Cricket Farm

My novel CHIRP is set on a cricket farm, so I visited real-world cricket farms in Vermont and Texas for research.

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NYT bestselling author of 60+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Coming soon: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES (April 2025)

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Sending love to everyone struggling today. I don't have any answers, but please hold space for your feelings & make time to care for yourself and loved ones. And whenever you can, take a deep breath and get back to your essential work in the world. There is so much to do.

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5 Nov

If you voted early, here's how you can check to make sure that your mail-in ballot is being counted:

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31 Oct

Still processing what an amazing experience it was to read at the White House Hallo-READ event yesterday! More photos to come after I pinch myself again to make sure it was real.

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30 Oct

It's been a wild week but I can finally share that I'll be reading THE SCARIEST KITTEN IN THE WORLD on the White House lawn today! It's part of @POTUS & @FLOTUS's Hallo-READ celebration, and I couldn't be more honored to be invited.
(Photos to come later on!)

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29 Oct

Reading THE SCARIEST KITTEN IN THE WORLD with your kiddos this Halloween? The amazing MacKenzie Haley created some coloring pages you can download! https://katemessner.com/the-scariest-kitten-in-the-world-coloring-pages/

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