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A small publishing house

Every kindness leaves a thread of gold.

Golden Thread makes books woven with care — stories meant to be read close together, shared aloud, handed on. Our first thread was spun for children. It will not be the last.

Two books, so far for small hands, and for hands that held on
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Two books, so far — cover art provisional, final illustrations coming from Helena
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Every book we make is a thread

Some spun for small hands, some for hands that have held on through harder weather — all of them woven from the same gold. Here is where the threads gather. There's more below, and more still on the loom.

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For Children

The Golden Thread

Ages 6–10

A story about courage, comfort, and the invisible thread that connects every living thing.

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Cerejas cover
For Grown-Ups

Cerejas

Adult readers · text in Portuguese

Twenty-six poems on love, loss, and the sweetness that survives both.

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Why families choose The Golden Thread

Helena wrote this story for her own family first — to make sense of a hard year with honesty, without ever frightening a child. What started as a private story became a book other parents asked for, too.

Written with warmth and honesty

Helena drew on her own recovery to write a story that's gentle and hopeful — never scary for a young reader.

Illustrated to comfort

Soft, welcoming illustrations designed to reassure young readers. Final illustrations coming soon

A keepsake for the family

A story parents and children return to again and again — at bedtime, and beyond.

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What families are saying

"As a teacher, I have read hundreds of children's books. This one stays with you. The thread metaphor works on every level."

Elena S., São Paulo

"I bought this for my nephew after his parents separated. He needed a story that said hard things gently. This was it."

Thomas R., Manchester

"My daughter asks for this book every night. It has become our ritual — her way of feeling safe before sleep."

Maria G., Lisbon