Which connections feel the strongest? Which connections feel the weakest?.Whose heart is farthest from you now? Whose heart is closest?.What is a time that you felt alone? Who did you want to connect with in that moment? What made it hard to reach out to someone else?.“Even though you can’t see it with your eyes, you can feel it with your heart” – What does it feel like in your body when you feel loved? Where do you notice that feeling?.Are there any problems the kids in the story had that you could relate to?.Has there been a time when you just really wanted to be with your loved one?.Where all can the invisible string reach?.How do you know when you are connected to someone you love?.Who all does your invisible string connects you to?.
Emphasize the quote “Even though you can’t see it with your eyes, you can feel it with your heart and know that you are always connected to everyone you love.” The Invisible String is also a great parallel for faith beliefs and explaining our connection to God. Help them understand that more than just connection, the the invisible string brings comfort. You can stop after each page to discuss or wait until the end and go through all of them together. As you read the book, instruct the listeners to think about the invisible string and what it is like for the children. **Tip – If you do not have the book at home you can find the book on several “Read Alouds” on YouTube. Stop every few pages to point out the illustrations and talk about how the children might be feeling. Read The Invisible String by Patrice Karst together. "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.
This special paperback edition includes includes vibrant new illustrations and an introduction from the author. 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. 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. 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. "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. In this relatable and reassuring contemporary classic, a mother tells her two children that they're all connected by an invisible string. 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.
Now available in paperback for the first time With over a quarter of a million 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.
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