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Because of Winn-Dixie was the winner of a Newbery Honor distinction the year after publication. [2] In 2000, the book won the Josette Frank Award, [3] and in 2003 won the Mark Twain Award. [4] In 2007 the U.S. National Education Association listed Winn-Dixie as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children", based on an online poll. [5]
The film's mouse was played by a rat. The choice was made carefully because while mice would have been preferable, rats are much easier to train. Director Wayne Wang wanted to use Picardy Shepherds because he thought they looked similar to the depiction of Winn-Dixie on the book cover and would appear familiar to its readers.
Because of Winn-Dixie 's success marked the beginning of DiCamillo's writing career. [2] [7] It won the 2000 Josette Frank Award [22] and a Newbery Honor. [23] Her second book, The Tiger Rising, was published the next year. It was also well received by critics, who noted stylistic differences between it and Because of Winn-Dixie. [2]
9. The Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo; illustrated by Júlia Sardá 10. Lost in the Empire City by Avi 11. We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix. Three wonderfully varied books ...
Because of Winn-Dixie. Part of Walker Books Group Distributed by Penguin Random House Publishers Services. Capstone Publishers: Mankato: Minnesota: United States 1990 Imprints and divisions include Capstone Press, Compass Point Books, Picture Window Books, Stone Arch Books, Red Brick Learning, Capstone Digital, Heinemann-Raintree and Switch ...
She wrote the lyrics to the musical Dave, based on the 1993 American political comedy film of the same name and co-wrote the book with Thomas Meehan. It was produced at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in July 2018. [15] She wrote the book and lyrics for the musical Because of Winn Dixie, which is based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo.