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 hide…

- 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 in it lies a whole mixture of gratitude an…

- 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 need…

- Kathi Appelt

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

- Kathi Appelt

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

- 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 sorrows.

- Kathi Appelt

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

- Kathi Appelt

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

- Kathi Appelt

Like the sweet moon keeps the sky Like the wind goin' whooshing by When those ol' sunbeams break the day I will keep you while you play Just as ol' r…

- Kathi Appelt