The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
Sep 2009 · Candlewick Press
4.7star
278 reviews
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About this ebook
A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal–winning tale.
Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.
With black-and-white illustrations and a refreshed cover by Timothy Basil Ering.
Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.
With black-and-white illustrations and a refreshed cover by Timothy Basil Ering.
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4.7
278 reviews
nat ssantos
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September 13, 2017
Reading with my class still, this book have a such high vocabulary and an incredibly story, reading book 4 which is the most exciting book for me personally. One of the best books I ever read. I highly recommend. Thanks for that art author.
Aldiana Dervisevic
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December 16, 2013
The book is about a mouse who falls in love with a princess. His father does not allow that. His sisters and brother's try to teach him to be a normal mouse but he is .....SPECIAL.
13 people found this review helpful
angela jensen
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July 5, 2019
I like the book however after reading it I can honestly say that. It was not child friendly first it is very depressing. And the way she described the dungeon was grim. And in certain parts rather graphic. With her descriptions I felt sorry for certain characters. Especially the mouse. The Princess and the girl who was sold. How is a children's book?
8 people found this review helpful
About the author
Kate DiCamillo is one of America’s most beloved storytellers. She is the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and a two-time Newbery Medalist. Born in Philadelphia, she grew up in Florida and now lives in Minneapolis, where she faithfully writes two pages a day, five days a week.
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