Makerspace Books: Story books

Charlotte, a serious scientist and a bunny, uses the scientific method to solve her problem: being squished by her many brothers and sisters.

"Let's build a tree fort," Russell says to his dad when they move into a house with a big maple tree in the backyard. His dad doesn't know much about building, but he gamely follows Russell's plan. Several trips to the lumber store later, the tree fort is done. There is no slide, balcony or skylight like Russell imagined, but it is perfect--right up until he notices another tree fort going up three houses over.

Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help.

No one will hire Roberto the architect because he also happens to be a termite, so he sets off to the city to find success on his own.

The Most Magnificent Thing is a charming story about a "regular girl" and her pug, who is also her best friend in the whole world. One day this regular girl--who is referred to only as "she"--decides to build THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING. It's not clear until the end just WHAT the most magnificent thing IS, but it is clear that the girl and her "assistant" are working very hard to build it. It's also clear that it's not going well. Everything she tries is not quite right. After a while she gets mad and her brain is full of "not right things" until she has a tantrum and quits. Luckily her dog knows just how to help.

A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.

A little girl who has made her own dollhouse from a box and her vivid imagination has trouble playing with her friend Sophie's perfect dolls and dollhouse, but when Sophie comes to visit she is afraid that her handiwork will not be good enough for Sophie.