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Kate Messner Books in Order

Find every Kate Messner book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 145 books / 16 series

American author Kate Messner is best known for the Ranger in Time and History Smashers series. Her award-winning books, including *The Seventh Wish*, have earned critical acclaim for blending adventure with educational content. This page provides the Kate Messner books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Kate Messner Books in Chronological Order

1998 Zelda and Ivy(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) POoCSB / 1 Buy
1999 Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) POoCSB / 2 Buy
2000 Zelda and Ivy: One Christmas(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) POoCSB / 3 Buy
2004 Tales from the Waterhole(By: Bob Graham) POoCSB / 4 Buy
2005 Ant and Honey Bee(By: Megan McDonald) POoCSB / 5 Buy
2006 Houndsley and Catina(By: James Howe) POoCSB / 6 Buy
2006 Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) POoCSB / 7 Buy
2006 The Monster in the Backpack(By: Noah Z. Jones,Lisa Moser) POoCSB / 8 Buy
2007 Spitfire POoNCAB / 1 Buy
2007 Squirrel's World(By: Valeri Gorbachev,Lisa Moser) POoCSB / 9 Buy
2008 Champlain and the Silent One POoNCAB / 2 Buy
2008 Annie and Simon(By: Catharine O'Neill) POoCSB / 10 Buy
2008 The Quiet Time(By: James Howe) POoCSB / 11 Buy
2008 Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time(By: Marie-Louise Gay) POoCSB / 12 Buy
2008 Houndsley and Catina and the Birthday Surprise(By: James Howe,Marie-Louise Gay) POoCSB / 13 Buy
2009 The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. POoSN / 1 Buy
2009 Zelda and Ivy: Keeping Secrets(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) POoCSB / 14 Buy
2009 Joe and Sparky Get New Wheels: Candlewick Sparks(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) POoCSB / 15 Buy
2010 Sugar and Ice POoSN / 2 Buy
2010 A Pair of Friends at Halloween(By: Megan McDonald) POoCSB / 16 Buy
2010 Zelda and Ivy: The Big Picture(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) POoCSB / 17 Buy
2011 Over and Under the Snow POoOaUB / 1 Buy
2011 Sea Monster's First Day POoSMB / 1 Buy
2011 Marty McGuire POoMMB / 1 Buy
2011 Joe and Sparky, Superstars!(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) POoCSB / 18 Buy
2011 Houndsley and Catina Plink and Plunk(By: James Howe,Marie-Louise Gay) POoCSB / 19 Buy
2012 Capture the Flag POoSJSMB / 1 Buy
2012 Marty McGuire Digs Worms! POoMMB / 2 Buy
2012 Eye of the Storm POoSN / 3 Buy
2012 Horse Meets Girl(By: Jessie Haas) POoCSB / 20 Buy
2013 Hide and Seek POoSJSMB / 2 Buy
2013 Sea Monster And The Bossy Fish POoSMB / 2 Buy
2013 Wake Up Missing POoSN / 4 Buy
2013 Monkey and Elephant Get Better(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) POoCSB / 21 Buy
2013 Give and Take(By: Jessie Haas) POoCSB / 22 Buy
2013 Joe And Sparky Get New Wheels(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) POoCSB / 23 Buy
2013 Bramble and Maggie: Horse Meets Girl(By: Jessie Haas) POoCSB / 24 Buy
2013 Annie and Simon: The Sneeze and Other Stories(By: Catharine O'Neill) POoCSB / 25 Buy
2013 Squirrel's Fun Day(By: Valeri Gorbachev,Lisa Moser) POoCSB / 26 Buy
2013 Joe and Sparky Go to School(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) POoCSB / 27 Buy
2013 Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween(By: Megan McDonald) POoCSB / 28 Buy
2013 A Pair of Friends in Winter(By: Megan McDonald) POoCSB / 29 Buy
