A Pandemic Is Worldwide
HarperCollins is going to publish my new picture book, A Pandemic Is Worldwide! Pandemics through the ages, up to COVID-19. The research is a little grueling, but it’s quite remarkable to note how behavior patterns stay consistent from age to age. (Anti-masking prejudice, fyi, is not new….nor is anti-vaccine hysteria.)
The Art of a Wombat
A sample of Charles’s warm, sweet, tender, richly colorful art
So excited that Charles Santoso has ageed to illustrate my upcoming picture book, Wombat Underground! I know he’ll give it both warmth and humor and pathos. It’s so great than an Australian artist will illustrate this story of fear and danger and community during the Australian bushfire season of 2019-20.
Read MoreBlast Off!
The Story of Neil Armstrong is now on sale! From building model airplanes to landing on the moon, the life of an iconic American…
…who, as his younger sister once said, “never did anything wrong. He was a Mr. Goody Two-shoes if there ever was one. It was just his nature.”
(Thank you, June Armstrong, for my favorite quote in the whole book.)
Read MoreAround the Neighborhood Readaloud
As libraries and schools are still closed over so much of the country, kids and parents don’t have access to the new books they would otherwise be sharing. I’m so pleased and proud to have partnered with Raising Readers to share a virtual readaloud of Around the Neighborhood. In these tough times, let’s keep sharing stories and songs and noticing the small joys of our own neighborhoods–a flower opening, a bird in a window, a puppy sniffing the grass, families loving each other.
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Sarah L. Thomson
A children’s book author publishing award-winning nonfiction, poetry, picture books and novels including…
“Thomson focuses on newfound connection, magic, and suspense to conjure a fast-paced, heartwarming mystery. Thomson’s world is populated by resourceful protagonists, fanciful creatures, and quirky supporting characters.”
—Publishers Weekly