Kate Messner
@katemessner.com
NYT bestselling author of 70+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Latest book: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES
www.katemessner.com
www.katemessner.com
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December 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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The Middle Ground at #NTTBF26 will be a blast with Mari Mancusi @marimancusi.bsky.social, Yamile Saied Méndez @yamilesmendez.bsky.social, Kate Messner @katemessner.com, and Chanel Miller!
December 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Middle Ground at #NTTBF26 will be a blast with Mari Mancusi @marimancusi.bsky.social, Yamile Saied Méndez @yamilesmendez.bsky.social, Kate Messner @katemessner.com, and Chanel Miller!
Still looking for the perfect book for someone on your holiday list? Here's a great roundup from @arizonapbs.bsky.social!
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Perfect books to gift this holiday season
As the holiday season rolls around, deciding what gifts to buy can feel stressful, but books remain a thoughtful and versatile option.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Still looking for the perfect book for someone on your holiday list? Here's a great roundup from @arizonapbs.bsky.social!
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#KidLitChat School Librarian friends!
I have a few openings on my School Librarian Advisory Team for 2026 – if you're interested in taking the occasional survey, getting early copies of new books, & taking a peek behind the scenes of making kids’ books, it might be a good fit for you & your readers! Details: forms.gle/mkA9L5EuvjTu...
Kate Messner's School Librarian Advisory Team
With recent shifts in social media, support for libraries, and school budgets, it feels more challenging than ever to connect kids with books they’ll love. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how au...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
#KidLitChat School Librarian friends!
THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES is one of NoveList's Best Books of 2025!
Congrats to all the creators on this list. So many great titles here for all ages - my to-read list just keeps getting longer !
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Congrats to all the creators on this list. So many great titles here for all ages - my to-read list just keeps getting longer !
about.ebsco.com/blogs/noveli...
December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES is one of NoveList's Best Books of 2025!
Congrats to all the creators on this list. So many great titles here for all ages - my to-read list just keeps getting longer !
about.ebsco.com/blogs/noveli...
Congrats to all the creators on this list. So many great titles here for all ages - my to-read list just keeps getting longer !
about.ebsco.com/blogs/noveli...
This week I've been prepping for my workshop at the @scbwi.bsky.social Winter Conference, "Nonfiction Glow Up: Crafting Informational Picture Books that Captivate Today’s Readers (and Editors, too!)" Will I see you in NY next month? #SCBWINY26
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This week I've been prepping for my workshop at the @scbwi.bsky.social Winter Conference, "Nonfiction Glow Up: Crafting Informational Picture Books that Captivate Today’s Readers (and Editors, too!)" Will I see you in NY next month? #SCBWINY26
My friend @laurelsnyder.bsky.social has the most beautiful new book out for Hanukkah and whether you're Jewish or not, I promise reading these poems about darkness and light and finding the quiet will make you feel a little better about the world. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah
Eight Poems for Hanukkah
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December 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
My friend @laurelsnyder.bsky.social has the most beautiful new book out for Hanukkah and whether you're Jewish or not, I promise reading these poems about darkness and light and finding the quiet will make you feel a little better about the world. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Time for #LibFaves25! Day 6 (I missed the weekend).
My 10 will appear in no particular order...
THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES by @katemessner.com
I laughed, I cried, I loved this book!
My 10 will appear in no particular order...
THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES by @katemessner.com
I laughed, I cried, I loved this book!
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Time for #LibFaves25! Day 6 (I missed the weekend).
My 10 will appear in no particular order...
THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES by @katemessner.com
I laughed, I cried, I loved this book!
My 10 will appear in no particular order...
THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES by @katemessner.com
I laughed, I cried, I loved this book!
Reposted by Kate Messner
I have a few openings on my School Librarian Advisory Team for 2026 – if you're interested in taking the occasional survey, getting early copies of new books, & taking a peek behind the scenes of making kids’ books, it might be a good fit for you & your readers! Details: forms.gle/mkA9L5EuvjTu...
