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The invisible string
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2018
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Patrice Karst is the author of the bestselling, contemporary classic The Invisible String , which has sold over 1.5 million copies and been translated into fifteen languages. Patrice has also written The Invisible String Backpack , The Invisible Leash: An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love After the Loss of a Pet , The Invisible Web: An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love and Our Universal Connection , You Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby , The Invisible String Workbook: Creative Activities to Comfort, Calm and Connect , a therapeutic activity book co-written with Dana Wyss, Ph.D. She has also written Ruby and Lonely and The Smile that Went Around the World . Patrice has been on a lifelong mission to spread the message that love transcends time and space and is the most powerful force in the universe. Born in London, England, she now lives in Southern California where she is working on her memoir and is the mother of one grown son, Elijah. She invites you to learn more at www.patricekarst.com.



Joanne Lew-Vriethoff is the acclaimed illustrator of many children's books, including the new edition of The Invisible String , The Invisible Leash , The Invisible Web , You Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby, and the Invisible String Workbook , as well as Stacy McAnulty's Beautiful and Brave . Born in Malaysia, she grew up in Los Angeles, studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, and now lives in Malaysia again. Her website is joannelewvriethoff.com.
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Kirkus Review
A book aimed at easing separation anxiety and reinforcing bonds.Twins Liza and Jeremy awaken during a thunderstorm and go to their mother for comfort. She reassures them that they're safe and says, "You know we're always together, no matter what," when they object to returning to bed. She then explains that when she was a child her mother told her about the titular "Invisible String," encouraging them to envision it as a link between them no matter what. "People who love each other are always connected by a very special String made of love," she tells them, reinforcing this idea as they proceed to imagine various scenarios, fantastic and otherwise, that might cause them to be separated in body. She also affirms that this string can "reach all the way to Uncle Brian in heaven" and that it doesn't go away if she's angry with them or when they have conflicts. As they go to bed, reassured, the children, who present white, imagine their friends and diverse people around the world connected with invisible strings, promoting a vision of global unity and empathy. While the writing often feels labored and needlessly repetitive, Lew-Vriethoff's playful cartoon art enhances and lightens the message-driven text, which was originally published in 2000 with illustrations by Geoff Stevenson.Sentimental but effective. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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With over 1.5 million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed generations of children and adults alike . A Spanish edition ( El hilo invisible by Patrice Karst and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff) and a c ompanion workbook are also available ( The Invisible String Workbook ).



Parents, educators, therapists, and social workers alike have declared The Invisible String the perfect tool for coping with all kinds of separation anxiety, loss, and grief. It's also been joyfully embraced as a year-round celebration of love--gifted at births, graduations, weddings, Valentine's Day, and beyond. In this relatable and reassuring contemporary classic, a mother tells her two children that they're all connected by an invisible string. "That's impossible!" the children insist, but still they want to know more: "What kind of string?" The answer is the simple truth that binds us all: An Invisible String made of love. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart, and know that you are always connected to the ones you love. Does everybody have an Invisible String? How far does it reach? Does it ever go away? This heartwarming picture book for all ages explores questions about the intangible yet unbreakable connections between us, and opens up deeper conversations about love.



Recommended and adopted by parenting blogs, bereavement support groups, hospice centers, foster care and social service agencies, military library services, church groups, and educators, The Invisible String offers a very simple approach to overcoming loneliness, separation, or loss with an imaginative twist that children easily understand and embrace, and delivers a particularly compelling message in today's uncertain times. This special paperback edition includes vibrant new illustrations and an introduction from the author.



Recommended by Oprah Daily! * A Good Housekeeping Best Children's Book of All Time



"This book is a beautiful way to begin to try, as parents, to instill in children the impenetrable power of the heart, the energy of love, and the flow that can be felt from the grace in every moment." --Tony Robbins



Read all the books in The Invisible String series:

The Invisible String Backpack: Your very own tool kit for school--and life!

The Invisible String Workbook : Creative Activities to Comfort, Calm, and Connect

The Invisible Leash: An Invisible String Story About the Loss of a Pet​

The Invisible Web: An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love and Universal Connection

You Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby
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