2014 Try This!(By: Karen Romano Young) POoHSB / 1 Buy
2014 Manhunt POoSJSMB / 3 Buy
2014 Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets! POoMMB / 3 Buy
2014 The Exact Location of Home POoSN / 5 Buy
2014 Rabbit And Robot: The Sleepover(By: Cece Bell) POoCSB / 30 Buy
2014 Monkey and Elephant Go Gadding(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) POoCSB / 31 Buy
2014 Spooky Season(By: Jessie Haas) POoCSB / 32 Buy
2014 Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter(By: Megan McDonald) POoCSB / 33 Buy
2015 Rescue on the Oregon Trail POoRiTB / 1 Buy
2015 How to Read a Story POoPB / 1 Buy
2015 Danger in Ancient Rome POoRiTB / 2 Buy
2015 Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat(By: Carol Tennant) POoHSB / 2 Buy
2015 Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt POoOaUB / 2 Buy
2015 Tree of Wonder POoPB / 2 Buy
2015 Long Road to Freedom POoRiTB / 3 Buy
2015 All the Answers POoSN / 6 Buy
2015 Poppy the Pirate Dog and the Missing Treasure(By: Liz Kessler) POoCSB / 34 Buy
2015 Monkey and Elephant and a Secret Birthday Surprise(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) POoCSB / 35 Buy
2016 Race to the South Pole POoRiTB / 4 Buy
2016 The Seventh Wish POoSN / 7 Buy
2016 Monkey and Elephant and the Babysitting Adventure(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) POoCSB / 36 Buy
2016 Rabbit and Robot and Ribbit(By: Cece Bell) POoCSB / 37 Buy
2017 Fergus and Zeke POoFaZB / 1 Buy
2017 Try This! Extreme(By: Karen Romano Young) POoHSB / 3 Buy
2017 Rolling Thunder POoPB / 3 Buy
2017 Over and Under the Pond POoOaUB / 3 Buy
2017 Journey through Ash and Smoke POoRiTB / 5 Buy
2017 Escape from the Great Earthquake POoRiTB / 6 Buy
2017 Joe and Sparky, Party Animals!(By: Jamie Michalak) POoCSB / 38 Buy
2017 Bramble and Maggie: Snow Day(By: Jessie Haas,Alison Friend) POoCSB / 39 Buy
2018 The Brilliant Deep POoPB / 4 Buy
2018 Dog Science Unleashed(By: Jodi Wheeler-Toppen) POoHSB / 4 Buy
2018 D-Day: Battle on the Beach POoRiTB / 7 Buy
2018 Hurricane Katrina Rescue POoRiTB / 8 Buy
2018 Breakout POoSN / 8 Buy
2018 Through the Seasons(By: James Howe) POoCSB / 40 Buy
2019 Insect Superpowers POoNB / 1 Buy
2019 Make This!(By: Ella Schwartz) POoHSB / 5 Buy
2019 Code This!: Puzzles, Games, Challenges, and Computer Coding Concepts for the Problem Solver in You(By: Jennifer Szymanski) POoHSB / 6 Buy
2019 Disaster on the Titanic POoRiTB / 9 Buy
2019 Night of Soldiers and Spies POoRiTB / 10 Buy
2019 Frank and Bean(By: Bob Kolar,Jamie Michalak) POoCSB / 41 Buy
2020 The Mayflower POoHSB / 1 Buy
2020 History Smashers: Women's Right to Vote POoHSB / 2 Buy
2020 Tracking Pythons POoNB / 2 Buy
2020 Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge POoFaZB / 2 Buy
2020 Women's Right To Vote POoHSB / 3 Buy
2020 Solve This! Forensics POoNB / 3 Buy
2020 How to Write a Story POoNB / 4 Buy
2020 Pearl Harbor POoHSB / 4 Buy
2020 The Next President POoPB / 5 Buy
2020 Over and Under the Rainforest POoPB / 6 Buy
2020 Chirp POoSN / 9 Buy
2020 Escape From The Twin Towers POoRiTB / 11 Buy
2020 Attack on Pearl Harbor POoRiTB / 12 Buy
2021 Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School POoFaZB / 3 Buy
2021 Over and Under the Canyon POoOaUB / 5 Buy
2021 The Titanic POoHSB / 5 Buy
2021 Tracking Tortoises POoNB / 5 Buy
2021 The American Revolution POoHSB / 6 Buy
2021 Plagues and Pandemics POoHSB / 7 Buy
2021 Sloth Wasn't Sleepy POoPB / 7 Buy
2021 Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor(With: Alexandra Bye) POoPB / 8 Buy
