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Children’s book author Kate DiCamillo

Children’s book author Kate DiCamillo — “Because of Winn-Dixie,” “The Tiger Rising,” “The Tale of Despereaux”— describes her innate ability: “I have a knack for nothing except being filled with wonder.” DiCamillo tells us about Sophie Blackall, a Minneapolis attic, and Vuillard’s “Repast in a Garden.”

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