The Birthday of DiCamillo
Wishing the happiest of birthdays to Kate DiCamillo, beloved children’s author!
Kate was born on March 25, 1964. She writes children’s books for all reading levels including picture books, chapter books, and middle grade. She has won two Newbery Medals, one for The Tale of Desperaux (2003) and one for Flora and Ulysses (2013).
I fell in love with Kate’s writing when I read The Tale of Desperaux. I will never forget that scrappy yet tender and ambitious little mouse. She writes without talking down to young readers and while some of her characters have very hard lives, there is a strong resonance of hope holding the characters up.
Her books are also great reads for adults and will give you all the feels! I admit to crying while reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – it is The Velveteen Rabbit times a billion for middle graders.
I hope to read many more novels by Kate <3
– Stacey