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Most okay, probably all ofBecause of Winn-DixieauthorKate DiCamillosreaders know her for her words.
EW is honored to revealLa La Lascover, above.
DiCamillosays the idea came to her five years ago.
It was really small, it was afraid, but it was kind of hopeful.
Its not a big leap to say that the circle was me.
Kim sought inspiration from other picture books, as well as some animated movies.
I jotted these feelings down in a notepad, then I projected my childhood personality onto the main character.
Whereas I was an introverted and quiet girl, my sister had a wide range of expressions.
I suppose you could say that the girl is an amalgam of me and my sister.
For both author and illustrator who still have yet to meet each other the project was an emotional experience.
It felt like when Jaime gave this back, it was like she was the moon answering me back.
I should be the one thanking her, Kim says.
It was she who gave me a most wonderful gift.
Update:An earlier version of this story quoted DiCamillo as sayingLa La Latook ten years to complete.
According to Candlewick, it only took five.