2022 Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair POoFaZB / 4 Buy
2022 Over and Under the Waves POoOaUB / 6 Buy
2022 The Underground Railroad POoHSB / 8 Buy
2022 Only the Best(With: Margaret E. Powell) POoPB / 9 Buy
2022 Frank and Bean: Food Truck Fiasco(By: Bob Kolar,Jamie Michalak) POoCSB / 43 Buy
2023 Fergus and Zeke for President POoFaZB / 5 Buy
2023 Real Revision: Authors' Strategies to Share with Student Writers POoNB / 6 Buy
2023 59 Reasons to Write: Mini-Lessons, Prompts, and Inspiration for Teachers POoNB / 7 Buy
2023 Christopher Columbus and the Taino People POoHSB / 9 Buy
2023 Once Upon a Book(With: Grace Lin) POoPB / 10 Buy
2023 The Scariest Kitten in the World(With: MacKenzie Haley) POoPB / 11 Buy
2024 Rohan Murthy Has a Plan(By: Rajani LaRocca) POoTKiMZCB / 1 Buy
2024 Emma McKenna, Full Out POoTKiMZCB / 2 Buy
2024 Poppy Song Bakes a Way(By: Karina Glaser) POoTKiMZCB / 3 Buy
2024 The Legend of Memo Castillo(By: William Alexander) POoTKiMZCB / 4 Buy
2024 Fergus and Zeke and the Great Farm Field Trip POoFaZB / 6 Buy
2024 Over and Under the Wetland POoOaUB / 7 Buy
2024 Salem Witch Trials POoHSB / 10 Buy
2025 How to Save an Otter POoWRB / 1 Buy
2025 How to Save an Owl POoWRB / 2 Buy
2025 Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School(By: Eliot Schrefer) POoTKiMZCB / 5 Buy
2025 Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage(By: Kekla Magoon) POoTKiMZCB / 6 Buy
2025 Olive Little Gets Crafty(By: Linda Urban) POoTKiMZCB / 7 Buy
2025 Over and Under the Coral Reef POoOaUB / 8 Buy
2025 Synclaire Fields Knows the Score(By: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich) POoTKiMZCB / 8 Buy
2025 Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble(By: Martha Brockenbrough) POoTKiMZCB / 9 Buy
2025 The Trouble with Heroes POoSN / 10 Buy
2025 Theo Chang Is Not a Cat(By: Mike Jung) POoTKiMZCB / 10 Buy
2025 Earth Day and the Environment POoHSB / 11 Buy
2025 Ancient Egypt POoHSB / 12 Buy
2025 First Ascent POoPB / 12 Buy
2025 The Cave and Other Stories(By: Jarvis) POoCSB / 46 Buy
2026 Over and Under the Park POoCB / 1 Buy
2026 How to Save a Tortoise POoWRB / 3 Buy
2026 Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation(By: Kyle Lukoff) POoTKiMZCB / 11 Buy
2026 Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat(By: Tracey Baptiste) POoTKiMZCB / 12 Buy
2026 Camp Monster POoPB / 13 Buy
2026 The Space Race POoHSB / 13 Buy
2026 The Whale’s Tale and the Otter’s Side of the Story POoPB / 14 Buy
2026 Axolotl-Ella: A Sort-of Cinderella Story POoPB / 15 Buy

Kate Messner Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Fergus and Zeke 2017 Buy
02 Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge 2020 Buy
03 Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School 2021 Buy
04 Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair 2022 Buy
05 Fergus and Zeke for President 2023 Buy
06 Fergus and Zeke and the Great Farm Field Trip 2024 Buy
01 Rescue on the Oregon Trail 2015 Buy
02 Danger in Ancient Rome 2015 Buy
03 Long Road to Freedom 2015 Buy
04 Race to the South Pole 2016 Buy
05 Journey through Ash and Smoke 2017 Buy
06 Escape from the Great Earthquake 2017 Buy
07 D-Day: Battle on the Beach 2018 Buy
08 Hurricane Katrina Rescue 2018 Buy
09 Disaster on the Titanic 2019 Buy
10 Night of Soldiers and Spies 2019 Buy
11 Escape From The Twin Towers 2020 Buy
12 Attack on Pearl Harbor 2020 Buy
01 How to Save an Otter 2025 Buy
02 How to Save an Owl 2025 Buy
