Janet Aljunaidi
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Kate DiCamillo:
My 12-yr-old wrote that she loved your characters because "None of them are perfect, but they all mean well. Like the preacher tries hard to be a good dad, but he's always busy with being a preacher." Do your characters show up in your head with a flaw already or as the story comes out the flaw(s) reveal themselves? Thank you!
Kate DiCamillo
Ah, Janet. You have a smart 12 year old. The characters show up as real people to me. And we're all flawed, right? I certainly am. But yet I keep trying. I mean well.
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Kelly
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Kate DiCamillo:
I work as an Early Literacy Specialist at a public library, and I am extremely excited about your platform as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and the idea that "Stories Connect Us." Do you have any advice for parents, teachers, and librarians eager to help children develop a life-long love of reading?
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