Kate DiCamillo

Kate DiCamillo ( born March 25, 1964 in Philadelphia ) is an American writer who is best known for her award- winning children's books.

Kate DiCamillo was born in 1964 in Philadelphia. She studied English literature in Florida and now works as a freelance writer in Minneapolis. With her ​​first two award-winning children's books, " Winn- Dixie" and "Kentucky Star" her international breakthrough. For " Despereaux - From someone who set out to unlearn fear " the author was honored in 2004 with the Newbery Medal. The book, which was nominated in 2005 for the German Youth Literature Prize, served as the basis for the movie " The Tale of Despereaux - The little mouse hero."

Works (selection)

  • " Because of Winn -Dixie ", 2000 (Eng. " Winn- Dixie", Cecilie Dressler 2001, ISBN 3-7915-2791-6; Dt Paperback 2003, ISBN 978-3-423-70771-8 ).
  • "The Tiger Rising ", 2001 (Eng. "Kentucky Star," Dressler 2002, ISBN 3-7915-2792-4, paperback 2004, ISBN 978-3-423-70875-3 )
  • " The Tale of Despereaux ", 2003, illust. Timothy Basil Ering (Eng. " Despereaux - One who set forth to unlearn fear ", Dressier 2004, 3-7915-2799-1, paperback 2005, ISBN 978-3-423-70953-8 )
  • " The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane ", 2006, illust. Bagram Ibatoulline ( dtv. " The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane ," Dressler 2006, ISBN 978-3-7915-2802-1 )
  • "Great Joy ', 2007, illustration. Bagram Ibatoulline (Eng. " a great joy ", Jacoby & Stuart 2010, ISBN 978-3-941787-01-8 )
  • " The Magician's Elephant ", 2009, illust. Yoko Tanaka (engl. " The elephant of the Magician", paperback 2010, ISBN 978-3-423-76002-7 )
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