The Scariest Kitten in the World

The Scariest Kitten in the World is a hilarious picture book by Kate Messner and illustrated by MacKenzie Haley in the vein of The Monster at the End of This Book about a not-so-scary kitten and a not-too-terrifying haunted house.

WARNING! This is a VERY scary story.
It is the most spine-chilling story anyone could ever read.
It takes place in a horrifying haunted house (okay, not that terrifying) . . .
with a creepy creature (well, maybe not that creepy) . . .
and its frightening friends (but are they that frightening?).
Seriously. You're going to be scared right out of your underpants by these guys!
There's no way they're the cutest little critters you've ever seen . . . right?

Packed with humor and heart and adorable illustrations, this not-quite-scary story will keep you laughing until the very last page.

Author: Kate Messner
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 08/29/2023
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 10.23h x 8.40w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9780374390051
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/15/2023
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2023
Booklist 07/01/2023 pg. 74
School Library Journal 08/01/2023 pg. 82
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2023 pg. 26
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2023
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2024 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

Kate Messner is a New York Times-bestselling author of multiple children's books, among them Over and Under the Pond, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, The Brilliant Deep, and How to Read a Story. Before becoming a full-time writer, Kate was a TV news reporter as well as an educator who spent fifteen years teaching middle school English. These days, she splits her time between Lake Champlain and southwest Florida and is trying to summit all forty-six Adirondack High Peaks in between book deadlines.

MacKenzie Haley is an illustrator, runner, and cat lover who currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky. Her books include The Ninja Club Sleepover, Pega Sisters Go to Camp, and Funny Little Ghost. She has currently reached the maximum amount of cat shirts a grown woman is allowed to have, and is banned from buying any more (but can accept them as gifts).