(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… — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
“Oh, I woke up on this bayou, Got a chain around my heart. Yes, I'm sitting on this bayou, Got a chain tied 'round my heart. Can't you see I'm dyin'? Can't you see I'm cryin'? Can't you throw an… — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“There's something to be said for visibility, something about being easier to love.” — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
Resounding…with wit, courage, and compassion. Skinny will speak to everyone who has ever felt invisible or unlovable. — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
Nosotros somos paisanos. We are fellow countrymen. We come from the same soil. — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
“He put his hand in his pocket and found the porte-bonheur, still warm. He looked back at the pier. The one-eyed cat waited. All… — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
It's a soft-sounding word, 'never,' but its velvety timbre can't hide its sharp edges...Never pressed down on him. It grabbed him by the neck… — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
“Tennessee. Now there's a name for you. His mama named him that on account of their last name being so regular. 'With a plain… — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
Paper Covers Rock is dazzling in its intensity and intelligence, spell-binding in its terrible beauty. — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
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… — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
(He) had not realized how much he needed this sweet, friendly sound. How much he needed someone to settle in next to him. He… — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
“Oh, I woke up on this bayou, Got a chain around my heart. Yes, I'm sitting on this bayou, Got a chain tied 'round… — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
They say that lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but the same is not true for courage. As it turns out, when… — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
Like the sweet moon keeps the sky Like the wind goin' whooshing by When those ol' sunbeams break the day I will keep you… — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
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… — Kathi Appelt Copy Share Image
