was born March 25, 1964 in Merion PA. She currently lives in Minneapolis, MN. In 1998 she received Ringling a McKnight John Ogilvie Primary School St fellowship. In an interview with MPR's Cathy Wurzer, DiCamillo talks about the book that made her realize she wanted to be a writer. Offers effective

teaching strategies, activities, lessons, lesson plans, worksheets, exercises, skills, tests, assessments for reading comprehension,. Kate DiCamillo was born in Philadelphia, raised in Florida and currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

She has written seven books for children: Because. Speaker Biography: Kate DiCamillo lived in the South for much of her childhood and received her