A Wombat To Enjoy
I’m busy updating the website (do check out new pages for Wombat Underground; Brown Is Warm, Black Is Bright; and A Pandemic Is Worldwide), so no super-exciting post today…but do enjoy this picture of a wombat, which I hope will brighten your day.
WOMBAT UNDERGROUND in Indiana!
Very excited and honored that Wombat Underground has been chosen for the Indiana Library Federation’s Read Aloud Indiana list! It’s included in their “Ageless” category which I love, since I hope this is a book that will appeal to many different readers.
A picture book is always meant to be read aloud–slowly, savoring each line and embracing each pause–and also shared between readers, experienced together. So lovely to have this book recognized as a read-aloud!
Read MoreFruit Street School
Every visiting author loves a welcome sign.
The third grade made lovely little cards to greet me! This artist’s card was prescient–of course I liked them!
This card reads: “Welcome Sarah Thomson to our school. I hope you have fun Sarah Thomson.” I did! I’m glad kids know visits are fun for me as well as for them.
Last week I spent two wonderful days as a visiting author with the kids at Fruit Street School in Bangor. What a fulfilling sense of normalcy, to be back to seeing kids face to face, reading, talking, and connecting! The pre-k and kindergarten classes and I bonded over wombats and wallabies, and with the first, second, and third grades we discussed how long the longest snakes are and how to structure a nonfiction book. Delightful!
Read MoreWombat Outside
I’m thrilled to say that Wombat has gotten reviewed in Outside Magazine! Long ago, it was a dream of mine to one day write for Outside. Since then I’ve realized that I’m in no way athletic enough for that to ever happen. So my grumpy Wombat has made it inside the pages of Outside instead of me–and I could not be happier!
Read More“With a solid dose of drama and danger, as well as explanations at the end of the book about fires and Australian wildlife, this story presents a real-life example of how communities, both wild and human, are more resilient when they work together.”
Sarah L. Thomson
A children’s book author publishing award-winning nonfiction, poetry, picture books and novels including…
“Readers will treasure the blossoming friendship between opposites in this whimsically illustrated tale. Short chapters and plenty of action make for an accessible and appealing reading experience. . . . Touching and inspiring.”
—Kirkus Reviews