Kate Messner's School Librarian Advisory Team
With recent shifts in social media, support for libraries, and school budgets, it feels more challenging than ever to connect kids with books they’ll love. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how au...
forms.gle
December 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I have a few openings on my School Librarian Advisory Team for 2026 – if you're interested in taking the occasional survey, getting early copies of new books, & taking a peek behind the scenes of making kids’ books, it might be a good fit for you & your readers! Details: forms.gle/mkA9L5EuvjTu...
I have a few openings on my School Librarian Advisory Team for 2026 – if you're interested in taking the occasional survey, getting early copies of new books, & taking a peek behind the scenes of making kids’ books, it might be a good fit for you & your readers! Details: forms.gle/mkA9L5EuvjTu...
Kate Messner's School Librarian Advisory Team
With recent shifts in social media, support for libraries, and school budgets, it feels more challenging than ever to connect kids with books they’ll love. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how au...
forms.gle
December 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I have a few openings on my School Librarian Advisory Team for 2026 – if you're interested in taking the occasional survey, getting early copies of new books, & taking a peek behind the scenes of making kids’ books, it might be a good fit for you & your readers! Details: forms.gle/mkA9L5EuvjTu...
Thrilled to find THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES on @imaginationsoup.bsky.social's Best Middle Grade Books of 2025 list! Sooooo many amazing titles here - including lots of my 2025 favs! imaginationsoup.net/best-middle-...
30 Best Middle Grade Books of 2025 - Imagination Soup
What are my favorite middle grade books of 2025? These are compelling, engaging, well-written books for ages 9 to 12 that will hook your readers on their stories, the character arcs, and the immersive...
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December 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Thrilled to find THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES on @imaginationsoup.bsky.social's Best Middle Grade Books of 2025 list! Sooooo many amazing titles here - including lots of my 2025 favs! imaginationsoup.net/best-middle-...
Still holiday shopping? Publishers Weekly has a great roundup of recommended kids' books! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
It’s a Holiday Smorgasbord of Children’s Books
Booksellers are heralding a cornucopia of holiday and everyday choices for children and teens this December. We checked in with them about which titles are flying off the shelves, from seasonal pictur...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Still holiday shopping? Publishers Weekly has a great roundup of recommended kids' books! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Teachers & librarians - it's time to make plans for LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day!
Here's the list of authors & illustrators who have volunteered to Zoom into classrooms & libraries that day - please read info & directions for requesting a visit before emailing! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...
Here's the list of authors & illustrators who have volunteered to Zoom into classrooms & libraries that day - please read info & directions for requesting a visit before emailing! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...
Zoom with an Author or Illustrator for World Read Aloud Day 2026! – Kate Messner
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December 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Teachers & librarians - it's time to make plans for LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day!
Here's the list of authors & illustrators who have volunteered to Zoom into classrooms & libraries that day - please read info & directions for requesting a visit before emailing! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...
Here's the list of authors & illustrators who have volunteered to Zoom into classrooms & libraries that day - please read info & directions for requesting a visit before emailing! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...
Woke up to news that THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES has been selected for the 2026-2027 Texas Lone Star Reading List for middle schoolers! (I didn't know a book could appear on this list AND the Texas Bluebonnet Award List, but I sure am grateful - thank you, Texas librarians!! txla.org/news/2026-lo...
2026 Lone Star Reading List Announced - Texas Library Association
The Lone Star Reading List is developed by public and school librarians from the Texas Library Association’s Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students […]
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December 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Woke up to news that THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES has been selected for the 2026-2027 Texas Lone Star Reading List for middle schoolers! (I didn't know a book could appear on this list AND the Texas Bluebonnet Award List, but I sure am grateful - thank you, Texas librarians!! txla.org/news/2026-lo...
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And now Kirkus AND Evanston Public Library! I have never had a book appear on so many Best Books of the Year lists, and it's honestly a little overwhelming.
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
And now Kirkus AND Evanston Public Library! I have never had a book appear on so many Best Books of the Year lists, and it's honestly a little overwhelming.
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
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Listen to the Children’s bookshelf podcast featuring I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story @lbschool.bsky.social Booth 701 #NCSS2025 radio.wcmu.org/show/the-chi...
