Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo
Katrina Elizabeth "Kate" DiCamillo is an American writer of children's fiction for all reading levels, usually featuring animals. She is one of six people to win two Newbery Medals, recognizing her novels The Tale of Despereauxand Flora and Ulysses. Her best-known books for young children are Mercy Watson series illustrated by Chris Van Dusen...
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth25 March 1964
CityPhiladelphia, PA
might speak whole
But let's not speak of what might have been. Let us speak instead of what is. You are whole.
children reading thinking
It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. I think the best way for children to treasure reading is for them to see the adults in their lives reading for their own pleasure.
lonely writing laughing
One, we [with alison McGhee] laugh a lot - that was great. Two, I enjoy writing, but it's a lonely undertaking. To have someone in the room with me is an absolute delight and makes it seem less impossible. It became a kind of comforting, joyful process.
dog likes peanut-butter
You can always trust a dog that likes peanut butter.
judging people done
You can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now.
love-you next wonder
You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.
writing terror uncertainty
When I do it [writing] by myself, there's a lot more terror and uncertainty.
children reading literacy
Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.
dark light stories
The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.
forever truth-is
That is surely the truth, at least for now. But perhaps you have not noticed: the truth is forever changing.
thinking genius
I think Tony Fucile, who did the illustrations [for Bink & Gollie], is an absolute genius. I've never met him.
writing two goal
My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to write, but I'm always glad that I have done it. After I write, I go to work at the bookstore.
undoing difficult
The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing.
heart joy tasks
It is our duty and our joy to communicate our hearts to each other. Words assist us in this task.