Kate DiCamillo is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including "The Tale of Despereaux", winner of the Newbery Medal; "Because of Winn-Dixie", a Newbery Honor Book; and "The Tiger Rising", a National Book Award finalist. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilogy about a misanthropic rat and a naive owl—and the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his...[SEE MORE]