Kate DiCamillo

what is it going to take to find her? Peter then goes over to the tent and that is when the fortuneteller gives him two very simple answers to his question, she lives, and an elephant will take you to her. In her novel, The Magicians Elephant, Kate DiCamillo uses very detailed imagery every step of the way to focus the reader’s attention on the theme of hope and compassion. This story focuses on idea and the feeling of what hope means to a young boy named Peter Augustus. Some might go as far…

“Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift”. This quotation, by Kate DiCamillo, expresses the importance of reading. Most students typically don’t enjoy reading on their freetime. However, if students knew the positive effects of reading, they might reconsider. There are many positive effects of reading. Reading can make many long term changes to many parts of the brain. Also, reading can perfect a reader's concentration.…

I’ve read hundreds of novels, plays, and vignettes in my life, yet the story that taught me the most about being human was one about a porcelain rabbit. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo tells the story of a china doll named Edward, who begins the story as an arrogant and vain doll loved by one young girl. Through a series of accidents, Edward is moved from family to family, and his little heart begins to feel the love he has always received. I believe The Miraculous…

I recently read a terrific book this year called Flora and Ulysses By: Kate DiCamillo. This book is a fantasy fiction, and won the John Newbery Award in 2014. The book is told from 3rd person point of view. Flora, the main character, inherited something strange on a late summer afternoon. Her Aunt had been given a Ulysses 2000x, some type of vacuum cleaner that was indoor and outdoor. They decided to give the vacuum cleaner a try outside, until “Poof. Fwump.” Before you know it Flora has a…

He looked doubtfully a Sistine’s bright dress and shiny black shoes. ‘You can give me some of your clothes to wear’ she told him. ‘I hate this dress anyways.’” (43 DiCamillo, Kate. Tiger Rising, 2001. Sistine's dress connects to charlotte's work clothes because they're are both things in the books that are unwanted and thought against. However, both articles of clothing are a part of the characters deep down inside. Without…

text is when Opal has the barbecue. It is an important scene because she is actually going to be more mindful about Winn-Dixie after he gets lost in the rain. And we all know his pathological fear is thunderstorms! If I could ask a question to Kate DiCamillo it would probably be if the mom was ever going to come back. I would ask that because Opal really misses her a lot. I would rate this story a B because it good story, but it could be a little more exciting. Overall,…

Newberry Award Winners: DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. Candlewick Press, 2000. Summary: Because of Winn-Dixie is a story of a young girl, Opal, who moved from one small town in Florida to another with her father who was a preacher. Her mother left them when Opal was very young and she struggles with this throughout the book. While in the supermarket, Winn-Dixie, Opal found a dog that was tearing apart the store. She claimed the dog as hers and she and her father took the dog home. She…