Kathi Appelt

Humans are designed to be with other humans, even those with mixed blood. They need each other's laughter. They require each other's…

— Kathi Appelt

“There's something to be said for visibility, something about being easier to love.”

— Kathi Appelt

Resounding…with wit, courage, and compassion. Skinny will speak to everyone who has ever felt invisible or unlovable.

— Kathi Appelt

Nosotros somos paisanos. We are fellow countrymen. We come from the same soil.

— Kathi Appelt

“He put his hand in his pocket and found the porte-bonheur, still warm. He looked back at the pier. The one-eyed cat…

— Kathi Appelt

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…

— Kathi Appelt

“Tennessee. Now there's a name for you. His mama named him that on account of their last name being so regular. 'With…

— Kathi Appelt

Paper Covers Rock is dazzling in its intensity and intelligence, spell-binding in its terrible beauty.

— Kathi Appelt

Memory is a slippery thing. When something terrible happens to you, like the loss of someone you love...memory can turn into a…

— Kathi Appelt

(He) had not realized how much he needed this sweet, friendly sound. How much he needed someone to settle in next to…

— Kathi Appelt

“Oh, I woke up on this bayou, Got a chain around my heart. Yes, I'm sitting on this bayou, Got a chain…

— Kathi Appelt

They say that lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but the same is not true for courage. As it turns…

— Kathi Appelt

Like the sweet moon keeps the sky Like the wind goin' whooshing by When those ol' sunbeams break the day I will…

— Kathi Appelt

Purring is not so different from praying. To a tree, a cat's purr is one of the purest of all prayers, for…

— Kathi Appelt