Chaucer’s Storytime With Bestselling Kids Author

Sunday, October 19 :3:00 PM

Chaucer’s Bookstore (3321 State Street) hosts a storytime with bestselling author Patrice Karst featuring her latest book, The Invisible String Family Celebration: A Reimagining of The Invisible String.

Book Description

A diverse, inclusive reimagining of the bestselling phenomenon The Invisible String that helps even more readers than ever feel connected to this transformative, healing story.

For a quarter of a century, The Invisible String has helped comfort and heal millions of readers by easing separation anxiety, loneliness, and loss, while also exploring the intangible yet unbreakable connections between us all.

This newly illustrated reimagining of this celebration of love answers the call from countless fans for a diverse range of children and families to be included in this contemporary all-ages classic.

When a mom and dad tell their twins that they’re all connected by an Invisible String, the children insist that’s impossible.

But still, they want to know more: What kind of string?

The answer is one that people around the world have been sharing for a generation, and it’s the simple truth that binds us all: It’s an Invisible String made of love.

Even if you can’t see it, you can feel it deep in your heart and know that you are always connected to the ones you love.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025, The Invisible String is truly the perfect gift for all occasions and now even more accessible to families of all kinds.

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.