Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Twentieth Century Fox Based on Kate DiCamillo’s 2000 novel of the same name, Because of Winn-Dixie is a 2005 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was the late 1990s, and Kate DiCamillo was discouraged about ever having a writing career. Working as a “book picker” ...

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 ...

The book that launched Kate DiCamillo's career, "Because of Winn-Dixie," turns 25 this fall. The beloved Minnesota author talked with Big Books and Bold Ideas host Kerri Miller about how this book — ...

“Because of Winn-Dixie,” rated PG; 106 minutes. A sweet story of a lonely little girl and the shaggy stray dog who teaches her how to make friends and bring happiness to others, “Because of Winn-Dixie ...

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 ...

A screening of “Because of Winn-Dixie” Tuesday night played to more than 100 teachers and librarians, dozens of children, the winner of two Newbery Medals and a Picardy shepherd named Lady. “This is a ...

Because of Winn-Dixie, the new Broadway-bound musical based on the Newbery Medal-winning and best-selling children’s novel by Kate DiCamillo, will hold a private reading in New York City on May 22.

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 ...