Teachers, librarians, & home school families! THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS is available for pre-order and we have a special offer for you! Pre-order the first two books & you'll get a FREE virtual author visit with Newbery Honor author @rajanilarocca.bsky.social & me! katemessner.com/pre-order-th...

As #kidlit & #mglit authors start arriving, I want to remind everyone that I’m an admin at MG Book Village, a wonderful community supporting middle grade stories. I maintain the book release calendar, so if you have an upcoming MG book, let me know! https://mgbookvillage.org/mgreleasedates/

The Bluesky #kidlit community is growing! Here's a list of authors, illustrators, educators, librarians, and publishing professionals to follow: https://shorturl.at/AKLST And here's how to add yourself to the list: https://forms.gle/78Cz3ETu4xo4qsNdA

I'm not 100% sure how this happened but I'm pretty thrilled about it. Disney just put the first episode of the American Born Chinese show on YouTube! The full episode for a limited time, FOR FREE! Check it out!