03 How to Save a Tortoise 2026 Buy
01 Sea Monster's First Day 2011 Buy
02 Sea Monster And The Bossy Fish 2013 Buy
01 Spitfire 2007 Buy
02 Champlain and the Silent One 2008 Buy
01 Over and Under the Park 2026 Buy
Picture Books in Reading Order 15 books / 2015-2026
01 How to Read a Story 2015 Buy
02 Tree of Wonder 2015 Buy
03 Rolling Thunder 2017 Buy
04 The Brilliant Deep 2018 Buy
05 The Next President 2020 Buy
06 Over and Under the Rainforest 2020 Buy
07 Sloth Wasn't Sleepy 2021 Buy
08 Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor(With: Alexandra Bye) 2021 Buy
09 Only the Best(With: Margaret E. Powell) 2022 Buy
10 Once Upon a Book(With: Grace Lin) 2023 Buy
11 The Scariest Kitten in the World(With: MacKenzie Haley) 2023 Buy
12 First Ascent 2025 Buy
13 Camp Monster 2026 Buy
14 The Whale’s Tale and the Otter’s Side of the Story 2026 Buy
15 Axolotl-Ella: A Sort-of Cinderella Story 2026 Buy
01 The Mayflower 2020 Buy
02 History Smashers: Women's Right to Vote 2020 Buy
03 Women's Right To Vote 2020 Buy
04 Pearl Harbor 2020 Buy
05 The Titanic 2021 Buy
06 The American Revolution 2021 Buy
07 Plagues and Pandemics 2021 Buy
08 The Underground Railroad 2022 Buy
09 Christopher Columbus and the Taino People 2023 Buy
10 Salem Witch Trials 2024 Buy
11 Earth Day and the Environment 2025 Buy
12 Ancient Egypt 2025 Buy
13 The Space Race 2026 Buy
01 Marty McGuire 2011 Buy
02 Marty McGuire Digs Worms! 2012 Buy
03 Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets! 2014 Buy
01 Insect Superpowers 2019 Buy
02 Tracking Pythons 2020 Buy
03 Solve This! Forensics 2020 Buy
04 How to Write a Story 2020 Buy
05 Tracking Tortoises 2021 Buy
06 Real Revision: Authors' Strategies to Share with Student Writers 2023 Buy
07 59 Reasons to Write: Mini-Lessons, Prompts, and Inspiration for Teachers 2023 Buy
01 Over and Under the Snow 2011 Buy
02 Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt 2015 Buy
03 Over and Under the Pond 2017 Buy
05 Over and Under the Canyon 2021 Buy
06 Over and Under the Waves 2022 Buy
07 Over and Under the Wetland 2024 Buy
08 Over and Under the Coral Reef 2025 Buy
01 Rohan Murthy Has a Plan(By: Rajani LaRocca) 2024 Buy
02 Emma McKenna, Full Out 2024 Buy
03 Poppy Song Bakes a Way(By: Karina Glaser) 2024 Buy
04 The Legend of Memo Castillo(By: William Alexander) 2024 Buy
05 Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School(By: Eliot Schrefer) 2025 Buy
06 Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage(By: Kekla Magoon) 2025 Buy
07 Olive Little Gets Crafty(By: Linda Urban) 2025 Buy
08 Synclaire Fields Knows the Score(By: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich) 2025 Buy
09 Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble(By: Martha Brockenbrough) 2025 Buy
10 Theo Chang Is Not a Cat(By: Mike Jung) 2025 Buy
11 Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation(By: Kyle Lukoff) 2026 Buy
12 Fia Hosein Finds Her Beat(By: Tracey Baptiste) 2026 Buy
01 Capture the Flag 2012 Buy
02 Hide and Seek 2013 Buy
03 Manhunt 2014 Buy
01 Zelda and Ivy(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 1998 Buy
02 Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 1999 Buy
03 Zelda and Ivy: One Christmas(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 2000 Buy
04 Tales from the Waterhole(By: Bob Graham) 2004 Buy
05 Ant and Honey Bee(By: Megan McDonald) 2005 Buy
06 Houndsley and Catina(By: James Howe) 2006 Buy
07 Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 2006 Buy
