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
my-favorite
My favorite food is deep-fried ravioli. I always get that every year.
american-author danger happens heart keeping locked share somebody
The story is about what happens when you share your heart with somebody else; it is also about the danger of keeping things locked up.
building
I always go to the Agriculture Building, where they make apple cider popsicles for a dollar.
moving-on letting-go leaving
There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.
sadness names someone-you-love
There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.
undoing difficult
The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing.
princess feet speak
Love!' said the princess. She stamped her foot. 'Why must everyone always speak of love?
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.
adventure army pigs
What's my weirdest adventure? Yikes, there've been so very many. Perhaps the pig+vegetable+Taiwanese-army-guys boat ride to the island off the coast of Taiwan qualifies as the weirdest. Or at least the most seasick.
journey intention ifs
If you have no intention of loving or being loved, the whole journey is pointless.
dark light world
Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.
farewell promise sorrow
But, reader, there is no comfort in the word "farewell," even if you say it in French. "Farewell" is a word that,in any language, is full of sorrow. It is a word that promises absolutely nothing.
dark light world
Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light.
quests wonder loud
Say it, reader. Say the word 'quest' out loud. It is an extraordinary word, isn't it? So small and yet so full of wonder, so full of hope.