caption birth_place nationality birth_date period genre image article_title name occupation
appelt at the 2014 gaithersburg book festival fayetteville , north carolina american july 6 , 1954 1990s -- present children 's literature , picture books , non-fiction kathi appelt 5172575.jpg kathi appelt
 kathi appelt writer , writing teacher
kathi appelt

kathi appelt -lrb- born july 6 , 1954 -rrb- is an american children 's writer and writing teacher .
she won the annual pen usa award for children 's literature recognizing `` the underneath '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- .
