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.
The Magician's Elephant ( Hardcover ) By Kate DiCamillo Buy new : $9.93 72 used and new from $7.60 Customer Rating: First tagged by K. Eckert "Devourer of all books fantasy" Customer tags: dicamillo (16), magic (13), childrens books (11), fantasy (9), adventure (8), elephants (8), fairy tale (8), orphans (4), read (3), kids , adell , fable Product Images Review & Description In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the... Read Full Story
A diminutive mouse strives to make a mammoth change in his troubled kingdom in this adaptation of author Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Medal-winning children’s book. A long time ago, in the distant kingdom of Dor, a horrible accident broke the heart of the king, left a beautiful princess crestfallen, and filled the townspeople with despair. As the sun disappeared from the sky and the flowers were drained of color, the laughter slowly ceased in this once-magical land. It was into this darkened... Read Full Story
Posted by
Allan Ford 17 December, 2008
Coming Soon talked exclusively with Dustin Hoffman, Sigourney Weaver, Emma Watson and Matthew Broderick at the Los Angeles press day for their new film, “ The Tale of Despereaux ,” based on the Newbery Medal-winning , best-selling fantasy novel by Kate DiCamillo .
Shortly after its publication, DiCamillo’s book drew the attention of four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker Gary Ross . The two had one great thing in common: They both had a knack... Read Full Story
Writing book reports is easy for some students and absolutely impossible for others. In this article we will talk about the ways of writing interesting Because of Winn Dixie book reports.
Because of Winn Dixie book reports are such pieces of work, which are based on the discussion of this book. In this article we will describe the structure you may stick to when writing Because of Winn Dixie book reports, providing you with necessary information on the chosen novel.
Write down the... Read Full Story
Written by Kate DiCamillo — author of “Because of Winn-Dixie” — 2003’s “The Tale of Despereaux,” spent 96 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and the recently published paperback version has been on the New York Times Top Ten list for the past 14 weeks. The book, which won the 2004 Newbery Medal for the most distinguished offering in children’s literature, has sold more than 1.6 million copies to date.
Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, there was magic in the air... Read Full Story
The first time I saw a trailer for
The Tale of Despereaux I thought it was extremely well-animated and a
nice change of pace from the blockbuster cartoons we normally see. It's based on
the children's book by
Kate DiCamillo and features the voices of a
huge cast; I'm familiar with the work of the first seventeen names in the
credits. The major players are
Matthew Broderick ,
Emma Watson ,
Christopher
Lloyd ,
Dustin Hoffman ,
Sigourney Weaver ,
William H.
Macy , and... Read Full Story
The Tale of Despereaux (fairytale) is a upcoming holiday family movie, due out 12/25/08. The Tale of Denereaux also has video games for consoles, XBOX 360, PLAYSTATION 2, Wii, and for your PC, that were released earlier this month. Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson and Tracey Ullman lead an all-star voice cast in the animated motion picture based on the Newbery Medal-winning children's bestseller. Directed by Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen and produced by Gary Ross and Allison... Read Full Story
The Tale of
Despereaux
Starring Matthew Broderick,
Emma Watson, and Dustin Hoffman
Directed by Bob Fell and Rob Stevenhagen
Rated G
The
Tale of Despereaux unfolds like a children’s book, which is good news
since this is, after all, adapted from a children’s book. Without being overly
complicated, its story is a bit of a page-turner, although some of the time
you’d be content to just stare at the pictures.
Animation has likely never been a bigger financial boon... Read Full Story
Anybody who has read Kate DiCamillo ’s books for children knows that the Newbery Medalist possesses the gift of the storyteller; it’s that rare ability to cast a spell on reader and listener, alike. Each of DiCamillo’s critically acclaimed and beloved bestsellers, which include The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane , Because of Winn Dixie , and The Tale of Despereaux , has this special effect on the audience. Her writing is old-fashioned in the best sense of the word, combining warmth... Read Full Story
Anybody who has read Kate DiCamillo 's books for children knows that the Newbery Medalist possesses the gift of the storyteller; it's that rare ability to cast a spell on reader and listener, alike. Each of DiCamillo's critically acclaimed and beloved bestsellers, which include The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane , Because of Winn Dixie , and The Tale of Despereaux , has this special effect on the audience. Her writing is old-fashioned in the best sense of the word, combining warmth... Read Full Story
