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 ...

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 ...

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.”.

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, ...

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 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 is at her funniest in ages, perhaps ever, ... Deborah Hopkinson has turned this real-life, long-ago animal into the main character of a series of short chapter books.

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, ... DiCamillo's human characters are usually 8- to 10-years-old and when fans wonder how she gets inside the mind of a child so authentically she says her 8 ...

Children's writer Kate DiCamillo is known for beloved stories like 'The Tale of Despereaux' and 'Because of Winn-Dixie' that are about kids and animals trying to navigate the world and make ...

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… ...