I write books, like the "ONE & ONLY" series, WISHTREE, ODDER, DOGTOWN, and POCKET BEAR.
My new novel, WOMBAT WAITING, is out now!
I post with some help from Two Cats Comm.
Katherine Applegate
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Soon after I began working on POCKET BEAR, I learned about a company in London called “Loved Before.” Their motto is, “Saving the planet, one teddy at a time.” I loved the idea of recycling toys.
Pretty soon, The Second Chances Home for the Tossed and Treasured found its way into my book. 🧸💛 #mglit
"Wombat wasn’t always Wombat.
Before her name,
before her bench,
before the fires,
everything started with the winds."
🧡🐕
@harperkids.bsky.social #mglit
A paperback box set of my "One and Only" books is out today. ❤️🦍🐕🐘
I still remember reading an article in the newspaper about Ivan. I knew I wanted to tell his story, but I never dreamed I'd write four linked novels. It’s been fascinating, and a true honor. www.harperstacks.com/978006350857...
Otterly thrilled that my ODDER picture book has been named one of Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year! 💙🦦
Browse the full list, which is full of great books published in 2025, here: educate.bankstreet.edu/cbc_awards/36/
@bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social @charlessantoso.bsky.social
Supporting LGBTQIA+ Authors
This Pride Month -- or ANY Month -- here are easy and impactful ways to support queer book creators.
Thank you to @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social and @libro.fm for creating these useful graphics!
Parents! Babysitters! Relatives!
I'm participating in @bookelicious.bsky.social's "Summer of Stories," which is a special program designed to keep kids engaged and reading all summer long. Lots of great materials themed around IVAN! ❤️🦍
Check it out here: www.bookelicious.com/Educators/su...
Teachers! My new novel #WombatWaiting came out this spring, and the @harperstacks.bsky.social team has already created a fabulous educator's guide to help you use the book in the classroom.
Learn more about Wombat and check out the guide here: www.harperstacks.com/blogs/blog/b... #mglit
Free books! ❤️🐶
If you have a young reader in your life, check out the @barnesandnoble.com Summer Reading Journal. Kids can read any eight titles, then choose a free book at the end of the summer—including my chapter book DOGGO AND PUPPER!
Details here:
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and the children’s book world, is saddened by the news that author, mentor and friend, Jane Yolen, has died. She was 87 and her loss cannot be measured.
Please find the full obituary here: www.scbwi.org/remembering-...
I’m so excited for the 3rd book in the Dogtown series my friend @kaaauthor.bsky.social and I wrote... I AM A GOOD DOG!
The book comes out September 22. I can’t wait to share Metal Head's story with you! ❤️🐶💙
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Katherine Applegate is the beloved and best-selling author of the One and Only series, including the Newbery Honor winner The One and Only Ivan. Her latest, Wombat Waiting, is not to be missed and…
