Kate Messner Reading Order

2 books (2015–2018)

Start with Been There, Done That and read in order.

#	Title
1	Been There, Done That 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Creativity Project 2018Buy 🇺🇸

46 books (1998–2025)

Start with Zelda and Ivy(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky), the first of 46 books in the Candlewick Sparks series.

#	Title
1	Zelda and Ivy(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
2	Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
3	Zelda and Ivy: One Christmas(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
4	Tales from the Waterhole(By: Bob Graham) 2004Buy 🇺🇸
5	Ant and Honey Bee(By: Megan McDonald) 2005Buy 🇺🇸
6	Houndsley and Catina(By: James Howe) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Monster in the Backpack(By: Noah Z. Jones,Lisa Moser) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
8	Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
9	Squirrel's World(By: Valeri Gorbachev,Lisa Moser) 2007Buy 🇺🇸
10	Annie and Simon(By: Catharine O'Neill) 2008Buy 🇺🇸
11	Houndsley and Catina and the Birthday Surprise(By: James Howe,Marie-Louise Gay) 2008Buy 🇺🇸
12	Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time(By: Marie-Louise Gay) 2008Buy 🇺🇸
13	The Quiet Time(By: James Howe) 2008Buy 🇺🇸
14	Joe and Sparky Get New Wheels: Candlewick Sparks(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
15	Zelda and Ivy: Keeping Secrets(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
16	A Pair of Friends at Halloween(By: Megan McDonald) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
17	Zelda and Ivy: The Big Picture(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
18	Houndsley and Catina Plink and Plunk(By: James Howe,Marie-Louise Gay) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
19	Joe and Sparky, Superstars!(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
20	Horse Meets Girl(By: Jessie Haas) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
21	A Pair of Friends in Winter(By: Megan McDonald) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
22	Annie and Simon: The Sneeze and Other Stories(By: Catharine O'Neill) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
23	Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween(By: Megan McDonald) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
24	Bramble and Maggie: Horse Meets Girl(By: Jessie Haas) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
25	Give and Take(By: Jessie Haas) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
26	Joe And Sparky Get New Wheels(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
27	Joe and Sparky Go to School(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
28	Monkey and Elephant Get Better(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
29	Squirrel's Fun Day(By: Valeri Gorbachev,Lisa Moser) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
30	Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter(By: Megan McDonald) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
31	Monkey and Elephant Go Gadding(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
32	Rabbit And Robot: The Sleepover(By: Cece Bell) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
33	Spooky Season(By: Jessie Haas) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
34	Monkey and Elephant and a Secret Birthday Surprise(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
35	Poppy the Pirate Dog and the Missing Treasure(By: Liz Kessler) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
36	Monkey and Elephant and the Babysitting Adventure(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
37	Rabbit and Robot and Ribbit(By: Cece Bell) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
38	Bramble and Maggie: Snow Day(By: Jessie Haas,Alison Friend) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
39	Joe and Sparky, Party Animals!(By: Jamie Michalak) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
40	Through the Seasons(By: James Howe) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
41	Frank and Bean(By: Bob Kolar,Jamie Michalak) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
42	Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge 2020Buy 🇺🇸
43	Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair 2022Buy 🇺🇸
44	Frank and Bean: Food Truck Fiasco(By: Bob Kolar,Jamie Michalak) 2022Buy 🇺🇸
45	Fergus and Zeke for President 2023Buy 🇺🇸
46	The Cave and Other Stories(By: Jarvis) 2025Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (2017–2024)

Start with Fergus and Zeke, the first of 6 books in the Fergus and Zeke series.

#	Title
1	Fergus and Zeke 2017Buy 🇺🇸
2	Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge 2020Buy 🇺🇸
3	Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School 2021Buy 🇺🇸
4	Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair 2022Buy 🇺🇸
5	Fergus and Zeke for President 2023Buy 🇺🇸
6	Fergus and Zeke and the Great Farm Field Trip 2024Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (2014–2020)

Start with Try This!(By: Karen Romano Young), the first of 7 books in the Hands-On STEM series.

#	Title
1	Try This!(By: Karen Romano Young) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
2	Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat(By: Carol Tennant) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
3	Try This! Extreme(By: Karen Romano Young) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
4	Dog Science Unleashed(By: Jodi Wheeler-Toppen) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
5	Code This!: Puzzles, Games, Challenges, and Computer Coding Concepts for the Problem Solver in You(By: Jennifer Szymanski) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
6	Make This!(By: Ella Schwartz) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
7	Solve This! Forensics 2020Buy 🇺🇸

13 books (2020–2026)

Start with History Smashers: Women's Right to Vote, the first of 13 books in the History Smashers series.

#	Title
1	History Smashers: Women's Right to Vote 2020Buy 🇺🇸
2	Pearl Harbor 2020Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Mayflower 2020Buy 🇺🇸
4	Women's Right To Vote 2020Buy 🇺🇸
5	Plagues and Pandemics 2021Buy 🇺🇸
6	The American Revolution 2021Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Titanic 2021Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Underground Railroad 2022Buy 🇺🇸
9	Christopher Columbus and the Taino People 2023Buy 🇺🇸
10	Salem Witch Trials 2024Buy 🇺🇸
11	Ancient Egypt 2025Buy 🇺🇸
12	Earth Day and the Environment 2025Buy 🇺🇸
13	The Space Race 2026Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2011–2014)

Start with Marty McGuire and read in order.

