Katie Otey
Born:
Connection to Illinois: Otey is originally from Joliet and currently resides in O'Fallon. She received her master’s in teaching from McKendree University in Lebanon. Biography: Katie Otey is an author and poet with a passion for telling stories full of humor and heart. When she's not writing, you can find her singing, performing skits with her children, traveling, learning languages, or making her friends and family laugh. Originally from Joliet, IL, Katie Otey currently resides in southern Illinois with her family.
Awards:
- Every Other Christmas Honorable Mention, Empowering Latino Futures International Latino Book Awards for the Best Children's Fiction Picture Book-English
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Selected Titles
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Every Other Christmas ISBN: 1510766898 OCLC: 1346355038 Sky Pony 2022 Every other Christmas, I celebrate with my mom.Every other Christmas, I celebrate with my dad.Sometimes I wish we could still be together.But my favorite holiday is special, no matter who I celebrate with.After his parents’ divorce, a young biracial child spends every other Christmas celebrating the differing traditions between the African American and Colombian sides of his family.The years the child spends Christmas in Illinois with his mother's family, he crafts with his cousins and grandmother and decorates the front yard with Grandpa. They put an angel on the top of the tree, which is decorated with all of the handmade ornaments Grandma has saved throughout the years. They shop at the mall, sit on Santa's lap, and sing |
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Izzy's (Almost) Epic Day (Izzy McKeithen Has Arrived!) ISBN: 1736130374 OCLC: 1443544933 Phoenix Media & Books 2024 Pop Quiz: Who hated all of humanity enough to invent waking up early?Answer: I’m not sure, but I’d bet 57 gabillion dollars my mom had something to do with it.Meet Izzy McKeithen, an imaginative 11-year-old with a flair for the dramatic.As the fourth of five kids in a chaotic household, Izzy is no stranger to drama and unexpected twists. But today, Izzy is expecting greatness! He has a secret crush who’s ready to reveal themselves, an out of this world science experiment he can’t wait to show off, and a chorus solo that he’s sure will catapult him into instant fame. But hour by hour, Izzy’s day deteriorates from potential epic greatness to a certain epic failure.Can Izzy come out on top? |