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Book Cover for: The Invisible String Workbook: Creative Activities to Comfort, Calm, and Connect, Patrice Karst

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

Patrice Karst

This must-have companion to the picture book phenomenon The Invisible String--which has sold over 1.5 million copies to date--uses more than 50 art and writing activities (plus bonus reflection cards!) to help build self-esteem and healthy relationships, and to celebrate the power of love.

The bestselling picture book The Invisible String has been used successfully by countless parents, caregivers, therapists, and organizations who work with people coping with separation. Now, The Invisible String Workbook allows readers of all ages who have experienced any kind of separation or loss to delve deeper into their relationships, to engage in healing conversations, and to build stronger attachments. Written in collaboration with Dana Wyss, PhD, an art therapist who has used The Invisible String in clinics for years, this 112-page write-in book will help spread the power of The Invisible String to the communities who most need it--whether it be teachers in the early days of the school year, military families, counselors at grief camps, or everyday families nurturing connections with their loved ones.

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

Book Details

  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Dec 3rd, 2019
  • Pages: 112
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.88in - 8.56in - 0.50in - 1.10lb
  • EAN: 9780316524919
  • Recommended age: 04-08
  • Categories: Activity Books - GeneralSocial Topics - Emotions & FeelingsHealth & Daily Living - Mindfulness & Meditation

About the Author

Patrice Karst is the author of the bestselling, contemporary classic The Invisible String, which has sold over 2 million copies and been translated into twenty languages. Patrice has also written The Invisible String Family Celebration: A Reimagining of The Invisible String;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 How Jackson Found his Joy Again, Ruby and Lonely, The Smile that Went Around the World, and God Made Easy, a universal spiritual guide to God for adults. 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 Santa Barbara 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.

Dana Wyss holds a Ph.D. from Lesley University in Expressive Therapy, and is a board-certified art therapist and licensed marriage and family therapist. She is Director of Training at Star View Adolescent Center in Southern California, and facilitates therapist trainings and workshops around the country.

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.

More books by Patrice Karst

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Book Cover for: The Invisible Leash: An Invisible String Story about the Loss of a Pet, Patrice Karst
Book Cover for: How Jackson Found His Joy Again, Patrice Karst
Book Cover for: El Hilo Invisible, Patrice Karst
Book Cover for: The Invisible String Backpack, Patrice Karst
Book Cover for: The Invisible Web: An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love and Universal Connection, Patrice Karst
Book Cover for: You Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby, Patrice Karst
Book Cover for: The Smile That Went Around the World, Patrice Karst
Book Cover for: The Invisible String Family Celebration: A Reimagining of the Invisible String, Patrice Karst
Book Cover for: Ruby and Lonely, Patrice Karst
Book Cover for: La Correa Invisible, Patrice Karst
Book Cover for: El Hilo Invisible. Libro de Trabajo: Actividades Creativas Para Consolar, Calmar Y Conectar (Con Más de 50 Actividades Y Tarjetas de Reflexión), Calma, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

Praise for this book

Praise for The Invisible String:

Over 1.5 MILLION copies sold!
A USA Today Bestseller
An Amazon Bestseller
A Publishers Weekly Bestseller

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

"It's the most beautiful, beautiful book, and it actually makes me cry every time." --Sara Haines, ABC's The View

"Unravel some of the complexities of grief for young children with this bestselling book." --CNN Underscored

"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

"A wonderful way of describing that while someone dies, love never dies." --The Washington Post

"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