BRITANNICA BEGINNER BIOS KATE DICAMILLO NEWBERY MEDAL WINNING AUTHOR THERESE SHEA Britannica Educational Publishing IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
KATE DICAMILLO NEWBERY MEDAL WINNING AUTHOR CHAPTER ONE 4 STORIES ARE EVERYWHERE Kate DiCamillo is the author of many popular children’s and young adult books Her novels often center on important real-life THEMES such as death separation and loss These themes are not often in books for younger people However DiCamillo understands that many young people go through hard times She did She wants Kate DiCamillo’s love of reading and writing shines through in her books
5 STORIES ARE EVERYWHERE DiCamillo says that a book is not complete until someone reads it A THEME is a subject of a piece of writing It is an idea that continues throughout the work Vocabulary her readers to see themselves in her characters DiCamillo also writes funny books for younger readers Kate DiCamillo did not have an easy path to success Though she was always a talented writer she had to make herself write every day It took her years to learn to do this She also had to deal with rejections from publish ing companies However she kept trying until her work was accepted 5
