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  • Bibliography:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    September 2000
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Book List in Order: 8 titles



  • With over 1.5 million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed generations of children and adults alike. A Spanish edition (El hilo invisible by Patrice Kar...



  • NEW Revised edition available June 2, 2014! ISBN-13: 9780875168753

    THE SMILE THAT WENT AROUND THE WORLD (ages 3+) It's happened to everyone. You re in a sad mood about something and out of nowhere, you see a child smile or hear a laugh and for...



  • From the author of the modern classic and bestselling phenomenon The Invisible String comes a tender story about permanent loss that also celebrates the joy that animals give us in this life and beyond.

    "When our pets aren't with us anymore, a...



  • From the author of the picture book phenomenon The Invisible String, which has sold half a million copies to date, comes a moving companion title about our connections to each other, to the world, and to the universe.

    For twenty years, the mod...



  • Celebrate the everlasting bond between parents and their newborns with this new original board book inspired by the bestseller The Invisible String. As new parents are so aware, separation anxiety can begin in the earliest days, righ...



  • This companion book to The Invisible String—which has sold 1.5 million copies to date—offers a complete socio-emotional toolkit for back-to-school—and your whole life! It’s Mila’s first day of school,...



  • From the bestselling author of The Invisible String comes a timely and powerful story that teaches the secret to finding your own inner best friend forever!Ruby’s got a problem. At school and at home, everyone is so busy all the time, and no on...



  • From the author of the bestselling phenomenon The Invisible String comes a transformative picture book to help readers of all ages move through sadness and embrace life’s colors. Jackson has always been chock-full of joy and vibrant c...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Patrice Karst has published 8 books.

The next book by Patrice Karst, How Jackson Found His Joy Again, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Patrice Karst, The Invisible String, was published in September 2000.

No. Patrice Karst does not write books in series.