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.
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
Because of Winn Dixie, Bill Berloni, the Broadway animal trainer who helped Sandy say “Arf!” in Annie, will train the lead canine in a new Broadway-aimed musical version of the youth novel, “ Because of Winn-Dixie ,” about a frisky dog that smiles.
Candlewick Press announced that that plans are under way for a musical based on Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Honor book. Produced by Patriot Productions and Dorothy Berloni, the musical will feature a live dog playing the role of Winn-Dixie, who... Read Full Story
Because of Winn Dixie, Bill Berloni, the Broadway animal trainer who helped Sandy say “Arf!” in Annie, will train the lead canine in a new Broadway-aimed musical version of the youth novel, “ Because of Winn-Dixie ,” about a frisky dog that smiles.
Candlewick Press announced that that plans are under way for a musical based on Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Honor book. Produced by Patriot Productions and Dorothy Berloni, the musical will feature a live dog playing the role of Winn-Dixie, who... Read Full Story
Sigourney Weaver at the Universal Pictures Tale of Despereaux screening to Benefit Lollipop Theater Network. Sigourney Weaver looking fab and we love the scarf.. Author Kate DiCamillo Matthew Broderick was there.. Veronica Webb brought casual fab to the red carpet Kevin Kline, Author Kate DiCamillo and Sigourney Weaver Source
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Recent bone-chilling weather has had a homey influence on our New Year's Resolutions, which include warm family meals and reading books by the fire. The new animated film The Tale of Despereaux (still in theaters), adapted from one of our favorite read-aloud books by Kate DiCamillo, stars an intrepid sword-wielding mouse who seeks to lift a kingdom's ban on soup. Inspired to spend some time cooking with our kids, we sought out a kid-friendly Minestrone recipe from Caroline Styne, a Los... Read Full Story
From Eat, Pray, Love to Committed : Mega-bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert has a new book on the way: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage (available January 5, 2010). In an interview with The New York Times , Gilbert said of her new work that “It isn’t a sequel....It’s the same two characters, but it’s a very different setting and emotional backdrop. The second book has more of an academic contemplation and more of my family in it.” [ The New York Times ] DiCamillo's... Read Full Story
Another great upcoming movie! The Tale of Despereaux I read the book by Kate DiCamillo last year sometime and it was great. I'm really looking forward to taking my daughter to see this one! It's release date is set for December 19, 2008. The trailer is available from FirstShowing.net. Read Full Story
Film Reviews: Kate DiCamillo's delectable novel about rodents, royals and the restorative properties of soup gets the star-laden, CG-animated bigscreen treatment in "The Tale of Despereaux." Nobly striving to realize the source material's many intricacies and chronological shifts, this graphically well-rendered kidpic is less crass and mouthy than many recent feature-length toons, but also more sluggish and ungainly as it tries to approximate DiCamillo's singularly delicate tone. Drawn by a... Read Full Story
“The Tale of Despereaux” talks a good game. It talks and talks and talks. This fairy-tale c a r t o o n , based on Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Medal-winning novel, makes for a cluttered, static film with images so vivid that the nose of the hero mouse named Despereaux glistens on screen. If only he moved a little more. For a children’s fable, this is more interesting than entertaining, a movie that … Read Full Story
Who says heroes don’t come in small packages? Check out the amazing animated movie, The Tale of Despereaux, based on the best-selling novel by Kate DiCamillo. Read Full Story
