Ruby and Lonely

About Patrice Karst

About the Author Patrice Karst is the bestselling author of The Invisible String which has sold more than a million copies and been translated into fifteen languages and its companion titles The Invisible Leash The Invisible Web You Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby and most recently The Invisible String Backpack. She is also the coauthor of The Invisible String Workbook with Dr. Dana Wyss. She also wrote The Smile that Went Around the World illustrated by Jana Christy. Born in London England she now lives in Southern California. Learn more at www.patricekarst.com. About the Illustrator Kayla Harren is an award-winning illustrator of childrens books including A Boy Like You written by Frank Murphy and The Boy Who Grew a Forest written by Sophia Gholz among other titles. She recently illustrated Thursday by Ann Bonwill which Midwest Book Review called an impressively presented picture book of healing and hope for young children. Her work has been featured in the Society of Illustrators American Illustration Communication Arts and 3x3 Magazine and she won the Highlights for Children Pewter Plate Award. She lives in Minnesota. Learn more at www.kaylaharren.com.