"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.

An illustration from the picture book "La La La" by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Jaime Kim. By . Colette Bancroft Bay Correspondent; Published Nov. 2, 2017.

Author Kate DiCamillo is pictured at the film premiere of "The Tale of Despereaux," December 7, 2008, in Hollywood. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) Now she's been named the National Ambassador ...

Most — okay, probably all — of Because of Winn-Dixie author Kate DiCamillo’s readers know her for her words. But in DiCamillo’s new picture book, La La La, out Sept. 26, she and ...

Kate DiCamillo Is Not Afraid of the Dark. As a new novella and a new edition of “The Tale of Despereaux” remind us, her stories demand a lot from young readers, but the rewards can be magical.

Kate DiCamillo was flying from Minnesota to California for work — and she was terrified. ‘I’d gotten pulled into working on a screenplay of my novel ‘Because of Winn-Dixie,&… ...

Kate DiCamillo tells 'true story of my heart' in new novel. By Laurie Hertzel April 6, 2016. When she was a very little girl, ... anywhere: cellphone photos of a reporter's dogs.