hometown photographs – Kate Messner

June 29, 2008

Photographs of Home

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, author of RULES and the upcoming middle grade novel TOUCH BLUE, is posting a picture of her hometown on her blog every day this week and has invited other writers to do the same. Here’s my first contribution – a reminder that Lake Champlain is home to families other than mine.

We were instantly reminded of the end of Charlotte’s Web when we discovered these babies on our deck a couple weeks ago. They’re all gone now — except for a few who have spun webs on the posts nearby — but it was fun to share their first weekend in the world.

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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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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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25 Oct

New beautiful book covers by @yutaonoda ✨

@KateMessner's The Trouble with Heroes, publishing from @bloomsburykids in April 2025, is a heartwarming novel-in-verse about a boy, a dog, and the healing power of nature.

See more of Yuta's work here: https://rappart.com/artists/yuta-onoda/

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24 Oct

Love seeing these amazing writers in action as they celebrate @writingproject's National Write Out this week! ❤️

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