Meet Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo is the author of Because of Winn Dixie (winner of a Newbery Honor and Josette Frank Award), The Tiger Rising (a National Book Award finalist), and The Tale of Despereaux (winner of the 2003 Newbery Medal), and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (winner of the Boston Globe Horn Book Award). In addition she has recently completed a series of six early chapter books about a pig named Mercy Watson and has also author to picture books. From literary success, came Hollywood success: Because of Winn Dixie and Tale of Desperaux were made into successful acclaimed full-length films, and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and Magician's Elephant have now been optioned to be made into films. She lives in Minneapolis. .
What do the critics say?
"DiCamillo’s carefully crafted prose creates an evocative aura of timelessness for a story that is, in fact, timeless." — School Library Journal
"DiCamillo's allegorical novel seems to pack more mass per square inch than average. The plot is fantastical, surreal…And the prose is remarkable, reflecting influences from Kafka to the theater of the absurd to Laurel-and-Hardy humor." — The Horn Book
"The melodramatic voice of the narrator glides through DiCamillo's entirely pleasing tale . . . And so unwinds a tale with twists and turns… and all the ingredients of an old-fashioned drama." — Kirkus Reviews
"DiCamillo’s brisk, comic narrative crackles with read-aloud savoriness. Bliss creates a thrilling sense of place. —Publishers Weekly How can you go wrong with a pig in a pink tutu and tiara?" — San Francisco Chronicle