Kate DiCamillo's Blog, page 4
March 24, 2015
I am back from Florida, Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia.
How was it?
To d...
I am back from Florida, Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia.
How was it?
To describe it best, I am going to have to borrow some words from Annabeth (in West Chester, Ohio) who wrote me a letter featuring these amazing words:
My favorite part in Edward Tulane, was when Lucy the dog finds Edward at the dump. I got a feeling that almost lifted me off the ground.
That is what it was like, for me, to meet and connect with so many passionate readers (young and old).
It was a feeling that
almos...
How was it?
To describe it best, I am going to have to borrow some words from Annabeth (in West Chester, Ohio) who wrote me a letter featuring these amazing words:
My favorite part in Edward Tulane, was when Lucy the dog finds Edward at the dump. I got a feeling that almost lifted me off the ground.
That is what it was like, for me, to meet and connect with so many passionate readers (young and old).
It was a feeling that
almos...
March 19, 2015
When kids (and adults) ask me where I get the ideas for my stories, I tell them...
When kids (and adults) ask me where I get the ideas for my stories, I tell them that I keep a notebook with me. Always.
In the notebook, I write down what I see and what I overhear.
I write down character names that pop into my head.
I write down images that haunt me.
Yesterday, when I got to the hotel in D.C., I realized I didn't have my notebook.
I panicked.
Long story short: I found the notebook buried in my luggage.
But for the few hours that it was missing, I learned just how much I nee...
In the notebook, I write down what I see and what I overhear.
I write down character names that pop into my head.
I write down images that haunt me.
Yesterday, when I got to the hotel in D.C., I realized I didn't have my notebook.
I panicked.
Long story short: I found the notebook buried in my luggage.
But for the few hours that it was missing, I learned just how much I nee...
March 17, 2015
Dispatch from Florida
Here is one (of many) highlights from my visit to the Suns...
Dispatch from Florida
Here is one (of many) highlights from my visit to the Sunshine State:
A ten year old boy who stood in front of me and looked me in the eye and said "I just want you to know that every word, every phrase, every sentence of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane spoke to my heart."
Talk about speaking to the heart.
Florida, I thank you.
Here is one (of many) highlights from my visit to the Sunshine State:
A ten year old boy who stood in front of me and looked me in the eye and said "I just want you to know that every word, every phrase, every sentence of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane spoke to my heart."
Talk about speaking to the heart.
Florida, I thank you.
March 12, 2015
I have a friend who heard a cooing noise coming from her fireplace and thought t...
I have a friend who heard a cooing noise coming from her fireplace and thought that a pigeon was trapped in the chimney.
She called a wild animal removal service.
It turned out that the pigeon was, in fact, a squirrel.
The man from the wild animal removal service put on gloves and caught the squirrel.
And then he asked my friend if she wanted to feel something cool.
When she said yes, he had her put her finger on the squirrels chest--right directly over the beating heart.
The animal remova...
She called a wild animal removal service.
It turned out that the pigeon was, in fact, a squirrel.
The man from the wild animal removal service put on gloves and caught the squirrel.
And then he asked my friend if she wanted to feel something cool.
When she said yes, he had her put her finger on the squirrels chest--right directly over the beating heart.
The animal remova...
March 10, 2015
From the Candlewick team:
BOOK AND POSTER GIVEAWAY! - WINNERS ARE:
*Amy Habbers...
From the Candlewick team:
BOOK AND POSTER GIVEAWAY! - WINNERS ARE:
*Amy Habberstad, *Karen Rogers, *Melanie Mcclaughry, *Sharon Jean, and *Theresa Consorti! Congratulations!
We will message you regarding how to receive your prizes. Please check your messages -- "other" folder for a message from a member of the Candlewick team!
Comment on this post for a chance to win a free copy of the Flora and Ulysses paperback and a SIGNED (by Kate DiCamillo) Flora and Ulysses poster from ALA graphics.
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BOOK AND POSTER GIVEAWAY! - WINNERS ARE:
*Amy Habberstad, *Karen Rogers, *Melanie Mcclaughry, *Sharon Jean, and *Theresa Consorti! Congratulations!
We will message you regarding how to receive your prizes. Please check your messages -- "other" folder for a message from a member of the Candlewick team!
