The Invisible Leash: An Invisible String Story About the Loss of a Pet
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- Author：Patrice Karst
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Summary
From the author of the picture book phenomenon The Invisible String comes a moving companion title about coping with grief when a pet dies。
"When our pets aren't with us anymore， an Invisible Leash connects our hearts to each other。 Forever。" That's what Zack's friend Emily tells him after his dog dies。 Zack doesn't believe it。 He only believes in what he can see。 But on an enlightening journey through their neighborhood—and through his grief—he comes to feel the comforting tug of the Invisible Leash。 And it feels like love。
Accompanied by tender， uplifting art by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff， bestselling author Patrice Karst's gentle story uses the same bonding technique from her classic book The Invisible String to help readers through the experience of the loss of a beloved animal。
"When our pets aren't with us anymore， an Invisible Leash connects our hearts to each other。 Forever。" That's what Zack's friend Emily tells him after his dog dies。 Zack doesn't believe it。 He only believes in what he can see。 But on an enlightening journey through their neighborhood—and through his grief—he comes to feel the comforting tug of the Invisible Leash。 And it feels like love。
Accompanied by tender， uplifting art by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff， bestselling author Patrice Karst's gentle story uses the same bonding technique from her classic book The Invisible String to help readers through the experience of the loss of a beloved animal。
Reviews
Amber
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A tender book that helps kids， or anyone really， process the loss of a pet and understand that while they may be gone in the physical they are still with us in spirit， in our hearts and our minds。 The love we have for them ties us together。 All you need is to believe and feel and give the invisible leash a tug now and then。
SaraKat
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I think the author's first 'invisible' book would have been better off including animals in it and leaving it at that。 This one with the change from string to leash and just focusing on pets wasn't as enticing to me。 The word leash has a limiting connotation to me and isn't as pleasant。 And I couldn't help but look at all the happy pets in 'the beyond' and wonder about all the ones who never were pets and didn't have invisible anythings connecting them to anyone。 Too much thinking for a simple g I think the author's first 'invisible' book would have been better off including animals in it and leaving it at that。 This one with the change from string to leash and just focusing on pets wasn't as enticing to me。 The word leash has a limiting connotation to me and isn't as pleasant。 And I couldn't help but look at all the happy pets in 'the beyond' and wonder about all the ones who never were pets and didn't have invisible anythings connecting them to anyone。 Too much thinking for a simple grief-over-pets picture book， I guess。 。。。more
Jodi
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A lovely story about staying connected to a pet after Zack's beloved dog， Jojo， has died。 I think this would be a great resource for some families， while others may prefer to deal with death in a more straightforward way。 Would encourage caregivers to give it a read before going in fresh with a child who is either about to or has recently lost a loved one。 A lovely story about staying connected to a pet after Zack's beloved dog， Jojo， has died。 I think this would be a great resource for some families， while others may prefer to deal with death in a more straightforward way。 Would encourage caregivers to give it a read before going in fresh with a child who is either about to or has recently lost a loved one。 。。。more
Kelly
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I really like this idea for when an animal died。 The invisible leash。 Remember those old leashes you could get for your invisible pet？ There's a hole at the front for the animal and you hold it at the back。 That's kind of an invisible leash except it's something tactile。 I really like this idea for when an animal died。 The invisible leash。 Remember those old leashes you could get for your invisible pet？ There's a hole at the front for the animal and you hold it at the back。 That's kind of an invisible leash except it's something tactile。 。。。more
Jared White
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This is a bit text-heavy but， if your family believes in an afterlife for pets， this may be a good book to help the healing process when a family loses a beloved animal。
Jenna Littlewood
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Super cute book about loosing your fur baby
Melanie H。
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Zack's dog， Jojo， has passed away。 Zack is having a hard time fathoming life without him。 His friend Emily helps him understand that there is an invisible leash running between Zack and Jojo that will never disappear。 The leash bonds the two until they can be together again。 Better than some。 If a book without an overtly religious tone is needed， this is your book。 Just don't read the authors thank you's at the end。 Zack's dog， Jojo， has passed away。 Zack is having a hard time fathoming life without him。 His friend Emily helps him understand that there is an invisible leash running between Zack and Jojo that will never disappear。 The leash bonds the two until they can be together again。 Better than some。 If a book without an overtly religious tone is needed， this is your book。 Just don't read the authors thank you's at the end。 。。。more
Janet Self
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Good- adding to my "Books about losing a Pet" list for kids。 （I appreciate the author sharing that she lost her own dog while completing the book and how writing the story helped her through her grief。） Good- adding to my "Books about losing a Pet" list for kids。 （I appreciate the author sharing that she lost her own dog while completing the book and how writing the story helped her through her grief。） 。。。more
Tatiana
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If you've ever had a beloved pet die， you know how painful that loss is--and how difficult it can be to work through the grief。 The Invisible Leash: A Story Celebrating Love After the Loss of a Pet offers one strategy: to think of an imaginary "leash" tying you to your pet in the afterlife。 This is a good book to have in one's classroom library， in case a student suffers such a loss of a family pet。 Just be careful you're not encroaching on said family's framing of the death。 But I think the ide If you've ever had a beloved pet die， you know how painful that loss is--and how difficult it can be to work through the grief。 The Invisible Leash: A Story Celebrating Love After the Loss of a Pet offers one strategy: to think of an imaginary "leash" tying you to your pet in the afterlife。 This is a good book to have in one's classroom library， in case a student suffers such a loss of a family pet。 Just be careful you're not encroaching on said family's framing of the death。 But I think the idea of your pet being close by， able to tug at their leash and let you know they're there， is comforting。 。。。more
Lara Bate
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A great book to read to a child who lost a pet。
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Morgan
