★★★★☆ 4.8 out of 5 — from over 21,926 Amazon ratings

The Invisible String gives children a comforting way to understand how love continues across distance. When two children worry about being separated from their mother, she tells them about an invisible string that connects everyone who loves one another, a string that can stretch across rooms, cities, oceans, and even farther, but never disappears.

Patrice Karst’s gentle story helps families talk through separation anxiety, grief, moving, travel, bedtime fears, or missing someone important, and opens thoughtful conversation about the many relationships that help children feel secure. Pairs naturally with drawing family connections, writing letters, or remembering loved ones who can’t be physically present.