Then, in the early pandemic months, feeling unmoored, she cracked them open to read by herself, inspired by a piece in the New York Times by the wonderful writer of adult novels, Ann Patchett. Krista read Kate’s books with her children. They include Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux, The Magician’s Elephant, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and Flora & Ulysses. And that’s the reason you should listen to this conversation with Kate DiCamillo, even if you’ve never heard of her bounty of books beloved by teachers, parents, and former children who’ve grown up reading her. Each and every adult is a former eight-year-old, wide open with yearning and possibility understanding exactly how troubled the adults around you are, even if they think they are hiding it from you almost unbearably alert to the world’s wonders and its dangers all at once.
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