Loose Threads: A Picture Book

Loose Threads is a picture book inspired by a Palestinian scarf, celebrating the different worlds that are all part of life's rich tapestry. Leilah discovers the value of the tangled, knotty side of life when she visits the Other Side in her dreams.

Format: Hardback
Length: 76 pages
Publication date: 29 August 2024
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books

Leilah, a brave young girl, discovers the significance of the tangled, knotty side of life in Loose Threads, a picture book inspired by a Palestinian scarf. Translated from Spanish by Lawrence Schimel, the story follows Leilah, who lives in an idyllic village where everything has its place, much like the scenes in her grandmother's embroidery. However, 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 this Other Side in her dreams.

Leilah is constantly losing things, and when her mom demands an explanation, she decides that her lost possessions must be falling down into the Other Side. She declares that all she has to do to fix things is mend the holes between her world and the Other Side. It's a genius idea, but as Leilah soon learns, some holes don't need sewing up, and mending can also mean a suffocating shutting out.

Inspired by one of her favorite scarves, Isol spins a tale that celebrates the different worlds that are all part of life's rich tapestry.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 217 x 169 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781592703920