Kate Hannigan, author portrait
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Kate Hannigan

Kate Hannigan is the author of several children’s books, including A Lady Has the Floor, which received four starred reviews; Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine, a 2024 NSTA-CBC Best STEM Book; and Nellie vs. Elizabeth, one of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Children’s Books. Kate’s other books have also made the 2022 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List, the 2023 Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year, and were nominated for the 2023 Illinois Bluestem Award, among many other honors. Her most recent titles are Rachel Carson’s Wonder-Filled World, Louisa Learns to Write, and My Word, Theodore!. Kate lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her family and dog. Visit katesbooks.com
Louisa Learns to Write
Rachel Carson's Wonder-Filled World
Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine
Nellie vs. Elizabeth
A Lady Has the Floor

Books

Louisa Learns to Write
Rachel Carson's Wonder-Filled World
Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine
Nellie vs. Elizabeth
A Lady Has the Floor