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Kathi Appelt

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in Fayetteville, NC, The United States
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influences
Mary Oliver, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost

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April 2008


About this author

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.


Greetings!
Several years ago, we were decorating our annual tree when I pulled out a box that was stored next to the ornaments. In it were our sons' baby shoes. Instead of neatly wrapping them back up, I decided that they needed a new life, and hung them on the tree.

Later, I [...]
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Published on December 20, 2011 09:45 • 84 views
Average rating: 3.84 · 6,660 ratings · 1,877 reviews · 41 distinct works · Similar authors
The Underneath
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 3,912 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions
Keeper
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 1,443 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions
Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pa...
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
Bubba and Beau, Best Friends
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions
Kissing Tennessee: and Othe...
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions
Bat Jamboree
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions
Bubba and Beau Meet the Rel...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
Brand-New Baby Blues
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2009
Oh My Baby, Little One
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
Incredible Me!
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 67 ratings2 editions
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October 2009, Kathi Appelt
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? KA: Full of music, cats, books . . . it's all good! SS: What is your motto or maxim? KA: Write like your fingers are on fire. What Readers want to know... SS: What’s your greatest fe..." ...More

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"Lauren wrote: "I love The Underneath! It's one of my favorite books!"

Lauren, thank you so much.
xoK
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"Thanks Elizabeth. Both of my cousins graduated from South Houston High School. And I spent my ninth grade year at Sam Rayburn.

Small world.
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"Don't you just love this book? That cover makes me want to hug it. And I also hope it gets read aloud."
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The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry
The Amaranth Enchantment
by Julie Berry (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2009
Here's a barn burner of a first book! Julie Berry gives us a gripping young heroine, feisty and hearty too. The narrative moves quickly, there's a beloved and lovable character named Dog, who though a four-footer is not a dog. There's a scoundrel. A...more
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"Hmmm... that's really too bad because it's the perfect book for reading out loud, and it works on so many different levels.

I suspect that the turtle c...more
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Kathi rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Masterpiece by Elise Broach
Masterpiece
by Elise Broach
read in February, 2009
I read this book out loud in the car while my friend, and fellow author, Kathy Whitehead and I drove across the Texas plains from Abilene to College Station.

The rhythm of the prose, the pacing, the language all come together to create the perfect re...more
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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

“Memory is a slippery thing. When something terrible happens to you, like the loss of someone you love...memory can turn into a soft blanket that hides you from the loss.”
Kathi Appelt

“(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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Lauren :D Your welcome!!! I want to read Keeper soooo bad!


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Kathi Lauren wrote: "I love The Underneath! It's one of my favorite books!"

Lauren, thank you so much.
xoK


Lauren :D I love The Underneath! It's one of my favorite books!


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