Kate DiCamillo

By: Ambar, Emma, and Lizzie

Kate Dicamillo

Family• Dad- Adolph Louis was an

orthodontist• Mom- Betty Lee was a school teacher• Father left when Kate was 6 years

old

Childhood

• Born March 25, 1964 in Philadelphia, PA• Moved to Clermont, FL at age five• Had many health sicknesses

College Years

• Attended University of Florida• Majored in English• Didn’t start writing until age 29• Worked at a book warehouse for 4

and a half years

Today

• Writes for young children and adults• Considers herself as a story teller• Is short, but loud• Takes her about a year to write a

book• Lives in Minneapolis now

AwardsBecause of Winn-Dixie won the Newberry

Award

The Tale of Desperaux won Prestigious Award

Tiger rising was a national book award finalist

Some Of Her Books

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie is about Indian Opal. She had just moved to Florida and meets a dog. She keeps the dog and goes through the summer with many memorable events.

The Tale of Desperaux

The Tale of Desperaux is about a mouse born into the castle. A few years later he meets the princess. It was love at first sight. When the mice capture her is it Desperaux’s duty to get her back.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

A porcelain rabbit, Edward Tulane, gets lost by his owner and goes through many adventures to get back to his loving owner.

The Magician’s Elephant

Peter Augustus’s sister goes missing. He went to a fortune teller to see if she was alive. She says yes but can’t see her. He must follow the magician’s elephant to find her.

The Tiger Rising

Rob Horton lives with his dad in a motel. One day he finds a caged tiger. Rob finds this as an opportunity of magic. And indeed the tiger does bring about some magic.