thing. But not the best…

Today, Muzi is going to visit uGogo.

He is sad. Without his toys, how can he build the best thing ever?

At the bus stop, Muzi is amazed.
He sees red things and blue things.
Small things and big things.
New things and old things.

Muzi has a new idea for building the best thing ever.

On the road to uGogo’s, Muzi finds many things.
Long things and short things.
Round things and square things.

By the riverside, Muzi finds more things.
Soft things and pointy things.
Green things and brown things.

Look, Muzi! We are here.

While uGogo bakes for the hungry travellers…

Muzi builds.

Gogo, Gogo! says Muzi.
The world is full of toys.
Look what I can build.

Oh, Muzi, laughs Gogo. A new house for me.

This is the best thing ever!


Credits

Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/the-best-thing-ever and was created by: Stefania Origgi (Designer), Melissa Fagan (Writer), Lauren Nel (Illustrator), Helen Moffett (Editor)

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