Born on March 25, 1964, her titles include Because of Winn Dixie, The Tiger Rising, The Tale of Desperaux, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Magician’s Elephant, and Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures. She has won just about every children’s award imaginable including the Newbery Medal, the Mark Twain Award, and the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Many of Read More about Happy Birthday Kate DiCamillo!
Noble Intentions
Noble Reading
Author Unknown When I was a child, my father would often say that there are three things in this world that can change a man’s mind: a desperate temptress, a divine appointment, and a delightful book. Of the former two, he would say that one should be avoided at all costs and the other should be savored at any price. Of the latter one, he would often point out that a good book is not only Read More about Noble Reading
Imagining What Inspires
Huntly House is dedicated to publishing imaginative literature that inspires readers to live nobly and well. It was Albert Einstein who once said, “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” From distant shores and far-away lands to dreamy states and dreadful scenes, it is most certainly our imagination that captains our minds’ fancies and even pilots Read More about Imagining What Inspires
Fairy Tales and Grownups
J.R.R. Tolkien. George MacDonald. C.S. Lewis. Maurice Sendak. Neil Gaiman. What do each of these authors all have in common? Well, for starters, each of them penned fantasy literature. In addition, they all had best-selling books. But that's not all. Each of these writers' also saw their works enjoyed by the same audience: children. Yet, by their own admission, none of them wrote for Read More about Fairy Tales and Grownups
The Power of the Imagination
They say that the imagination is a powerful thing. A rather dramatic example of this is the story of Air Force Colonel George Hall. A POW locked away in a North Vietnamese prison for seven horrific years, Hall played a full game of golf in his imagination every single day. One week after he was released from his POW camp, Hall entered the Greater New Orleans Open, shooting a score of 76 and Read More about The Power of the Imagination