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Kate Messner is the award-winning author of more than a dozen other books for young readers, including Over and Under the Snow, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and How to Read a Story. When she's not writing, she loves spending time outside. Kate lives in New York with her family.
Over and Under the Pond
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
“Rethinking Thanksgiving: History, Holidays, and Gratitude” is a virtual author visit with Kate Messner and Traci Sorell, whose books explore history and culture. It’s aimed at readers in grades 3-7 and invites students to take a critical look at the “First Thanksgiving” myth and consider multiple views on gratitude. The virtual author visit video runs…
1 year ago
I’m celebrating a book birthday today! This picture book biography has been a long time coming – almost seven years – so I woke up with happy tears in my eyes, and a few sad ones, too. Here’s why… ONLY THE BEST: THE EXCEPTIONAL LIFE AND FASHION OF ANN LOWE is co-authored by Margaret Powell,…
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner from Chronicle Books. A great outdoors read to start #NationalGardeningWeek.
4 years ago
This week's chapters are up for the RANGER IN TIME book club! (I read three chapters today instead of two because Pa was in a bad situation at the end of Ch. 12 and I just couldn't see leaving him there.) https://www.katemessner.com/the-ranger-in-time-book-club/ …
Some fun news - @csneal & I got permission from @ChronicleBooks to share an online read-aloud of the next book in our Over & Under picture book series. OVER & UNDER THE RAINFOREST doesn't come out until August, but we'll have a video read-aloud for you soon!
My home-from-college daughter and I just cleared out my author copies of all my books. Many kids in our community don't have book or reliable internet at home. These books will be in their hands tomorrow.
Hi, Pittsburgh-area 4th graders! Hope you have a great time with Battle of the Books, and enjoy RANGER INI TIME: HURRICANE KATRINA RESCUE! (Also...when you're done with that one, check out the newest Ranger book that just came out this month!)
Hey, Ranger in Time fans... Book 11, ESCAPE FROM THE TWIN TOWERS is out today from @Scholastic! Kids have been asking me for this one ever since the series began - I’m grateful for their nudges and so honored to be sharing this story of survivors.
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