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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.

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Minneapolis author Kate DiCamillo sat down for an interview recently, and came to the studio with a few books in ...

Here’s some good news to warm you up: Minnesota author Kate DiCamillo won her second Newbery Medal this morning. DiCamillo won the medal for her book “Flora & Ulysses.” ...

Kate DiCamillo's "Flora & Ulysses," a comic superhero tale featuring a deadly vacuum cleaner and a mighty squirrel, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year's best work of children's ...

Two-time Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo's latest, "The Hotel Balzaar," is her third book of the year. And it may be the Minneapolis writer's best book yet.

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 ...

Kate DiCamillo's latest children's book, The Magician's Elephant, begins with a crash: In the city of Baltese, "at the end of the century before last," a hapless magician tries to conjure up a ...

Kate DiCamillo, author of ‘Because ... She loved a biography of the inventor George Washington Carver so much that her mother once asked the librarian if they could buy it, rather than check it ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Your teachers wanted you to read during the summer. So did your parents. • And so does Kate DiCamillo. • But at any age ...