Ahead of an event in Houston, DiCamillo, the author of titles like "The Tale of Despereaux" and "Because of Winn-Dixie," ...

It was the late 1990s, and Kate DiCamillo was discouraged about ever having a writing career. Working as a “book picker” fulfilling orders at the Bookmen distribution company in Minneapolis, she had ...

You could say the same about Evangeline’s creator, Kate DiCamillo. The beloved, Minneapolis-based writer has created more than three dozen books, including two that won the coveted Newbery Award, “The ...

When Newberry Award-winning author Kate DiCamillo and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Sophie Blackall get together, you can feel the creative energy flowing between them. It's like they've tapped ...

As Kate DiCamillo’s beloved novel celebrates a big milestone, Holly Goldberg Sloan’s “Finding Lost” echoes its themes. By Jennifer Howard The feisty title character of her new book, “Ferris,” has a ...

When readers discuss the 25-year-old “Because of Winn-Dixie,” it’s like they’re talking about a book that came out yesterday. In a way, it’s as if it did, since most of them have read the book over ...

"Lost Evangeline" by Kate DiCamillo, with illustrations by Sophie Blackall. When Newberry Award-winning author Kate DiCamillo and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Sophie Blackall get together, you ...