Kate DiCamillo is at her funniest in ages, perhaps ever, in the tender and cheering pages of “Ferris,” a novel that gets its title from the fairground birthplace, and now nickname, of its 10 ...

This combination of photos shows author Kate DiCamillo posing for a portrait in New York on Jan. 18, 2024, left, and cover art for her latest book "Ferris." ...

Kate DiCamillo’s New Children’s Novel Is a Balm for the Soul In “Ferris,” a girl and her grandmother are visited by a friendly ghost; in Erin Entrada Kelly’s “The First State of Being ...

Part of DiCamillo’s process for “The Puppets of Spelhorst” seems to have been reading the book aloud. (“For Ann Patchett, who listened, cleareyed, from beginning to end,” is its dedication.) ...

On New Year’s Day in 2019, bestselling author Kate DiCamillo took a walk. The day before, the daughter of her best friend had her first child.

Children’s author Kate DiCamillo, known for “The Tale of Despereaux” and “Because of Winn-Dixie,” has a new book debuting this week called “Ferris.”.

NEW YORK (AP) — Children’s writer Kate DiCamillo is known for beloved stories like “The Tale of Despereaux” and “Because of Winn-Dixie,” about kids and animals trying to navigate the ...

Beloved author Kate DiCamillo talks writing and healing herself with new middle-grade novel ‘Ferris’ March 7, 2024 at 10:00 p.m. by Brooke Lefferts, The Associated Press ...