Del Norte Public Library

When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.

Parents, educators, therapists, and social workers alike have declared The Invisible String the perfect tool for coping with all kinds of separation anxiety, loss, and grief. In this relatable and reassuring contemporary classic, a mother tells her two children that they're all connected by an invisible string. "That's impossible!" the children insist, but still they want to know more: "What kind of string?" The answer is the simple truth that binds...

As they prepare for a short separation, Mama Bear and Little Bear find a way to reassure each other while they are apart.

Although his best friend Rex is excited about going to camp, Pinky is afraid of leaving home.

"A child worries about what it will be like while his papa is away, until papa is home"--

While his mother is away finding food, a newborn owl falls out of his nest and anxiously tries to find her, receiving help from various forest animals.

"It is time for Honey Maloo to go to school, but she does not want to leave her mom"--P. [4] of cover.

Drew, who prefers to be called Drool, worries her parents are never coming back when she spends the night with her grandmother.

When her mother is late picking her up from dance class, Jessie fears that she has been forgotten.

"In this engaging picture book, children learn that love lasts forever, even when loved ones can't be physically present."--