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Kathi Appelt is an American author known for her children's literature. Born on July 6, 1954, she has been writing since 1988 and has published numerous works, including 'The Underneath' and 'The Underneath, The Daughters of Eve', which have won multiple awards.

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“THE WORLD IS made of patterns. The rings of a tree. The raindrops on the dusty ground. The path the sun follows from morning to dusk.”

Patterns Patterns In Life

Book:The Underneath

Source: The Underneath

“Here, she curled up in a tight ball and waited, purred to her unborn babies. And the trees, the tall and kindly trees, watched over her while she slept, slept the whole night through.”

Sleep Trees Cats

Book:The Underneath

Source: The Underneath

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

Rocks Terrible Paper Spells Intensity Binding Dazzling

Author: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 and longing, the twin ingredients of every prayer.”

Different Whole Lying Prayer Tree Praying Gratitude Cat Longing Ingredients Twins Mixtures Purring

Book:The Underneath

Source: The Underneath

“(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.”

Knows Needs Lasts Next Sound Dog Sweet Needed Settling Friendly Solitary Old Dog Needed Someone

Book:The Underneath

Source: The Underneath

“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' river keeps the fishes And little stars keep silver wishes Just as the ocean keeps the blue I will stand here close to you. When all around is dark and deep When them ol' shadows slowly creep Even when you're fast asleep It's you I'll keep, it's you I'll keep No need to cry, no need to fear I will always be right here. I will always be right here.”

Needs Littles Play Wish Stars Dark Break Sky Cry Sweet Wind Moon Ocean Shadow Rivers Blue Fishes Silver Creeps Sunbeams

Book:The Underneath

Source: The Underneath

“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 and shook him. He sucked in a deep breath, sucked in all that never and started to sneeze. Never filled his nose, his eyes, his soaking fur.”

Eye Breaths Filled Edges Noses His Eyes Necks Fur Deep Breath Soaking Timbre Sharp Edges

Author: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 soft blanket that hides you from the loss.”

Happens Turns Memories Loss Terrible Blanket Slippery Someone You Love

Author: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.”

Needs Humans Blood Sorrow Laughter

Book:The Underneath

Source: The Underneath

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

Fellows Soil Countrymen

Book:The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp

Source: The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp

“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 always begets more courage.”

Turns Strikes Lightning Begets

Book:The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp

Source: The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp

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

Speak Felt Compassion Wit Invisible Skinny Unlovable

Author:Kathi Appelt

About the Author

Born: July 6, 1954
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 12

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