#	Title
1	Marty McGuire 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	Marty McGuire Digs Worms! 2012Buy 🇺🇸
3	Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets! 2014Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (2019–2023)

Start with Insect Superpowers, the first of 7 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	Insect Superpowers 2019Buy 🇺🇸
2	How to Write a Story 2020Buy 🇺🇸
3	Solve This! Forensics 2020Buy 🇺🇸
4	Tracking Pythons 2020Buy 🇺🇸
5	Tracking Tortoises 2021Buy 🇺🇸
6	59 Reasons to Write: Mini-Lessons, Prompts, and Inspiration for Teachers 2023Buy 🇺🇸
7	Real Revision: Authors' Strategies to Share with Student Writers 2023Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2007–2008)

Start with Spitfire and read in order.

#	Title
1	Spitfire 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	Champlain and the Silent One 2008Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (2011–2025)

Start with Over and Under the Snow, the first of 8 books in the Over and Under series.

#	Title
1	Over and Under the Snow 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt 2015Buy 🇺🇸
3	Over and Under the Pond 2017Buy 🇺🇸
4	Over and Under the Rainforest 2020Buy 🇺🇸
5	Over and Under the Canyon 2021Buy 🇺🇸
6	Over and Under the Waves 2022Buy 🇺🇸
7	Over and Under the Wetland 2024Buy 🇺🇸
8	Over and Under the Coral Reef 2025Buy 🇺🇸

15 books (2015–2026)

Start with How to Read a Story, the first of 15 books in the Picture series.

#	Title
1	How to Read a Story 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Tree of Wonder 2015Buy 🇺🇸
3	Rolling Thunder 2017Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Brilliant Deep 2018Buy 🇺🇸
5	Over and Under the Rainforest 2020Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Next President 2020Buy 🇺🇸
7	Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor(With: Alexandra Bye) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
8	Sloth Wasn't Sleepy 2021Buy 🇺🇸
9	Only the Best(With: Margaret E. Powell) 2022Buy 🇺🇸
10	Once Upon a Book(With: Grace Lin) 2023Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Scariest Kitten in the World(With: MacKenzie Haley) 2023Buy 🇺🇸
12	First Ascent 2025Buy 🇺🇸
13	Axolotl-Ella: A Sort-of Cinderella Story 2026Buy 🇺🇸
14	Camp Monster 2026Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Whale’s Tale and the Otter’s Side of the Story 2026Buy 🇺🇸

12 books (2015–2020)

Start with Danger in Ancient Rome, the first of 12 books in the Ranger in Time series.

#	Title
1	Danger in Ancient Rome 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Long Road to Freedom 2015Buy 🇺🇸
3	Rescue on the Oregon Trail 2015Buy 🇺🇸
4	Race to the South Pole 2016Buy 🇺🇸
5	Escape from the Great Earthquake 2017Buy 🇺🇸
6	Journey through Ash and Smoke 2017Buy 🇺🇸
7	D-Day: Battle on the Beach 2018Buy 🇺🇸
8	Hurricane Katrina Rescue 2018Buy 🇺🇸
9	Disaster on the Titanic 2019Buy 🇺🇸
10	Night of Soldiers and Spies 2019Buy 🇺🇸
11	Attack on Pearl Harbor 2020Buy 🇺🇸
12	Escape From The Twin Towers 2020Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2011–2013)

Start with Sea Monster's First Day and read in order.

#	Title
1	Sea Monster's First Day 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	Sea Monster And The Bossy Fish 2013Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2012–2014)

Start with Capture the Flag and read in order.

#	Title
1	Capture the Flag 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	Hide and Seek 2013Buy 🇺🇸
3	Manhunt 2014Buy 🇺🇸

10 books (2009–2025)

Start with The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z., the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. 2009Buy 🇺🇸
2	Sugar and Ice 2010Buy 🇺🇸
3	Eye of the Storm 2012Buy 🇺🇸
4	Wake Up Missing 2013Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Exact Location of Home 2014Buy 🇺🇸
6	All the Answers 2015Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Seventh Wish 2016Buy 🇺🇸
8	Breakout 2018Buy 🇺🇸
9	Chirp 2020Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Trouble with Heroes 2025Buy 🇺🇸

12 books (2024–2026)

Start with Emma McKenna, Full Out, the first of 12 books in the The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class series.

#	Title
1	Emma McKenna, Full Out 2024Buy 🇺🇸
2	Poppy Song Bakes a Way(By: Kat Fajardo,Karina Glaser) 2024Buy 🇺🇸
3	Rohan Murthy Has a Plan(By: Rajani LaRocca) 2024Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Legend of Memo Castillo(By: William Alexander,Kat Fajardo) 2024Buy 🇺🇸
5	Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage(With: Kat Fajardo,Kekla Magoon) 2025Buy 🇺🇸
6	Olive Little Gets Crafty(By: Kat Fajardo,Linda Urban) 2025Buy 🇺🇸
7	Synclaire Fields Knows the Score(By: Kat Fajardo,Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich) 2025Buy 🇺🇸
8	Theo Chang Is Not a Cat(By: Mike Jung) 2025Buy 🇺🇸
9	Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble(With: Kat Fajardo,Martha Brockenbrough) 2025Buy 🇺🇸
10	Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School(By: Kat Fajardo,Eliot Schrefer) 2025Buy 🇺🇸
11	Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat(With: Kat Fajardo,Tracey Baptiste) 2026Buy 🇺🇸
12	Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation(With: Kat Fajardo,Kyle Lukoff) 2026Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2025–2026)

Start with How to Save an Otter and read in order.

#	Title
1	How to Save an Otter 2025Buy 🇺🇸
2	How to Save an Owl 2025Buy 🇺🇸
3	How to Save a Tortoise 2026Buy 🇺🇸