DiCamillo’s anthropomorphic characters fare no better: the brave mouse in “The Tale of Despereaux,” illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering, is betrayed by his mother, father, and brother, none ...

Author Kate DiCamillo and her dog, Ramona. DiCamillo spent the lockdown months at home with Ramona, her mischievous, 5-year-old miniature Goldendoodle, named for Beverly Cleary’s popular novels.

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.”.

DiCamillo’s human characters are usually 8- to 10-year-olds and when fans wonder how she gets inside the mind of a child so authentically she says her 8-year-old self is still very present in ...

Kate DiCamillo's latest children's book, ... Aside from the magician and the elephant, the main character of DiCamillo's book is a 10-year-old boy named Peter Augustus Duchene.

Kate DiCamillo learned the craft of storytelling by sitting on old ladies’ porches on her dead-end street in Central Florida. ... DiCamillo introduces character after character, ...

"This is not the story I intended to tell," author Kate DiCamillo says about her latest, "Raymie Nightingale," before she leaves for a 20-city promotional tour.

"Kate DiCamillo is an incredibly popular book writer. Teachers love her stories because they have themes that have some meat to them, they have characters and they're funny.

Kate DiCamillo Says ‘Paying Attention Is a Way to Love the World’ The feisty title character of her new book, “Ferris,” has a sharp eye for detail, and so, its author hopes, does she.

Kate DiCamillo will speak at 2 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W Capitol Drive, Brookfield. Tickets are $22; they include a copy of "La La La." Visit brownpapertickets.com ...

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.