I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed.
From Kate DiCamillo
I hate to cook and love to eat.
I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading.
I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.
I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.
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.
I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.
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.
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.
My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to write, but I'm always glad that I have done it. After I write, I go to work at the bookstore.
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