Laurie Ann Thompson
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Laurie Ann Thompson is one of roughly one hundred authors whose work was selected by the Montessori-certified teachers at Creative Minds Montessori for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list — 120 books chosen across four reading stages, from first lap-reads to first chapter books. The selected book was chosen for how precisely it meets children at a real developmental moment. This recognition cannot be bought: no author or publisher paid to appear on our lists, and we take no commission on any book sale.
About Laurie Ann Thompson
Laurie Ann Thompson studied applied mathematics and worked as a software engineer before changing careers to write for children and young adults. Her picture book Emmanuel's Dream, about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, who rode a bicycle across Ghana with one leg, won a 2016 Schneider Family Book Award.
Also by this author: Be a Changemaker · Two Truths and a Lie (series)
Official website: lauriethompson.com
Selected for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list
Part of The Best Children’s Books by Age, chosen by the teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX.