Kate DiCamillo

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/  

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...  

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 Categories: •   Recommended Recent Hardcovers •   [...]  

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...  

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...  

"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.  

Newbery-award-winning author Kate DiCamillo comes to Seattle Public Library's Central branch at 2 p.m. Saturday. DiCamillo will read from...  

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.