Author Kate DiCamillo on why she created “Because of Winn-Dixie”

Kate DiCamillo wrote “Because of Winn-Dixie” during the “worst winter on record in Minnesota”. The two-time winner of the Newbery Medal was missing Florida, her home state, and "desperately wanted a dog". So she used her imagination to create a beloved classic children’s literature that was later on adapted as a film, directed by Wayne Wang.

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