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NYT bestselling author of 60+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Latest book: THE SCARIEST KITTEN IN THE WORLD.

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katemessner @katemessner ·

30 Apr

What do you get when you take 17 authors and put them all together to create a new town, a new school, and 18 amazing kids in one third grade classroom?

@sljournal shares the messy process behind our new series THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS!

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30 Apr

New Book Trailer Alert: The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wijYvlRV-PM

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Ed Kalegi @edkalegi ·

3 May

This week on “The Weekend w/ Ed Kalegi”
-@Newsweek investigative reporter Valerie Bauman @Valeriereports on her new memoir “Inconceivable,” @KateMessner on “The Kids In Mrs Z’s Class: Emma McKenna, Full Out,” Natasha Daniels @atsurvival on “Crushing OCD Workbook for Kids” & more

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30 Apr

Teacher & librarian friends! Our teaching & discussion guide for THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS includes a reproducible character development worksheet - the same one our authors used to create Emma, Rohan, and all our characters for the series!
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Algonquin Young Readers @algonquinyr ·

30 Apr

The first two books in The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class are on sale TODAY!! Join Emma, Rohan, and their entire third-grade class at Curiosity Academy for a special year of fun and friendship. http://tinyurl.com/kidsinmrszs

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The Story Behind THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS

THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS launches one week from today!Just how does an 18-book multi-author series come together? It all started with an email and some Afro-fusion street food.About two years ago, I found a note from my literary agent in my inbox with the subject line “Idea for ...

Emma McKenna, Full Out! A sneak preview of The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class for World Read Aloud Day

Happy World Read Aloud Day, friends! To celebrate, I'm sharing a sneak-preview read-aloud from EMMA MCKENNA, FULL OUT! It's the first book in a brand new multi-author series called THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS, which launches this spring and is available for pre-order now. You can read more about ...

Zoom with an Author or Illustrator for World Read Aloud Day 2024!

Are you ready for World Read Aloud Day? It’s an annual celebration of sharing stories from the amazing folks at LitWorld and Scholastic. This year’s World Read Aloud Day will be February 7, 2024! If you’re new to this page, I’m Kate Messner, author of more than sixty books for kids. I’m also ...

Getting Ready for World Read Aloud Day 2024 - a call for author & illustrator volunteers!

LitWorld’s amazing World Read Aloud Day is coming up on February 7, 2024! One of the fun traditions of this day of sharing stories is for authors and illustrators around the world to Zoom into classrooms & libraries for short read-alouds. For a while now, I’ve helped out by compiling a ...

Pre-order THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS and get a free virtual author visit with Kate Messner & Rajani LaRocca!

The first two titles in our new series THE KIDS IN MRS. Z’S CLASS are now available for pre-order – and we have a special offer for educators, librarians, and home school families. Just pre-order the first two books, EMMA MCKENNA, FULL OUT and ROHAN MURTHY HAS A PLAN from ...