Kate DiCamillo is partnering with Pizza Hut’s “Book It!” program beginning in the 2016-17 school year to bring her Newbery Award-winning “Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated … ...

Kate DiCamillo will be a featured author at the 2017 Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading on Nov. 11 at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

In a joyful atmosphere with lots of kids in attendance, Kate DiCamillo celebrated the launch of her new novel, “Louisiana’s Way Home,” last weekend at Steppinstone Theatre in St. Paul. This ...

It's a Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn., and 400 parents and children have gathered for the launch of a new book by author Kate DiCamillo. The event was organized by the Red Balloon Bookshop ...

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.”.

Here are some favorite titles from the children’s author: Picture books: "By Mouse and Frog" by Deborah Friedman "Wolfie the Bunny" by Ame Dyckman "The Adventures of Beekle" by Dan Santat "A ...

DiCamillo grew up in Florida, an illness-prone child besieged with bouts of pneumonia that kept her sedate and indoors. Books were her link to the larger world. “I always say that I read without ...