Welcome to the official website of Kathi Appelt author of over twenty books for children and teenagers.
"A mysterious and magical story; poetic yet loaded with suspense."
-LOUIS SACHAR, Newbery Medal-winning author of Holes
"The Underneath is as enchanting as a hummingbird, as magical as the clouds."
-CYNTHIA KADOHATA, Newbery Medal-winning author of Kira-Kira
"Rarely do I come across a book that makes me catch my breath, that reminds me why I want to be a writer: to make of life something beautiful, something enduring. The Underneath is a book of ancient themes-love and loss and betrayal and redemption-woven together in language both timeless and spellbinding. A Classic."
-ALLISON McGHEE, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Someday