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
believe squirrels world
Take this squirrel, for instance. Ulysses. Do I believe he can type poetry? Sure, I do believe it. There is much more beauty in the world if I believe such a thing is possible.
patterns i-can
I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.
writing drawing childhood
Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever drawing on the sense of mystery and wonder and possibility that pervaded that time of my life.
girl fun guarantees-that
I'm not exactly sure how old the girls are [in Bink & Gollie], but I can pretty much guarantee that their parents will never show up. That would mess up the fun. I do, however, very much like Kate's idea of having Tony [Fucile] draw their portraits.
miracle happened
So many miracles have not yet happened.
writing interest wanted
Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.
father leaving world
My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father telling me fairy tales that he had made up shaped me profoundly, too.
children book laughing
What I hope is that the book [Bink & Gollie] delights children. What I hope is that they laugh and laugh and laugh, just as we did when we wrote them.
children writing philadelphia
I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.
moving bulls said
They were always on the move.But in truth said bull we are all going nowhere
book simple hands
We forget that the simple gesture of putting a book in someone's hands can change a life. I want to remind you that it can. I want to thank you because it did. - 2010 Indies Choice Award
once-upon-a-time phrases shapes
The shapes arranged themselves into words, and the words spelled out a delicious and wonderful phrase: Once upon a time.
stars said has-beens
I have been loved said Edward to the stars
kings law may
When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. That is what being a king is all about.