08 The Monster in the Backpack(By: Noah Z. Jones,Lisa Moser) 2006 Buy
09 Squirrel's World(By: Valeri Gorbachev,Lisa Moser) 2007 Buy
10 Annie and Simon(By: Catharine O'Neill) 2008 Buy
11 The Quiet Time(By: James Howe) 2008 Buy
12 Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time(By: Marie-Louise Gay) 2008 Buy
13 Houndsley and Catina and the Birthday Surprise(By: James Howe,Marie-Louise Gay) 2008 Buy
14 Zelda and Ivy: Keeping Secrets(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 2009 Buy
15 Joe and Sparky Get New Wheels: Candlewick Sparks(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) 2009 Buy
16 A Pair of Friends at Halloween(By: Megan McDonald) 2010 Buy
17 Zelda and Ivy: The Big Picture(By: Laura McGee Kvasnosky) 2010 Buy
18 Joe and Sparky, Superstars!(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) 2011 Buy
19 Houndsley and Catina Plink and Plunk(By: James Howe,Marie-Louise Gay) 2011 Buy
20 Horse Meets Girl(By: Jessie Haas) 2012 Buy
21 Monkey and Elephant Get Better(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) 2013 Buy
22 Give and Take(By: Jessie Haas) 2013 Buy
23 Joe And Sparky Get New Wheels(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) 2013 Buy
24 Bramble and Maggie: Horse Meets Girl(By: Jessie Haas) 2013 Buy
25 Annie and Simon: The Sneeze and Other Stories(By: Catharine O'Neill) 2013 Buy
26 Squirrel's Fun Day(By: Valeri Gorbachev,Lisa Moser) 2013 Buy
27 Joe and Sparky Go to School(By: Frank Remkiewicz,Jamie Michalak) 2013 Buy
28 Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween(By: Megan McDonald) 2013 Buy
29 A Pair of Friends in Winter(By: Megan McDonald) 2013 Buy
30 Rabbit And Robot: The Sleepover(By: Cece Bell) 2014 Buy
31 Monkey and Elephant Go Gadding(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) 2014 Buy
32 Spooky Season(By: Jessie Haas) 2014 Buy
33 Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter(By: Megan McDonald) 2014 Buy
34 Poppy the Pirate Dog and the Missing Treasure(By: Liz Kessler) 2015 Buy
35 Monkey and Elephant and a Secret Birthday Surprise(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) 2015 Buy
36 Monkey and Elephant and the Babysitting Adventure(By: Carole Lexa Schaefer) 2016 Buy
37 Rabbit and Robot and Ribbit(By: Cece Bell) 2016 Buy
38 Joe and Sparky, Party Animals!(By: Jamie Michalak) 2017 Buy
39 Bramble and Maggie: Snow Day(By: Jessie Haas,Alison Friend) 2017 Buy
40 Through the Seasons(By: James Howe) 2018 Buy
41 Frank and Bean(By: Bob Kolar,Jamie Michalak) 2019 Buy
43 Frank and Bean: Food Truck Fiasco(By: Bob Kolar,Jamie Michalak) 2022 Buy
46 The Cave and Other Stories(By: Jarvis) 2025 Buy
01 Try This!(By: Karen Romano Young) 2014 Buy
02 Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat(By: Carol Tennant) 2015 Buy
03 Try This! Extreme(By: Karen Romano Young) 2017 Buy
04 Dog Science Unleashed(By: Jodi Wheeler-Toppen) 2018 Buy
05 Make This!(By: Ella Schwartz) 2019 Buy
06 Code This!: Puzzles, Games, Challenges, and Computer Coding Concepts for the Problem Solver in You(By: Jennifer Szymanski) 2019 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 10 books / 2009-2025
01 The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. 2009 Buy
02 Sugar and Ice 2010 Buy
03 Eye of the Storm 2012 Buy
04 Wake Up Missing 2013 Buy
05 The Exact Location of Home 2014 Buy
06 All the Answers 2015 Buy
07 The Seventh Wish 2016 Buy
08 Breakout 2018 Buy
09 Chirp 2020 Buy
10 The Trouble with Heroes 2025 Buy

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