Flora and ulysses series#

Flora and ulysses series#

Flora says she is a natural-born cynic and yet she is obsessed with a superhero comic series from which she has gleaned that impossible things happen all the time. Take the main character, Flora, for instance. Humor Driven by a Character’s Unique Way of Thinking In it, he makes the point that “the biggest laughs always come from watching characters react, think and take action.” As a writer you have to know your characters so well that you “see the world through their eyes – no matter how outlandish or crazy the situation.”ĭiCamillo is a master when it comes to creating interesting characters and situations for them to react to that allow for these wonderfully comedic moments. I recently came across an excellent blog post on comedic writing from Mark Kennedy. Campbell are delightful and add much to the humor as well. Publisher Candlewick dubbed Flora & Ulysses “genre-bending” because it features a split narrative format incorporating graphic and comics-style layouts and illustrations. Together they discover friendship, hope, and love. įLORA & ULYSSES is a buddy story about a young girl who insists she is a natural-born cynic and the unassuming squirrel who becomes a superhero through a near-death experience. There are a myriad of things that Kate DiCamillo does brilliantly as a writer-let’s face it, she didn’t win two Newbery Medals for nothing-but with FLORA & ULYSSES, I’m going to focus on her marvelous command of character and situations to write laugh-out-loud comedy. Flora and Ulysses, by Kate DiCamillo, Illustrated by K.G.