Comment on this post for a chance to win a free copy of the Flora and Ulysses paperback and a SIGNED (by Kate DiCamillo) Flora and Ulysses poster from ALA graphics.
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From the Candlewick team:
BOOK AND POSTER GIVEAWAY!
Comment on this post for a...
From the Candlewick team:
BOOK AND POSTER GIVEAWAY!
Comment on this post for a chance to win a free copy of the Flora and Ulysses paperback and a SIGNED (by Kate DiCamillo) Flora and Ulysses poster from ALA graphics.
One entry per person, per account. You must be in the U.S. or Canada to enter. Five winners will be chosen at random and contacted via Facebook message. Sweepstakes ends March 11, 2015 at 11:59 pm EST.
Terms & Conditions:
1) Facebook is in no way associated with this giveaw...
BOOK AND POSTER GIVEAWAY!
Comment on this post for a chance to win a free copy of the Flora and Ulysses paperback and a SIGNED (by Kate DiCamillo) Flora and Ulysses poster from ALA graphics.
One entry per person, per account. You must be in the U.S. or Canada to enter. Five winners will be chosen at random and contacted via Facebook message. Sweepstakes ends March 11, 2015 at 11:59 pm EST.
Terms & Conditions:
1) Facebook is in no way associated with this giveaw...
March 5, 2015
I took this picture in Bellingham, Washington last Friday night.
The great thing...
I took this picture in Bellingham, Washington last Friday night.
The great thing about traveling to a place you have never been before is that your eyes are open in a way they might not be at home.
And your heart, too.
It is like Seamus Heaney has it in his poem ���Postscript:���
���You are neither here nor there,/A hurry through which known and strange things pass/As big soft buffetings come at the car sideways/And catch the heart off guard and blow it open.���
I was in Bellingham for the W...
The great thing about traveling to a place you have never been before is that your eyes are open in a way they might not be at home.
And your heart, too.
It is like Seamus Heaney has it in his poem ���Postscript:���
���You are neither here nor there,/A hurry through which known and strange things pass/As big soft buffetings come at the car sideways/And catch the heart off guard and blow it open.���
I was in Bellingham for the W...
March 4, 2015
From the Candlewick team: Happy World Read Aloud Day!
If you haven't yet seen...
From the Candlewick team: Happy World Read Aloud Day!
If you haven't yet seen this delightful PSA from Kate about reading aloud, take a moment and watch it now! Then find a child and start reading!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0c9-JMmvoo
Kate DiCamillo's PSA: On the Importance of Reading Aloud to Children
National Ambassador for Young People���s Literature and two-time Newbery winner Kate DiCamillo discusses the importance of reading aloud to children and celebr...
If you haven't yet seen this delightful PSA from Kate about reading aloud, take a moment and watch it now! Then find a child and start reading!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0c9-JMmvoo
Kate DiCamillo's PSA: On the Importance of Reading Aloud to Children
National Ambassador for Young People���s Literature and two-time Newbery winner Kate DiCamillo discusses the importance of reading aloud to children and celebr...
March 3, 2015
I was on Bainbridge Island last week to do a signing and reading and I keep thin...
I was on Bainbridge Island last week to do a signing and reading and I keep thinking about something a librarian told me after I signed her books.
She said that years ago she read Because of Winn-Dixie aloud to a group of kids; and when she got to the end of the book, there was a long silence.
And then, a boy raised his hand and said, ���Can I hug that book?���
She handed him Because of Winn-Dixie and he hugged it.
And then he passed the book to the next kid, who hugged it, too.
All you tea...
She said that years ago she read Because of Winn-Dixie aloud to a group of kids; and when she got to the end of the book, there was a long silence.
And then, a boy raised his hand and said, ���Can I hug that book?���
She handed him Because of Winn-Dixie and he hugged it.
And then he passed the book to the next kid, who hugged it, too.
All you tea...
February 28, 2015
From the Candlewick team: Check out this map of folks reading The Miraculous Jou...
From the Candlewick team: Check out this map of folks reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane! Are you reading it? Add your marker!
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Where are you reading the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
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If you are reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, please add your location to this map. Just sign in to your google account, click edit and place a marker in your city (no exact locations please). Let's see...
