MORE 'KATE-DICAMILLO' POSTS
#20 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (2000) 81 points Because of Winn Dixie was my #1 pick the first time you did the chapter book poll; in the time since, no other book has threatened to overtake its place as my favorite chapter book of all time. It’s one of the greatest dog stories […]
#51 The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, A Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo (2003) 41 points The perfect modern day fairytale. I also love how she broke the fourth wall and addressed the reader directly. – Amy Miele Charming, engaging, lovely, imaginative, and a great […]
#59 The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (2006) 36 points poignant, tender, lovely like the Velveteen Rabbit and a great read aloud – Charlotte Burrows This deceptively skinny book is full of big ideas: love lost and gained, changing yourself over time and people coming into and out of your life leaving […]
Oh good. Now we have a rallying cry. Bonus. Thanks to Maureen Johnson for the link. Travis at 100 Scope Notes recently discovered the author video cache to beat all author video caches. As he puts it “I challenge you to a good ol’ fashioned game of ‘I Bet I Can Find a Video Interview […]
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales By Chris Van Allsburg and more Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $24.99 ISBN: 978-0547548104 Ages 9-12 On shelves October 25, 2011 Chris Van Allsburg has always been the Rod Serling of the children’s literary world. Of that there can be no question. With no other author, […]
Bink and Gollie By Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee Illustrated by Tony Fucile Candlewick Press $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-7636-3266-3 Ages 6-8 On shelves September 14th I eye Bink and Gollie across the room with a slow reptilian stare. I yell at it, “I refuse to be charmed by you!” I throw a shoe. Bink and Gollie, […]