Kate dicamillo life biography wikipedia

When DiCamillo was five, she moved with her mother and brother to Florida. She was a sickly child and spent a lot of time reading.

Kate dicamillo interesting facts

In the late s after four years working with children's books in a book warehouse in Minneapolis , DiCamillo became interested in writing for children. Her first novel Because of Winn-Dixie was published in When her family moved to Florida when Kate DiCamillo was five years old, her father had been expected to join the family in Florida but decided not to do so.

The sense of loss of a parent permeates her books. She deals with sometimes tricky subjects in subtle, sensitive way and has won many awards for her work. Three of her books were optioned for film. Because of Winn-Dixie was released in by 20th Century Fox. Because of Winn-Dixie is the story of a ten-year-old girl and a small dog named Winn-Dixie.

Universal Pictures released the Tale of Despereaux in The story of a bookworm mouse and a princess was narrated by Sigourney Weaver and directed by Robert Stevenhagen and Sam Fell.