I was attracted to find out more about this author due to her popular book: “The Tales of Despereaux”. I also had heard about her popular tales about Winn-Dixie. I was drawn to this author due to the movies made after her two popular books. I had never read one of her writings or experienced one of her tales ,until I viewed the movies. I also decided to choose her because of the variety of grade levels her writing can reach. She does not only write children books but adult books as well. I want to teach mainly elementary school and the books she has written can be used in such range. Her work can be used from k- 6th grade. This author study will allow for further research on Kate Di Camillo and her writing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Di Camillo describes herself as “short. And loud. And hate to cook and love to eat.” She was born in the city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania forced to be raised in Clermont, Florida due to chronic pneumonia. She moved along with her mother and brother to a more warm weather due to her sickness. Her illness leads her to have a passion for writing and reading. She found entertainment in relying on stories and uses them as a way to understand the world. She always grew up with a dream of writing stories; she did not start until the age of 29. Before she became a writer she worked in a book warehouse. She was assigned to the third floor in the children’s books section. She there spends numerous hours (four and a half years) she spent all day around children’s books. She then found love and passion for them. She then started to work on her books and she realized the effort in making stories. She shared “I finally realized that talent really doesn't have anything to do with it, but working does.”
The effort is shown in her work with the popular book Because of Winn-Dixie. Among other successful books and tales she has written her effort is evident. Her books have won many awards such as: Newbery Honor, National Book Awards, and Boston Globe Horn Book Awards. She explains that her success comes from hard work alone. She pushes herself to work and strive for finished books. She also has learned to have passion for what she does. She lives the stories and enjoys making up characters. She feels as if every character exists and could never be made up. Rather, she feels like she discovered them.
As a writer she finds most rewarding when people tell her stories have impacted them. She shared in an interview that’s hearing peoples feed back : “ is an amazing thing. It makes me feel like the small stories I tell matter.”
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