The Children's Bookshelf: I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story - January 10, 2022
I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story written by Martha Brockenbrough with Grace Lin and illustrated by Julia Kuo is a true story about one person’s struggle to win his rightful place as an America...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Listen to the Children’s bookshelf podcast featuring I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story @lbschool.bsky.social Booth 701 #NCSS2025 radio.wcmu.org/show/the-chi...
Thank you to The Week Jr. for naming THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES as one of the Best Books of the Year! I especially love the "Best Adventure Story" designation - Finn and Seymour would be extra proud of that. ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thank you to The Week Jr. for naming THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES as one of the Best Books of the Year! I especially love the "Best Adventure Story" designation - Finn and Seymour would be extra proud of that. ❤️
Teachers & librarians! If you want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day, the list of volunteers is going out in my newsletter tomorrow morning - it's not too late to sign up!
Over 200 authors will be Zooming into classrooms & libraries for World Read Aloud Day on 2/4!
Teachers/librarians - Want to be first to see the list so you can book a free visit? It'll go out in my email newsletter in early December! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Teachers/librarians - Want to be first to see the list so you can book a free visit? It'll go out in my email newsletter in early December! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Teachers & librarians! If you want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day, the list of volunteers is going out in my newsletter tomorrow morning - it's not too late to sign up!
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I got to read this book nearly a year ago and called it then… it was going to top all of the lists. This book is heartbreaking, beautiful and hopeful ❤️
And now Kirkus... I have never had a book appear on so many Best Books of the Year lists, and it's honestly a little overwhelming.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I got to read this book nearly a year ago and called it then… it was going to top all of the lists. This book is heartbreaking, beautiful and hopeful ❤️
And now Kirkus AND Evanston Public Library! I have never had a book appear on so many Best Books of the Year lists, and it's honestly a little overwhelming.
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
And now Kirkus AND Evanston Public Library! I have never had a book appear on so many Best Books of the Year lists, and it's honestly a little overwhelming.
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
Shoutout to the bloggers & Lit-fluencers like Afoma at Reading Middle Grade who make their own Best Books lists and take the care and time to email authors to let them know. Every single time I get an email like this, it absolutely makes my day. ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Shoutout to the bloggers & Lit-fluencers like Afoma at Reading Middle Grade who make their own Best Books lists and take the care and time to email authors to let them know. Every single time I get an email like this, it absolutely makes my day. ❤️
And now Kirkus... I have never had a book appear on so many Best Books of the Year lists, and it's honestly a little overwhelming.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
And now Kirkus... I have never had a book appear on so many Best Books of the Year lists, and it's honestly a little overwhelming.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
Thrilled that @childmindinstitute.bsky.social has named THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES as one of the Best Kids' Books about Mental Health in 2025! We need so many more novels that meet kids where they are when it comes to mental health issues. childmind.org/article/the-...
The Best Kids’ Books About Mental Health of 2025 - Child Mind Institute
Explore our favorite 2025 children's books on mental health. Our list covers a variety of topics from ADHD to autism to body image.
childmind.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Thrilled that @childmindinstitute.bsky.social has named THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES as one of the Best Kids' Books about Mental Health in 2025! We need so many more novels that meet kids where they are when it comes to mental health issues. childmind.org/article/the-...
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Over 200 authors will be Zooming into classrooms & libraries for World Read Aloud Day on 2/4!
Teachers/librarians - Want to be first to see the list so you can book a free visit? It'll go out in my email newsletter in early December! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Teachers/librarians - Want to be first to see the list so you can book a free visit? It'll go out in my email newsletter in early December! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Over 200 authors will be Zooming into classrooms & libraries for World Read Aloud Day on 2/4!
Teachers/librarians - Want to be first to see the list so you can book a free visit? It'll go out in my email newsletter in early December! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Teachers/librarians - Want to be first to see the list so you can book a free visit? It'll go out in my email newsletter in early December! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
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Authors & illustrators! Want to Zoom into classrooms on 2/4/26 to help celebrate LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the info & a link to sign up! katemessner.com/getting-read...
November 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Authors & illustrators! Want to Zoom into classrooms on 2/4/26 to help celebrate LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the info & a link to sign up! katemessner.com/getting-read...