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
jobs way oneself
It seems to be that way with most things. No one to do the really disagreeable jobs except oneself.
men body soup
There ain't a body, be it mouse or man, that ain't made better by a little soup.
dog falling-in-love dixie
It's hard not to immediately fall in love witha dog who has a good sense of humor.
building
I always go to the Agriculture Building, where they make apple cider popsicles for a dollar.
giving appreciate tasks
We appreciate the complicated and wonderful gifts you give us in each other. And we appreciate the task you put down before us, of loving each other the best we can, even as you love us.
remember known
She was working to remind herself of who she was. She was working to remember that somewhere in another place entirely she was known and loved.
mean important matter
It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter.
princess feet speak
Love!' said the princess. She stamped her foot. 'Why must everyone always speak of love?
journey intention ifs
If you have no intention of loving or being loved, the whole journey is pointless.
powerful darkness once-upon-a-time
Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.
might speak whole
But let's not speak of what might have been. Let us speak instead of what is. You are whole.
children reading thinking
It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. I think the best way for children to treasure reading is for them to see the adults in their lives reading for their own pleasure.
lonely writing laughing
One, we [with alison McGhee] laugh a lot - that was great. Two, I enjoy writing, but it's a lonely undertaking. To have someone in the room with me is an absolute delight and makes it seem less impossible. It became a kind of comforting, joyful process.
dog likes peanut-butter
You can always trust a dog that likes peanut butter.