Kate DiCamillo (Author of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane) is the author of many books for young readers.  Her books have been awarded the Newbery Medal (Flora & Ulysses in 2014 and The Tale of Despereaux in 2004); the Newbery Honor (Because of Winn-Dixie, 2001), the Boston Globe Horn Book Award (The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, 2006), and the Theodor Geisel Medal and honor (Bink and Gollie, co-author Alison McGhee, 2011; Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, 2007).  She is a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Emerita, appointed by the Library of Congress.  A native of Florida, Kate now lives in Minneapolis, MN.