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Childhood Illness Shapes Storytelling
- Kate DiCamillo's childhood illness led her family to move from Philadelphia to Florida, a geographical cure for her pneumonia.
- This move exposed her to southern storytelling and wonder, deeply influencing her narrative style.
Mother's Role in Learning Reading
- Kate struggled with learning to read using phonics, which terrified her because it didn't compute.
- Her mother encouraged her intelligence and helped her memorize words, providing a personalized way to learn to read.
Reading Opens Inner Doors
- The moment letters and sounds form words opens a door to a lighted room inside us.
- Learning to read is a profound bodily experience, not just an intellectual one.