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Laurie Ann Thompson is an American writer. She is known for her children's books and books for young adults. Thompson is a winner of one of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Awards for her book, Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, which was illustrated by Sean Qualls.
The Washington Post highlighted Thompson's book, Be A Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters (2014) as a good book to help raise activist children. [1] The book is written for young adults who want to change things in their world through entrepreneurship or charity. [2] Library Media Connection recommended it for library collections. [3] Booklist wrote that it was "a thorough and passionate manual for empowered readers to pursue their dreams of making the world a better place." [4] Kirkus Review felt that one criticism of the book was that it did not have enough "media-rich" resources for digital discovery of information. [5]
Thompson's book, My Dog Is the Best, and illustrated by Paul Schmid, is a picture book for young readers. Booklist wrote "the simplicity of both the words and the pictures creates a charming, toddler-sized ode to man's best friend." [6] School Library Journal wrote that, "While this is a familiar story, it's a well-executed and charming one." [7]
Thompson wrote Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah (2015) after she saw a documentary about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's one-legged bike journey across Ghana. [8] This book, illustrated by Sean Qualls, won a 2016 Schneider Family Book Award in the youngest age group category. [9] Horn Book Magazine wrote "The text is simple, well paced and clearly written." [10] Thompson included an author's note at the end of the book that tells the reader more about Yeboah's activism for people with disabilities. [11] School Library Journal called it "powerful and winning." [12]
The Huffington Post wrote that Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive! (2017), written with Ammi-Joan Paquette, was a "highly entertaining way to learn that truth is stranger than fiction and that crafty fiction can lead you down a garden path." [13] The book is inspired by a game, Two Truths and a Lie, and is designed to help readers think critically and has a "brief but savvy guide to responsible research methods," according to Booklist. [14] School Library Journal compared the idea to Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, and called the book "a fun and potentially useful curricular tool for teachers and librarians." [15] The next book in the Two Truths and Lie series, Histories and Mysteries (2018) was also favorably reviewed by Booklist. [16]
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Occupation | Author |
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Laurie Ann Thompson is an American writer. She is known for her children's books and books for young adults. Thompson is a winner of one of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Awards for her book, Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, which was illustrated by Sean Qualls.
The Washington Post highlighted Thompson's book, Be A Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters (2014) as a good book to help raise activist children. [1] The book is written for young adults who want to change things in their world through entrepreneurship or charity. [2] Library Media Connection recommended it for library collections. [3] Booklist wrote that it was "a thorough and passionate manual for empowered readers to pursue their dreams of making the world a better place." [4] Kirkus Review felt that one criticism of the book was that it did not have enough "media-rich" resources for digital discovery of information. [5]
Thompson's book, My Dog Is the Best, and illustrated by Paul Schmid, is a picture book for young readers. Booklist wrote "the simplicity of both the words and the pictures creates a charming, toddler-sized ode to man's best friend." [6] School Library Journal wrote that, "While this is a familiar story, it's a well-executed and charming one." [7]
Thompson wrote Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah (2015) after she saw a documentary about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's one-legged bike journey across Ghana. [8] This book, illustrated by Sean Qualls, won a 2016 Schneider Family Book Award in the youngest age group category. [9] Horn Book Magazine wrote "The text is simple, well paced and clearly written." [10] Thompson included an author's note at the end of the book that tells the reader more about Yeboah's activism for people with disabilities. [11] School Library Journal called it "powerful and winning." [12]
The Huffington Post wrote that Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive! (2017), written with Ammi-Joan Paquette, was a "highly entertaining way to learn that truth is stranger than fiction and that crafty fiction can lead you down a garden path." [13] The book is inspired by a game, Two Truths and a Lie, and is designed to help readers think critically and has a "brief but savvy guide to responsible research methods," according to Booklist. [14] School Library Journal compared the idea to Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, and called the book "a fun and potentially useful curricular tool for teachers and librarians." [15] The next book in the Two Truths and Lie series, Histories and Mysteries (2018) was also favorably reviewed by Booklist. [16]
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