Kate DiCamillo

Kate Dicamillo a obtenu plusieurs r?compenses pour ses romans destin's aux jeunes adultes: La qu?te de Desperaux, L'odyss?e miraculeuse d'?douard Toulaine et Winn-Dixie. Elle est aussi l'auteure de petits romans illustr's fort amusants, mettant en vedette le cochon Mercy Watson. Cette collection, publi?e en fran?ais aux ?ditions Scholastic, s'adresse aux jeunes enfants, et plus particuli?rement ? des lecteurs d?butants.

Kate DiCamillo was born March 25, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her first novel, Because of Winn-Dixie was published in 2000. She published her second novel, Tiger Rising, in 2001. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (2003), won the 2004 Newbury Medal. In addition to her novels, she published chapter books beginning in 2005.