An intrepid girl discovers the value of the tangled, knotty side of life inLoose Threads,a picture book inspired by a Palestinian scarf, from Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Isol.
Translated from SpanishbyLawrence Schimel
Selected for the USBBY Outstanding International Book List, 2025!
A Bookstagang Best of 2024 Picture Book Selection, Future Classic!
One of Evanston Public Librarys 101 Great Books for Kids List of 2024!
Leilah lives in an idyllic village, where everything has its place. Its as beautiful and perfect as the scenes in her grandmothers embroidery. But some believe that just on the flipside of this orderly village lies the Other Sidea messy and wild world, filled with merry inhabitants and strange beasts. Leilah often visits just such a place in her dreams.
Leilahis constantly losing things, and when her mom demands an explanation, Leilah decides that her lost possessions must be falling down into the Other Side. And so, she declares that all she has to do to fix things is mend the holes between her world and the Other Side. Its a genius ideanothing will ever go missing again! But as Leilahsoon learns, some holes dont need sewing up, and mending can also mean a suffocating shutting out
Inspired by one of her favorite scarves, here Isol spins a tale that celebrates the different worlds that are all part of lifes rich tapestry.
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