Author record · 2011 to 2025
Kate Messner: Awards and Best-of Lists
Kate Messner has 1 longlist or nominee place and 27 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Grace Lin
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Trouble With Heroes | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2025 | The Trouble With Heroes | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2025 | The Trouble with Heroes | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2025 | The Trouble with Heroes | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2025 | History Smashers: Ancient Egypt | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Middle to High School | |
| 2024 | The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World's Greatest Scientists | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2024 | The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class: Emma McKenna, Full Out | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Chapter Books | |
| 2024 | History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Middle to High School | |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Book | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Book | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | Once upon a Book | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Plagues and Pandemics | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2021 | Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | The Mayflower | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2020 | Women's Right to Vote | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2020 | The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's Presidents | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2020 | Chirp | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | The Mayflower | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs : the Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2017 | Over and Under the Pond | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | Over and Under the Pond | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2016 | The Seventh Wish | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | The Seventh Wish | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2015 | Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2015 | All the Answers | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2015 | Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2011 | Marty McGuire | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers |
Books
- The Trouble With Heroes4 sources · 2025
- Once Upon a Book3 sources · 2023
- Over and Under the Pond2 sources · 2017
- The Mayflower2 sources · 2020
- The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's Presidents2 sources · 2020
- The Seventh Wish2 sources · 2016
- All the Answers1 source · 2015
- Chirp1 source · 2020
- Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School1 source · 2021
- History Smashers: Ancient Egypt1 source · 2024 to 2025
- Marty McGuire1 source · 2011
- Plagues and Pandemics1 source · 2021
- The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs : the Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation1 source · 2018
- The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class: Emma McKenna, Full Out1 source · 2024
- The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World's Greatest Scientists1 source · 2024
- Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree1 source · 2015
- Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt1 source · 2015
- Women's Right to Vote1 source · 2020