New York Times bestselling author Kate Messner is passionately curious and writes books for kids who wonder, too. Her titles include award-winning picture books like OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW, THE NEXT SCIENTIST, and THE SCARIEST KITTEN IN THE WORLD as well as novels for older readers like ALL THE ANSWERS, BREAKOUT, and CHIRP. Kate also writes the popular the History Smashers graphic nonfiction series and leads the multi-author team behind The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class chapter books. She lives on Lake Champlain and is a proud Adirondack 46er.