Quote of the day
The first duty towards children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that.
Kathi Appelt
Born: July 6, 1954 (age 70)
Bio: Kathi Appelt is an American children's writer and writing teacher. She won the annual PEN USA award for Children's Literature recognizing The Underneath.
Known for:
- The Underneath (2008)
- The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp (2013)
- Maybe a Fox (2016)
- Mogie: The Heart of the House (with Audio Recording) (2014)
- Keeper (2010)