Lost! a Story in String

Great book and a fun story. I love the string instructions included in the back. My one caveat is that I'd buy an intro to string games type book (anything by Camilla Gryski) to get a better understanding of how to do string games, as the instructions in this book are not always super clear. Overall, a total winner. I'd love to see more string stories from him!

I think that the book "Lost! A Story in String" was a wonderful book because they story was kind of told by a piece of string. It starts out while kids are watching tv and the power goes out. They say they'll die unless they have something to do. So their grandma tells them a story about a girl with a piece of string. The best part about this book is on each page it shows you string art. Then in the back of the book it tells you how to do it yourself. I think that anyone who likes string art should definitely read this book.

In this story of a little girl who complains when the power goes off, her grandmother shares her own "pictures" by telling her a story with string. Thus does the grandmother keep alive an ancient tradtion of storytelling with string. And thus does Fleischman keep us enthralled with the possibilities of creating our own string stories. Following the story are instructions for making each of the figures used in the grandmother's story. These figures are ones invented by Fleischman himself. In addition to being a versatile author, Fleischman is a member of the "String Quartet," a performing group dedicated to keeping the art of the string figure alive. His love for this medium is obvious in the well crafted story, and the wonderful woodcuts by Morden serve to enhance, not overpower, the grandmother's telling.