When
looking for a good book to read check Kate DiCamillo. She is an American writer
of children’s fiction for all reading levels. In January 2014, Kate DiCamillo
was named the fourth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for a
term 2014–2015, by the Library of Congress. If someone doesn’t know her books can
probably recollect two adaptations Because
of Winn-Dixie released in 2005 by 20th Century Fox or The Tale of Despereaux released in 2008 by Universal Pictures.
Check
Kate DiCamillo’s official website http://www.katedicamillo.com/
and works.
Her
Novels:
Because of Winn-Dixie (2000),
TheTiger Rising (2001),
The Tale of Despereaux (2003),
illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
The Miraculous Journey of EdwardTulane (2006), illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
The Magician's Elephant (2009),
illustrated by Yoko Tanaka
Flora & Ulysses: TheIlluminated Adventures (2013), illustrated by
K.G. Campbell
Her
Chapter Books:
Bink and Gollie series, text by DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucie
Bink and Gollie (2010)
Bink and Gollie: Two
for One (2012)
Mercy Watson series text
by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
Mercy Watson to the
Rescue (2005)
Mercy Watson Fights Crime (2006)
Mercy Watson Goes for a
Ride (2006)
Mercy Watson: Princess in
Disguise (2007)
Mercy Watson Thinks Like
a Pig (2008)
Mercy Watson: Something
Wonky This Way Comes (2009)
Her
Picture Books:
Great Joy (2007),
illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
Louise, the Adventures of
a Chicken (2008), illustrated by Harry Bliss
Her
Short Stories:
The Third Floor Bedroom,
in Chris Van Allsburg, et al., The
Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales (Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt, 2011)
Biography
in Glance
Kate
DiCamillo was born in Philadelphia in 1964; however because of frequent
pneumonias Kate moved to Florida with her brother and mother in 1969 .
Kate
DiCamillo majored in English at the University of Florida. That is
when she decided to become a writer. For the next decade she wrote mostly
short stories for adults, submitted them, and collected hundreds of rejection
letters. To pay the bills, DiCamillo worked a variety of jobs at places like
Disney World, Surfers' World, campgrounds, and greenhouses.
After
moving to Minneapolis, DiCamillo began working at a book wholesaler. That is
when she started reading children's books and decided to try writing for a
younger audience. During a long, cold Minnesota winter, DiCamillo felt homesick
and wrote a story that took place in the warm South. That story, Because of Winn-Dixie, was not only
accepted and published; it also received a prestigious Newbery Honor.
Eventually,
DiCamillo left her job and become a full-time writer.
When The Tale of Despereaux won the
Newbery Medal in 2004, Kate DiCamillo solidified her place as one of today's
most popular authors for young people. More recently, DiCamillo has tried writing books for an even younger audience, easy-reader series, Mercy Watson Bink and Gollie. In 2007, DiCamillo published her first picture book, Great Joy.
Check
also:
Kate
DiCamillo’s thoughts about childhood and what inspires her to write.
Kate
DiCamillo's Picks For Summer Treehouse Reading
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