Threads

by Torill Kove

National Film Board of Canada Collection

A masterfully illustrated exploration of the beauty and complexity of parental love.

In Torill Kove's delicate and moving story, a woman joins her peers to grasp for threads dangling from the sky, each representing an unknown opportunity. Our protagonist snags a particularly special looking thread and is whisked away on an adventure.

She flies across the city and the countryside and comes down gently to meet her fate. Holding the other end of the thread is an infant girl. A mother-daughter connection is born.

As love and trust grow, the thread shared between mother and daughter is pulled and stretched across new experiences, until finally, it must be broken so that the daughter can go out on her own. However, both mother and daughter keep a part of the thread that brought them together. The love in their hearts will never truly let them be separated.

Adapted from the National Film Board animation of the same name, Kove's beautiful and touching portrayal of the loving bond shared by a mother and daughter was named one of the 10 best films at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

Threads is a perfect keepsake for any mother-daughter relationship, and a perfect gift for Mother's Day.

In the tradition of the NFB's creative and innovative storytelling on film comes the National Film Board of Canada Collection: a series of celebrated animated films, documentary films and media projects adapted for the printed page.

Whether discovering a much-loved classic for the first time or interacting with a favorite film in a new and exciting way, readers will be delighted with the thought-provoking stories and inventive presentations of the National Film Board of Canada Collection.

Genres: Picture Books, Parenting, Childrens, Family, Love

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 22, 2017

Reviews

[Cherlynn | cherreading]

I came across a beautiful leatherbound hardcover at the library and couldn't resist picking it up. This is a lovely illustrated book about the unbreakable bond between mother and child, and the threads that connect all of us. A nice, quick and meaningful read overall.

[Sophia]

Fint om tilknytning og kjærlighet

[Vera]

Denne var veldig fin. Kjærlighet og tilknytning blir representert som tråder og det fokuseres på tråden mellom en mor og datter. Fortellingen er illustrert med fine og enkle bilder.

[Pat]

A woman's "thread" leads her to an infant girl who she treasures and raises until she is ready to discover her own thread. This abstract exploration of parental love examines the connections a mother has with her child .This book is adapted from an animation film of the same name that was one of the 10 best films at the 2017 Toronto International Film festival. It's 32 pages, has full color illustrations, and makes a good gift for Mother's Day.

[Barbra]

This is one of those picture books that you would need to explain to young ones. It contains the beautiful story of how a mother and daughter are bonded together and held together. As the child grows the bond grows stronger, and longer as in the thread. When finally they must part a piece of each other remains. I can see this as a great graduation gift.

[Kathryn]

Beautifully written book matched with breathtaking illustrations.

[Barbara]

A moving story of parental love. Lovely!!!

[Anne Lutomia]

Exciting books about mother daughter love and their connections to others using threads. The illustrations are simple but pleasing to the eyes

[Nadine]

Beautiful book about the threads that keep us to the ones that we love.

[Victoria🦄]

Love

[Wilde Sky]

The bond between mother and child.

This was a simple book, with straightforward graphics, but a powerful underlying message.

Reading time around twenty minutes.

[Virginia]

Saprai nel tuo cuore che cosa significa voler bene a qualcuno e avere qualcuno che ti vuole bene.

[Marta]

È simile a “io gomitolo tu filo”. Fa piangere

[Diana]

What’s a mother?Beautiful and thoughtful picture book.

[Karin]

A sweet Christmas gift from kiddo's childcare peeps. It didn't wow me because it is so similar to other books about invisible strings and connections. But kiddo seemed genuinely touched by the mommy-daughter bond and happily declared her prediction for what would happen next when we finished reading.

[Solange Guillen]

“We are all reaching for threads, threads to connect us with others, threads to help us find purpose, threads to discover love.” 💕

Nothing beats the thread between mother and daughter.
Loved this story.