Kate DiCamillo spent most of her childhood in the South, and moved to Minnesota when she was in her twenties. She was inspired to write Because of Winn-Dixie, her first novel, during a bout of homesickness one brutally cold winter. The book was an immediate success: it is a Newbery Honor Book, has won more than twenty-five state awards, and has been made into a popular family film. Kate DiCamillo’s subsequent books include the Newbery Medal-winning The Tales of Desperaux, The Tiger Rising, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and The Magician’s Elephant. She lives in Minneapolis.
Awards: Newbery (2014) see all
Genres: Children's Fiction
New and upcoming books
Series
Mercy Watson
1. Mercy Watson to the Rescue (2005)
2. Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (2006)
3. Mercy Watson Fights Crime (2006)
4. Princess in Disguise (2007)
5. Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig (2008)
6. Something Wonky This Way Comes (2009)
A Piglet Named Mercy (2019)
A Very Mercy Christmas (2022)
1. Mercy Watson to the Rescue (2005)
2. Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (2006)
3. Mercy Watson Fights Crime (2006)
4. Princess in Disguise (2007)
5. Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig (2008)
6. Something Wonky This Way Comes (2009)
A Piglet Named Mercy (2019)
A Very Mercy Christmas (2022)
Bink and Gollie (with Alison McGhee)
Bink and Gollie (2010)
Two for One (2012)
Best Friends Forever (2013)
Bink and Gollie (2010)
Two for One (2012)
Best Friends Forever (2013)
Tales from Deckawoo Drive
1. Leroy Ninker Saddles Up (2014)
2. Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon (2015)
3. Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? (2016)
4. Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package (2017)
3 Adventures on Deckawoo Drive (2019)
5. Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem (2020)
6. Franklin Endicott and the Third Key (2021)
7. Mercy Watson Is Missing! (2023)
1. Leroy Ninker Saddles Up (2014)
2. Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon (2015)
3. Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? (2016)
4. Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package (2017)
3 Adventures on Deckawoo Drive (2019)
5. Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem (2020)
6. Franklin Endicott and the Third Key (2021)
7. Mercy Watson Is Missing! (2023)
Three Rancheros
1. Raymie Nightingale (2016)
2. Louisiana's Way Home (2018)
3. Beverly, Right Here (2019)
1. Raymie Nightingale (2016)
2. Louisiana's Way Home (2018)
3. Beverly, Right Here (2019)
Norendy Tales
1. The Puppets of Spelhorst (2023)
2. The Hotel Balzaar (2024)
3. Lost Evangeline (2025)
1. The Puppets of Spelhorst (2023)
2. The Hotel Balzaar (2024)
3. Lost Evangeline (2025)
Novels
Because of Winn-Dixie (2000)
The Tiger Rising (2001)
The Tale of Despereaux (2003)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006)
The Magician's Elephant (2009)
Flora and Ulysses (2012)
The Beatryce Prophecy (2021)
Ferris (2024)
The Tiger Rising (2001)
The Tale of Despereaux (2003)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006)
The Magician's Elephant (2009)
Flora and Ulysses (2012)
The Beatryce Prophecy (2021)
Ferris (2024)
Collections
Picture Books show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Kate DiCamillo
More books
Awards
|
Award nominations
|
Visitors also looked at these authors
Genre Pages