Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo is a children's author. She is known for her award-winning children's books including "Because of Winn-Dixie", adapted into film in 2005, "The Tale of Despereaux", and the "Mercy Watson" series.
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Children's book author Kate DiCamillo appeared at a Delaware bookstore last weekend, and gave a great Q&A with the kids in attendance:
http://library.blogs.delaware.gov/2009/11/16/conversations-with-kate-dicamillo/
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From lisnews.org
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The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo, is an odd and engrossing novel-length fairy tale. In fact, it has a lot in common with Grimm's fairy tales. The hero, Despereaux Tilling, is a mouse with large ears. The Tale of Despereaux is not only a excellent book for 8-12 year olds, it is also a terrific read aloud for younger kids. Kate DiCamillo was awarded the Newbery Medal for this very entertaining novel, which was first published in 2003...
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From z.about.com
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There is a reason that Kate DiCamillo has won a Newbery Medal and other honors for her stories. She is a gifted writer. Her new book, The Magician's Elephant, is a gem. Unlike her novel Because of Winn-Dixie in which the voice and development of the main character is paramount, in The Magician's Elephant, it is the story itself that takes center stage. I recommend The Magician's Elephant for 8-12+ year-old readers and as a read aloud at...
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From z.about.com
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The Magician’s Elephant
by Kate DiCamillo
Hardcover.
First published in the USA by Candlewick Press
• Publication Date: September 2009
• 208 pages
• ISBN-10: 0763644102
• ISBN-13: 9780763644109
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• Recommended Recent Hardcovers
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From woodka.com
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Learn more about Kate DiCamillo.What do you love most about your creative life? Why? What I like about the creative life is that it demands that I pay attention.I learned to pay attention for the crass reason that I was looking for ideas, for stories.But the longer I looked and the more carefully I listened, the more I learned that the work of paying attention is a gift in and of itself, a way to love the world, to be present in it, to...
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From cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com
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"The Magician's Elephant" by Kate DiCamillo Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo - author of The Tale of Despereaux and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - has crafted another exquisite novel for young readers.
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From topix.com
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Newbery-award-winning author Kate DiCamillo comes to Seattle Public Library's Central branch at 2 p.m. Saturday. DiCamillo will read from...
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From seattletimes.nwsource.com
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Kate DiCamillo, Mo Willems, and Paul O. Zelinsky were just some of the children's and YA authors who attended the Brooklyn Book Festival last Sunday, a free annual event in New York that brings together hundreds of literary stars, emerging authors, and book lovers of all ages.
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