A shaggy dog story with outstanding pedigree, Because of Winn-Dixie won't disappoint any elementary school kid or the parents who treasure their dog-eared copies of Kate DiCamillo's Newbery-honored ...

It was the late 1990s, and Kate DiCamillo was discouraged about ever having a writing career. Working as a “book picker” fulfilling orders at the Bookmen distribution company in Minneapolis, she had ...

When readers discuss the 25-year-old “Because of Winn-Dixie,” it’s like they’re talking about a book that came out yesterday. In a way, it’s as if it did, since most of them have read the book over ...

Kate DiCamillo has a new book in September called “Lost Evangeline” but, before then, she’s celebrating the 25th anniversary of her first novel, “Because of Winn-Dixie.” The Minneapolis writer will ...

It certainly does for India Opal Buloni, the 10-year-old narrator of BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE (Candlewick, 192 pp., $17.99, ages 9 to 12), Kate DiCamillo ’s classic debut novel. Published in 2000 and now ...