Children's author Kate DiCamillo talked about her work as part of Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Pershing Middle School. 

Kate DiCamillo made a roaring debut in 2000 with Because of Winn-Dixie, which became a runaway bestseller and earned her a Newbery Honor. Her third novel, The Tale of Despereaux, about a tiny mouse driven by love to perform heroic deeds, won the Newbery Medal and inspired a well-received animated movie. She came to Houston to share her fifth book The Magician's Elephant.