Category Archives: Kate DiCamillo

Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

Posted on April 14, 2024 by kyurenka

Ferris by Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick Press, 2024.  9781536231052  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction/Humor What did you like about the book? Ten-year-old Emma Phineas Wilkey was born under a Ferris … Continue reading →

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Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Carmen Mok

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Stephanie Tournas

Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Carmen Mok. Candlewick Press, 2024. 9781536222791 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Animal fiction What did you like about the book? Orris is a rat … Continue reading →

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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (Deluxe Anniversary Edition) by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Stephanie Tournas

The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (Deluxe Anniversary Edition) by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. Candlewick Press, 2023, c2003. 9781536228670 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an … Continue reading →

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Mercy Watson is Missing! by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

Posted on December 26, 2023 by susanh579

Mercy Watson is Missing! (Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Book 7) by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. Candlewick Press, 2023. 9781536210231 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery, realistic fiction What … Continue reading →

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The Puppets of Spelhorst: A Norendy Tale by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Julie Morstad

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Stephanie Tournas

The Puppets of Spelhorst: A Norendy Tale by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Julie Morstad. Candlewick Press, 2023. 9781536216752 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book? A … Continue reading →

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A Very Mercy Christmas by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

Posted on October 23, 2022 by susanh579

A Very Mercy Christmas by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536213607 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book? Mercy Watson, the porcine … Continue reading →

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The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

Posted on October 13, 2021 by susanh579

The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Candlewick Press, 2021. 9781536213614 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? A soothing parable … Continue reading →

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Tales from Deckawoo Drive: Franklin Endicott and the Third Key by Kate DiCamillo, illustrations by Chris Van Dusen

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Tales from Deckawoo Drive: Franklin Endicott and the Third Key by Kate DiCamillo, illustrations by Chris Van Dusen. Candlewick Press, 9781536201819, 2021 Format: Hardcover, 104 pages Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Mystery What did you like … Continue reading →

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Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem – Kate DiCamillo; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

Posted on August 6, 2020 by kyurenka

 Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem – Kate DiCamillo; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. Candlewick Press, 2020. 9781536201802  Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: Realistic Fiction What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo

Posted on November 7, 2013 by kyurenka

 Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures – Kate DiCamillo, Illustrated by K.G. Campbell, Candlewick Press,  2013 Format: Hardback  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 5 What did you like about the book? When Flora rescues a squirrel that has … Continue reading →

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