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Full review on thegraduatedbookworm。comFirst I would like to thank Hachette Book Group Canada for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review。 This was one of my favourite children novels I've read recently because it talks about what happens when you lose your pet。I LOVED the illustrations in this and how if you looked really closely， there were "Invisible leash's" everywhere， entangled with others！ I felt like it was a comforting story and something that anyone who has or has ever had a Full review on thegraduatedbookworm。comFirst I would like to thank Hachette Book Group Canada for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review。 This was one of my favourite children novels I've read recently because it talks about what happens when you lose your pet。I LOVED the illustrations in this and how if you looked really closely， there were "Invisible leash's" everywhere， entangled with others！ I felt like it was a comforting story and something that anyone who has or has ever had a pet would understand！ 。。。more
Monica
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Lovely companion to the Invisible thread for kids of all ages after the loss of a pet
Kelly
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Lovely， heartfelt story of dealing with the loss of a pet。
Sheri
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I will buy this book for my children and friends to help with the sadness when they lose a pet。 Zack is sad and inconsolable when his dog dies and angry when others try to talk with him about it。 But with the help of Emily， he sees a connection to Jojo and Emily's cat。 Emily has a different way of thinking about her loss that helps Zack through the sadness。 The companion book The Invisible String about the loss of loved ones is one I want to find and read， too。 I will buy this book for my children and friends to help with the sadness when they lose a pet。 Zack is sad and inconsolable when his dog dies and angry when others try to talk with him about it。 But with the help of Emily， he sees a connection to Jojo and Emily's cat。 Emily has a different way of thinking about her loss that helps Zack through the sadness。 The companion book The Invisible String about the loss of loved ones is one I want to find and read， too。 。。。more
Calli
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I love this book。 For myself and for Isaac。 When the time comes with our Sasha， we will be using this book as a grieving and coping tool。
Mary Kate
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Touching and beautiful！ A great way to help explain the loss of a beloved pet to a child or an adult。
molliekay
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By far one of the best books about loss and grief for children。 Karst reminds us that our animals are still their in our hearts， wishing the best for us and sending their love。
Annie
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A comforting picture book about finding solace after the death of a pet。 The message may not work for all children， as it is quite twee and cutesy。
Anthony
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Zack's friend Emily helps him grieve the loss of his pet dog Jojo with a story of the invisible leash， that her grandfather shared with her， that his grandfather told him。 Zack's friend Emily helps him grieve the loss of his pet dog Jojo with a story of the invisible leash， that her grandfather shared with her， that his grandfather told him。 。。。more
kaotickitten
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Such a heart felt tale。 I may be biased， mainly because I am coming from someone who has recently lost two dogs within two months。 But this book can help with the grief。 It isn’t a book to just give to your child without talking to them。 It may help if you have to let an animal go。 To show that while it will be painful there is always a part of the animal always with you。 Yet they want us to be happy。
Lisa D
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what a great book for kids who lose pets
Jenn Swanson
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A book about a child's grief after losing a pet。 I enjoyed the message conveyed about them always being with you。 The illustrations were great as well。 A book about a child's grief after losing a pet。 I enjoyed the message conveyed about them always being with you。 The illustrations were great as well。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A great book for the loss of a pet。
Miss Sarah
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Two children who have lost pets lament on their losses and talk about how they are still connected to their pets through an invisible leash of love。 Elementary and up
Stephanie Steinmetz
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My husband got this book a couple weeks before we had to say goodbye to our beloved rescue dog。 It is beautifully written with great illustrations。 It was a tear-jerker for sure。 We have this in our little shrine set up for our dog （his cremains in an urn， his dog bowl， collar， his paw prints in plaster and photos of him）。 Just a side note: Parents would need to use their judgement before reading this book to their children and having this be the salve for your sorrow。 Grief is a very complex th My husband got this book a couple weeks before we had to say goodbye to our beloved rescue dog。 It is beautifully written with great illustrations。 It was a tear-jerker for sure。 We have this in our little shrine set up for our dog （his cremains in an urn， his dog bowl， collar， his paw prints in plaster and photos of him）。 Just a side note: Parents would need to use their judgement before reading this book to their children and having this be the salve for your sorrow。 Grief is a very complex thing and should be addressed accordingly。 。。。more
Lori Reed
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This is a great book for kids about losing a pet。 Have tissue ready！！
Nessa
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Really beautiful book about losing a pet。
gina
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This book covers one way to handle talking to a child about the death of a pet。 I'm no expert。 There's a lot of ways to go about this， and people need to know their child and their family values and beliefs to see if this is a concept they're willing to introduce into their lives and their family vernacular。For us？ No。 We talked about how animals get old， how they age， how they die。 When our dog died when my son was 4 I felt like he handled it very well。 We all cried。 We all still talk about Whi This book covers one way to handle talking to a child about the death of a pet。 I'm no expert。 There's a lot of ways to go about this， and people need to know their child and their family values and beliefs to see if this is a concept they're willing to introduce into their lives and their family vernacular。For us？ No。 We talked about how animals get old， how they age， how they die。 When our dog died when my son was 4 I felt like he handled it very well。 We all cried。 We all still talk about Whiskey， we all still watch videos， look at pictures and even compare his personality to our new dog， River。 They are VERY different。 I'm not a fan of the idea of an invisible leash。 I like the more straightforward less magical concept of just， talking about our deceased animals and keeping their memory alive in our hearts， sans a leash you can tug to "reach" your dead pet。 This isn't a book I'd want to bring home， BUT it might work for another person。 I always suggest a parent read the book before taking it home to read together， because the kid may attach hard to this idea。 Is it one you're comfortable with？ 。。。more
Pam
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