Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo is the award-winning author of Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Desperaux, and The Tiger Rising. Her first book was Because of Winn-Dixie, and it was named as a Newbery Honor book and became a bestseller. It's now been made into a major movie. Before being published, DiCamillo worked in a book warehouse in the children's section. She grew up in Florida, where Because of Winn-Dixie is based. |