Book Awards & Distinctions
for Kate Messner
73 Total Book Awards
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
Best STEM Books, 2017-2024
Selection, 2019
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2019
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2019
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
Once Upon a Book (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2024
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Over and Under the Snow (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Text Winner, 2012
Marion Vannett Ridgway Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2012
Over and Under the Pond (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2018
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2018
Breakout (3)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
High Interest Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019
Plagues and Pandemics (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2022
Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2022
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt (3)
Chirp (2)
Christopher Columbus and the Taino People (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2024
The Exact Location of Home (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2017
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's Presidents (2)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2021
Over and Under the Canyon (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2022
Rolling Thunder (2)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2018
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2015
The Underground Railroad (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2023
The American Revolution (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
Capture the Flag (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2012
Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor (1)
Emma McKenna, Full Out (1)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
Fergus and Zeke (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2017
Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2022
Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2020
Fergus and Zeke and the Great Farm Field Trip (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2024
Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2019
Hide and Seek (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2013
How to Read a Story (1)
Insect Superpowers: 18 Real Bugs That Smash, Zap, Hypnotize, Sting, and Devour! (1)
The Mayflower (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2021
Over and Under the Waves (1)
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2023
Pearl Harbor (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
Rastreando Tortugas: La Misión Para Salvar ll Gigante de Las Galápagos (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2021
Salem Witch Trials (1)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
The Seventh Wish (1)
The Titanic (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem (1)
Wake Up Missing (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
High Interest Selection, 2014