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Kathi Appelt

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Born

in Fayetteville, NC, The United States

Website

http://www.kathiappelt.com

Genre

Children's Books, Poetry, Biographies & Memoirs

Influences

Mary Oliver, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost

Member Since

April 2008

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Lives in College Station, TX with husband Ken and four adorable cats.

Two sons, both musicians.

Serves on the faculty at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults Program.

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I want to tell you a small part of my experience of writing Angel Thieves. To a certain extent, all of my books feel a bit slippery as they come into being, but this one was like trying to walk a dozen cats on the ends of a dozen leashes. The various story lines kept

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Average rating: 3.92 · 38,046 ratings · 6,186 reviews · 55 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Underneath by Kathi Appelt (Goodreads Author), David Small (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 11,474 ratings — published 2008 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Bricking (Illustrations) 3.94 avg rating — 5,244 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt (Goodreads Author), Alison McGhee (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 4,786 ratings — published 2016 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keeper by Kathi Appelt (Goodreads Author), August Hall (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 3,202 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt (Goodreads Author), Eric Rohmann (Illustrations) 3.75 avg rating — 1,114 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky 4.28 avg rating — 787 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Max Attacks by Kathi Appelt (Goodreads Author), Penelope Dullaghan (Illustrator) 3.71 avg rating — 704 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Counting Crows by Kathi Appelt (Goodreads Author), Rob Dunlavey (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 742 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mogie: The Heart of the House by Kathi Appelt (Goodreads Author), Marc Rosenthal (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 470 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Otis Courted Mama: A Heartfelt Picture Book About Accepting a Step-Parent for Kids (Ages 4-7) by Kathi Appelt (Goodreads Author), Jill McElmurry (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 431 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Purring is not so different from praying. To a tree, a cat's purr is one of the purest of all prayers, for in it lies a whole mixture of gratitude and longing, the twin ingredients of every prayer.”
― Kathi Appelt, The Underneath

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“Humans are designed to be with other humans, even those with mixed blood. They need each other's laughter. They require each other's sorrows.”
― Kathi Appelt, The Underneath

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“(He) had not realized how much he needed this sweet, friendly sound. How much he needed someone to settle in next to him. He didn't know that he needed to not be so solitary until at last he wasn't. So many needs in one old dog.”
― Kathi Appelt, The Underneath

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Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt

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All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor

All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook: Library Edition by Leslie Connor

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When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin

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The World from Up Here by Cecilia Galante

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Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart (write-in)

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Warlords Rising (write-in)

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Soar by Joan Bauer (write-in)

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Soar (write-in)

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“Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.”
― Ray Bradbury

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message 6: by Sandra

18 juil. 2013 09:51

Kathi wrote: "Sandra wrote: "Thanks for friending me! I am such a huge fan of yours! I read The Underneath for my children's lit class and absolutely loved it!! I am going to be reading all of your books!! I fol..."

You're so kind, thank you! :) I'm new to Twitter and it's overwhelming for me at times. Sometimes I wish I could unplug, LOL! :)

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message 5: by Kathi

17 juil. 2013 13:21

Sandra wrote: "Thanks for friending me! I am such a huge fan of yours! I read The Underneath for my children's lit class and absolutely loved it!! I am going to be reading all of your books!! I follow you on Twit..."

Sandra, thank you so much. I'm not a huge Twitterer, but it's nice to know that nice folks are out there.

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message 4: by Sandra

17 juil. 2013 07:34

Thanks for friending me! I am such a huge fan of yours! I read The Underneath for my children's lit class and absolutely loved it!! I am going to be reading all of your books!! I follow you on Twitter as well! :)

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message 3: by Lauren

05 mai 2011 23:17