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“Anybody who puts a book into someone else's hands inspires me - teachers, librarians, booksellers, parents.”

Quote by Kate DiCamillo

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Kate DiCamillo is an American author renowned for her children's literature. Her works are known for their warmth, humor, and profound emotional depth, making them highly popular with readers. Born on March 25, 1964, DiCamillo's writing career began in the field of children's literature and has since expanded into adult literature. more

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“Sometimes strange and wonderful things will pop into my head. And sometimes I will see something in the world that is the beginning of a story. I always have a notebook with me so that I can write down what I see and hear.”

World Writing I Can Sometimes Stories Wonderful Strange Pops Wonderful Things Notebook

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“The origin of each story is unique.”

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“I am just always, always paying attention - waiting for the words, or image, or name that will be the beginning of a story.”

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“In the beginning of the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Edward is more enamored of himself than he is of anybody else. He's a very fine rabbit; he's been constructed incredibly well, and he has a wardrobe of amazing clothing. He's arrogant, and he doesn't care whether Abilene loves him or not. As the journey progresses, as he gets passed from hand to hand, he learns what it means to love. He gets more and more bedraggled, and his clothing is lost; yet he becomes finer in soul and heart than he was at the beginning of the journey.”

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“The closest I can get to describing what happens is that voices come to me. I feel like I'm accessing something that is deeper and richer than me.”

Feels I Can Happens Voice Deeper Closest Describing

Author:Kate DiCamillo

“Most of my books begin with an image or a voice - one small thing - and I don't know what it is going to become.”

Knows Book Voice Small Things

Author:Kate DiCamillo

“The words, "I have a dog named Winn-Dixie," popped into my head in the voice of a small girl with a southern accent. I'd been writing long enough at that point to know not to ignore that kind of red flag. The next day, I put aside what I'd been working on, started with that one sentence, and followed it all the way to the end.”

Knows Way Writing Kind Long Ends Enough Girl Next Voice Dog Red Sentences Southern Flags Accents Next Day One Sentence Red Flags Dixie Southern Accent Small Girl

Author:Kate DiCamillo

“Rob Horton, the main character of The Tiger Rising, was a secondary character in an adult short story I wrote, and he wouldn't go away after I'd finished the short story. I couldn't figure out what he wanted, so I wrote to find out.”

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Author:Kate DiCamillo

“The Tale of Despereaux came at the request of Luke, my friend's then-eight-year-old son, who asked, "Write for me the story of an unlikely hero with exceptionally large ears."”

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Author:Kate DiCamillo

“The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane began with a friend giving me a rabbit doll - forgive me, Edward, for using that word; he doesn't like "doll" - for Christmas. I said, "Oh, he's lovely, what's his name?" And she said, "Edward." And a few days after I received the rabbit, who was dressed very handsomely in Edwardian kind of clothes, I saw him stripped of his finery and face down on the bottom of the ocean floor. Why? I don't know. But that's where his story began in my head.”

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Author:Kate DiCamillo