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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The book that launched Kate DiCamillo's career, "Because of Winn-Dixie," turns 25 this fall. The beloved Minnesota author talked with Big Books and Bold Ideas host Kerri Miller about how this book — ...

A screening of “Because of Winn-Dixie” Tuesday night played to more than 100 teachers and librarians, dozens of children, the winner of two Newbery Medals and a Picardy shepherd named Lady. “This is a ...

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” a classic children’s novel by Kate DiCamillo, tells the story of a selfish toy ...

"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 ...