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. Latest book: THE SCARIEST KITTEN IN THE WORLD.

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Capstone 📚 💻 🌈 @capstonepub ·

18 Apr

We can't wait for @sljournal's Open Books, Open Minds Virtual Event on Thurs, May 2nd! At 12:05 PM ET, @SaadiaFaruqi & @KateMessner will present a resource-packed session, Making a Series Commitment. 📚 @donalynbooks will be the moderator!

Session info ➡️ http://bit.ly/4d36urs

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18 Apr

Counting down to #EarthDay with fabulous #kidlit about caring for our planet (and thus, ourselves). 💚
A pairing featuring entomophagy: #MG fiction by @KateMessner and #NF by @boonewrites. Edible insects=a sustainable source of protein.

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18 Apr

Sharing this amazing post from Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich for my friends who knit! https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/play-process-and-purling/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1lDTataHsg5PV2CDkFJg7Igfd0VqFlwL1PIvsnsp42PZMWYu9CdAuDg_4_aem_ATKHHBzHsxV0jpMFiDySk4-aul_7iwtNZU_vvdlIlM3dPg3PsQYCJ-g64t9xIc0IQCogkCZHlYqzymilepfTFX6b

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15 Apr

Walked into Books Kinokuniya in Singapore tonight and found HISTORY SMASHERS on the shelf!

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15 Apr

First day in Singapore, where I'll be visiting readers at @SAmericanSchool this week! Day 1 featured a four-hour hike with amazing wildlife (including a spitting cobra!), thieving monkeys, and Michelin-rated hawker stands.

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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

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

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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 ...