I didn’t really start to write until I was almost 30, and I started with the short stories. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of coffee. I think, The last thing I want to do is write. Then I go to the computer and write. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The best way for children to treasure reading is to see the adults in their lives reading for their own pleasure. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father telling me fairy tales that he had made up shaped me profoundly, too. Kate DiCamillo Read Quote
