The Things You Can Read: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature: Kate DiCamillo

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

National Ambassador for Young People's Literature: Kate DiCamillo

Kate DiCamillo's made a big announcement today, which was her impending two-year appointment as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Kate DiCamillo is the author of Because of Winn-Dixie, and she has been chosen to serve as the fourth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

“When we read together—when a grandfather reads to a granddaughter, when a teacher reads to a classroom, when a parent reads to a child, when a sister reads to a brother, when everyone in a town reads the same book silently, together—we are taken out of our aloneness. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another. We connect. And when we connect, we are changed.” — Kate DiCamillo

"It wasn't until my fifth or sixth book where I realized I'm trying to do the same thing in every story I tell, which is bring everybody together in the same room. That's the same thing that I want here: to get as many different people into the room as I can. I don't know that I will resonate with a particular group of kids, but I want to get as many kids and as many adults together reading as I can."--Kate DiCamillo speaking with the New York Times about her impending two-year appointment as national ambassador for young people's literature.-Self Awareness

New York Times Article: Click Here

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