Soooo beautiful!

This is the best book I've ever read, I learned so much, I could not put it down, had me blown away in the prologue alone. Needs to be a movie.

Great tips. Thanks Kate!

oh this book bought me to tears of how good it was. i really enjoyed this book because this was so moving to the heart to the brain. this book is really recommended for people interested to read.

What song is played on this trailer??

Got set this as homework

Thank you ❤🙏

Shame these people didn't pay us lowly extras. Wainting for a check over a year later.

Great play through guys. Thanks! Any plans to do play throughs of the other books? I’d love to see the Ravenloft one :)

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This is so awesome!!! We all need to be seen! Thank you for writing and sharing your story with the world! ❤

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Love these books. My kids got obessessd with Gareth's Odyssey and Iliad and read them every time we go to Greece.

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My kids and I love these books. It was fun to hear about the process of writing and illustrating them!

i cried reading this book 😭😭😭😭

I don’t consider this art. Children’s authors are fine, but some are so full of themselves. Calm down, it’s not like you wrote a masterpiece or anything.

Is so good but so sad at the same time

I really can't help crying... that book is pretty and perfect

Here I am now in 2022 and I love this so much

I've read this. Intriguing. I wish this could be adapted into a tv series.

Looking at your books now sooo Educational. Thank you

was that really a worm lol 💕

This is the most moving book I've ever read in my life. I highly recommend it.

THATS MY SCHOOL AND WAYYY YOUNGER ME LOLLLL I CANT- 💀

Got to admit. I'm enjoying your odyssey

Thank you Kate DiCamillo !!! My class and I are viewing your videos in class and love them.

Stumbled across this, after seeing the books earlier, seems like the series is over, after 8 books, total, though I could be wrong, this is a cool way to play it, Looks like a fun book, I wonder if they're still available...

I read this book and found it super interesting, but I guess it’s forgotten in the current century. If it had a tv series it would be epic

I binge-read this book all night. Can't say I like the ending, but I know it's realisitc. I could really relate to Mike. Overall, I enjoyed the story and can recommend!

Ha ! This is hilarious ! If Don's book is half as enjoyable as this video, it must be a PIP ! Kudos to Don & his team !! :-)

I just love "Island of the blue dolphins"! Such an inspiring book. <3

My kiddos are reading your book tiger rising right now, we happened upon it at the library... 😀

Isn't this the guy from swashbuckle

You know it's a great series when Candlewick Press makes a trailer for it

I wrote the first draft of a children's story by hand, thanks to your first tip. I can't believe I did it, but I did lol! I'm so proud of myself. Now I'm ready to revise it. Thank you for your tips.

I’m just here from reading class.

I liked it i just culd not here it and my voluom was all the way up so next time can you tok a little louder

As a 4th grade teacher and passionate writer, i adore your books and your writing style. We are reading Because Of Winn- Dixie.

this book needs to be a movie

She is the best. All her books are rich and engaging and a great resource. My students love the Tales from decawoo drive series. The tale of desperaux was an extraordinary novel. She is 10 stars

Such a wonderful book!!

Yay, Kekla! What a great coathorship!

Hey Kate I,am just starting these lessons and I was going to ask how many have you done I love your books there great

You’re right, consistency is key! Secondary to this {for me} is to write in large chunks of time that I can spare. Any writing I try to pigeonhole in to 30 minutes or less turns out subpar quality work.

Beginning is difficult but I find it’s not as challenging as writing the *marathon of the middle* part of a novel!

I remember reading Island of the Blue Dolphins in elementary school! I’ll have to reread it now as any adult and see what beauty I can glean from it ❤️

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I can here her voice.

Hi, thankyou for your inspiration. It would have been nice to listen to your letter. Xs