‘You can’t write to make people love you’: Kate DiCamillo on the 20th Anniversary of Despereaux (Pt. 1)
My favorite part of ALA Annual in Chicago was interviewing Kate DiCamillo. We talked all about her Newbery Medal winning book, THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX – which turns 20 this year.
It was such a funny, fascinating, heartfelt talk. We recorded the conversation to share.
We hope you enjoy this episode.
Filed under: All Episodes, The Unraveller
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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