Loose Threads: A Picture Book

An intrepid girl discovers the value of the tangled, knotty side of life in Loose Threads, a picture book inspired by a Palestinian scarf, from Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Isol. Translated from Spanish by Lawrence Schimel. • A New York Public Library Summer 2025 Pick for Kids! • Selected for the USBBY Outstanding International Book List, 2025! • A Bookstagang Best of 2024 Picture Book Selection, Future Classic! • One of Evanston Public Library's "101 Great Books for Kids List of 2024"! Leilah lives in an idyllic village, where everything has its place. It's as beautiful and perfect as the scenes in her grandmother's embroidery. But some believe that just on the flipside of this orderly village lies the Other Side—a messy and wild world, filled with merry inhabitants and strange beasts. Leilah often visits just such a place in her dreams.