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The Invisible String Paperback – Picture Book, 30 October 2018

by Patrice Karst (Author), Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Illustrator)

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With over 400,000 copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed a generation of readers--children and adults alike--and has been updated with new illustrations and an afterword from the author. Now available in paperback for the first time!

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. 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 includes vibrant new illustrations and an introduction from the author.

"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

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Product details

Language : English
Paperback : 40 pages
ISBN-10 : 031648623X
ISBN-13 : 978-0316486231
Reading age : 4 - 8 years

Best Sellers Rank: 816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 5 in Difficult Discussions for Children
- 17 in Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings
- 17 in Children's Books on Family Life

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"The Invisible String is part of my social skills/feelings book purchases.... Beautiful. Delicate. Perfect for: dealing with loss, moving, friendship issues, family problems, nighttime fears.... Quite the special book."--The Styling Librarian

"[Promotes] a vision of global unity and empathy...effective."
--Kirkus

"A wonderful storybook for children experiencing separation anxiety."--Today's Parent

"Children of all ages (and yes, adults too!) feel a great sense of peace and joy realizing that we are all connected to the ones we love through The Invisible String."--The National Association of School Psychologists

"Delivers a particularly compelling message in today's uncertain times that though we may be separated from the ones we care for, love is the unending connection that binds us all."--The American Academy of Pediatrics

"If I could only have one book to use for counseling purposes, this would be it. This book is extremely versatile. It can be used for any type of separation, loss."--United Way (Life Lessons for Little Ones)

"The message of The Invisible String resonates with children and adults alike.... The two ends of the treasured Invisible String are families and schools. This String, reinforced on each side, buoys students with love, guidance, direction. But when one end weakens, the entire String falters.... When we need support, reassurance, or simply a kindred spirit, just give the String a tug and someone will tug back. This is powerful, and will keep your child on track through...his or her education journey."--Carmen Fariña, Chancellor, NYC Department of Education

"Whether kids are having separation anxiety or dealing with divorce or even death, this sweet story is very reassuring."
--Motherly

About the Author

Patrice Karst is the author of The Invisible String and The Smile That Went Around the World. Her adult books include God Made Easy and The Single Mother's Survival Guide. Born in London, England, she now lives in Ventura, California, and is the mother of one grown son. She invites you to visit her online at patricekarst.com.

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Stacy Ford

Refers to heaven

18 March 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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This was a very nice book except that it refers to heaven without the description alerting the buyer to that. Not everyone or every religion believes in heaven, and it would be helpful if the listing were to mention this religious aspect.

618 people found this helpful

Alexis Greeves

Love this book!

8 March 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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I love this book so much that I buy it to give away at trainings that I do related to Attachment Theory. In my directive play therapy sessions I’ll read this with a child and caregiver and then invite the child to create a large heart attached by “invisible strings” to smaller hearts identifying all the people they are loved by. It’s a powerful technique.

I also want to state that the author reached out to me and I feel a bit starstruck. She’s created one of my favorite therapy books and I’m grateful. Ps. This is also a book I love reading to my own children.

144 people found this helpful

WDEJG's Mom

Beautiful sentiment, less than stellar delivery.

16 December 2016 - Published on Amazon.com

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I was actually disappointed in this book after a few years of people recommending it. I had hoped to add it to my collection of grief books for children and have it blow me away because I kept hearing such great things about it. Some things are great about it, but if I had flipped through it in a store, I don't think I would have bought it.

It's incredibly important to me that children's feelings are acknowledged, allowed, and assured that their feelings are normal, healthy to express, and that we value their rights to feel them. It's also important to me that children know they have an adult in their life that they can go to for help, to feel safe, that can handle their big emotions, and just to be there for them if they need them.

The first pages of this book immediately belittle, ignore, and tell the kids it's not OK to feel scared during a thunderstorm (it's just a thunderstorm, it's nothing to be scared of - um, I'm mid 30's and thunder still scares me!) and that they shouldn't go to their mom when they're scared, instead relying on this invisible string connection.

I would have loved to see the mom acknowledge their feelings as acceptable and introduced the invisible string as a way to help them when they truly can't get to her as a reminder that they're connected always, even when they can't be together. Instead, it came across as not wanting them to come to her for something as silly as fear of thunder. It was just disappointing and made me feel sad for the kids. If you want that invisible connection when you aren't there, you gotta work on the actual connection first!

In case anyone is curious, there is a mention of an uncle that died and is in heaven, so keep that in mind. I was surprised by that only because people consistently told me the book isn't about grief/connection to the dead. I actually took so long to buy it because it wasn't a book for grief around a death and those are the types of books I need. But I did I buy this book to help a 7 year old with the murder of her previous kindergarten teacher. I loved the idea of this to help her deal with this horrific death and help her sweet little heart heal a little, but I would hate for her to get the idea that fears or other feelings shouldn't be expressed or that she shouldn't seek out help from trusted adults so I haven't let her borrow it yet. Darn those pesky few beginning pages!!!! If those weren't in it, I would like this book a lot more.

The sentiment is absolutely beautiful, but the delivery was unfortunately not so great.

494 people found this helpful

Karen Ludwig

Great book!

13 February 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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I purchased this to help my grandbabies (who live with me) deal with the loss of their daddy (my son). It is now one of their favorite books and we read it every single night. It does not only deal with the death of a loved one but being separated from those we love. Great book. Highly recommend.

79 people found this helpful

Jan

Comforting and Gentle Story About the Love That Connects Us

11 February 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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As a special education teacher the creator of a website to comfort anxious children, I find Patrice's book to be a soothing story which addresses separation anxiety and separation due to loss. The image of an Invisible String which connects us to those we love, whether separated by distance, divorce, deployment or even death, is comforting to all readers, children and adults.

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