If you love grand adventures full of magic, gloriously told, you need to know about Kate Di Camillo. She’s one of America’s most popular children’s writers, telling witty & tear-jerking stories which lodge in your heart & stay with you forever. A vain china rabbit who must learn how to love. A superhero squirrel on a mission to save the world (and a little girl named Flora). These things may sound a bit crazy, but they make perfect sense in these magical books. Which is probably why Kate has won the prestigious Newbery Medal twice, & been the runner-up once too. Kate is one of America’s top-rated children’s authors Two of her books are now major Hollywood films Flora & Ulysses won the 2014 Newbery Medal Kate’s other books include The Tale of Despereaux fiction-9-11-reading-collections sum-18-ie