Kate DiCamillo
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born
March 25, 1964
gender
female
place of birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States
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Children's Books
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Kate DiCamillo is the author of The Tales of Desperaux, which was awarded the Newbery Medal; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, winner of a Boston-Horn Book Award; Because of Winn-Dixie, a Newbery Honor winner; The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award Finalist, and five books starring Mercy Watson (including a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book). She lives in Minneapolis.
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo avg rating 4.03 — 14,035 ratings — published 2001 29 editions |
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Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo avg rating 3.99 — 9,070 ratings — published 2000 31 editions |
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline avg rating 4.29 — 5,278 ratings — published 2006 16 editions |
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The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo avg rating 3.65 — 1,819 ratings — published 2001 13 editions |
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The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo, Yoko Tanaka avg rating 3.88 — 580 ratings — published 2009 5 editions |
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Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen avg rating 3.90 — 459 ratings — published 2005 4 editions |
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Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen avg rating 3.93 — 334 ratings — published 2006 |
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Mercy Watson Fights Crime by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen avg rating 3.97 — 262 ratings — published 2006 |
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Mercy Watson, Princess in Disguise by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen avg rating 4.02 — 215 ratings — published 2007 2 editions |
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Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline avg rating 4.00 — 199 ratings — published 2007 3 editions |
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Kate DiCamillo on tour for the book "Great Joy"
Author appearance, November 15, 2009 02:00PM
Borders, 101 Geoffrey Drive, Newark, DE, The United States
What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the marke...more
Author appearance, November 15, 2009 02:00PM
Borders, 101 Geoffrey Drive, Newark, DE, The United States
What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the marke...more
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"There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name."
— Kate DiCamillo (The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread)
— Kate DiCamillo (The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread)
"Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light."
— Kate DiCamillo (The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread)
— Kate DiCamillo (The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread)
"Reader, you must know that an interesting fate (sometimes involving rats, sometimes not) awaits almost everyone, mouse or man, who does not conform."
— Kate DiCamillo (Despereaux/the Tale Of Despereaux)
— Kate DiCamillo (Despereaux/the Tale Of Despereaux)
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