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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]