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Patrice Karst.

Writer · United States

Patrice Karst: American author of The Invisible String (with Joanne Lew-Vriethoff on art) — the picture book about unseen connection used widely for bereavement, separation and adoption reading, for ages 3–7.

Patrice Karst is an American author best known for The Invisible String (2000), a picture book about the unseen connections between loved ones, illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff and used widely in bereavement, separation-anxiety and adoption reading. The book has sold over a million copies and become a near-universal recommendation for children processing distance from loved ones. Karst's voice is warm, deliberately simple and emotionally direct. A reliable picture-book author for ages 3–7 in the emotional-literacy register.