Press Kit

Lau­rie Ann Thomp­son grew up in the fields and forests of north­ern Wis­con­sin but now lives between the moun­tains and the sea in west­ern Wash­ing­ton State. A nat­u­ral­ist and for­mer soft­ware engi­neer, she writes for young peo­ple to help them under­stand the world we live in so they can help make it a bet­ter place for all. She strives to write non­fic­tion that encour­ages imag­i­na­tion and fic­tion that reflects uni­ver­sal truths, as seen in Emmanuel’s Dream, a pic­ture book biog­ra­phy of a man who changed his coun­try’s per­cep­tions of dis­abil­i­ty (win­ner of the ALA Schnei­der Fam­i­ly Book Award and Odyssey Hon­or, a CCBC Choice, and a Bank Street Col­lege Best Book of the Year, among dozens of oth­er acco­lades); the Meet Your World series, which intro­duces very young read­ers to famil­iar back­yard ani­mals; the Two Truths And A Lie series for mid­dle-grade read­ers (co-authored with Ammi-Joan Paque­tte); Be a Change­mak­er, an inspir­ing how-to guide for teens who want to change the world; and Eliz­a­beth War­ren’s Big, Bold Plans, a pic­ture book biog­ra­phy of the U.S. Sen­a­tor and for­mer pres­i­den­tial can­di­date. Thomp­son lives near Seat­tle with her fam­i­ly and pets. Learn more at lauriethompson.com and on Insta­gram at @laurieannthompson.