RUTH‑ANN THOMPSON Book Ruth‑Ann
FINALIST — BEST BOOK AWARDS, LOS ANGELES

Whispering into spaces of pain, hardship and grief.

Her work helps others to find places where they belong. Belonging and Acceptance expert, Kinship Care advocate, and the voice behind “Sunshine in the Shadows.”

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Ruth‑Ann Thompson
12 titles in print — memoir, grief companions, and the children's series
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What she brings to your room

Three talks, one voice — honesty and humor in the same breath.

SIGNATURE SEMINAR

Sunshine in the Shadows

Widowed at age 24, she pulls from personal experiences to weave honesty and humor into her grief seminars. For churches, conferences and care teams.

KEYNOTE

Belonging & Acceptance

Finding — and building — the places where people belong.

ADVOCACY

Kinship Care

For the grandparents, aunts and neighbors raising someone else's child.

For booking requirements

Info@ruthannthompson.com Office (614) 390‑9044

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The cover of Dancing in My Tattered Pink Dress
FOR GROWN‑UPS

Dancing in My Tattered Pink Dress

The memoir, the grief companions, the seminars →

 Children listening at story time
FOR CHILDREN

The Open Fielders

Mrs. T's series on diversity, gratitude and facing fears →

The collection

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The cover of Dancing in My Tattered Pink Dress, showing a young girl mid-twirl in a pink dress, photographed in duotone with pink roses framing the image

Dancing in my Tattered Pink Dress

$30

The cover of Dancing in My Tattered Pink Dress, showing a young girl mid-twirl in a pink dress, photographed in duotone with pink roses framing the image

Dancing in My Tattered Pink Dress — Digital

$15

The cover of Sibling Loss, showing an empty park bench under autumn trees at sunset

Sibling Loss — Digital

$15

A Thin Place

A Thin Place

$5

I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

$5

In The Garden — Digital

In The Garden — Digital

$5

The cover of Harmony in the Open Field, showing an illustrated squirrel in glasses walking with a child through a golden autumn field

Harmony in the Open Field

$15

The cover of Connections in the Open Field, showing two illustrated acorn characters smiling together against a blue sky

Connections in the Open Field

$15

The cover of Contentment in the Open Field, showing an illustrated acorn character sleeping peacefully in bed under a full moon

Contentment in the Open Field

$15

The cover of Puzzles in the Open Field, showing illustrated fruit and vegetable characters assembled as jigsaw-puzzle pieces

Puzzles in the Open Field

$15

The cover of Oogie Googies in the Open Field, showing a smiling illustrated acorn character with arms flung wide against a sunrise

Oogie Googies in the Open Field

$15

Children Bundle Books

Children Bundle Books

$55

“Ruth‑Ann paints a picture with her words that is sure to reach the hearts of children.”

Michele Oyortey, MD — Pediatrician

2025
Finalist,
Best Book Awards
Los Angeles

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