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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

by Kate DiCamillo (Author), Timothy Basil Ering (Illustrator)

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    Paperback 2004

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    Paperback 2006

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Synopsis

Here, reader, is the tale of a tiny, sickly mouse with unusually large ears; a mouse who takes his fate into his own hands. It is the tale of a beautiful, flaxen-haired princess, who laughs often, and makes everything around her seem brighter. It is the tale of a poor, deaf serving girl, who entertains foolish dreams of splendour. It is a tale of impossible love, of bravery and old-fashioned courage. And, reader, it is a tale of treachery ...unlimited treachery. It is The Tale of Despereaux...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 272
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Published: 03 May 2004
ISBN 10: 0744598699
ISBN 13: 9780744598698
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years

Media Reviews
...entertains, involves and enlightens... * The Bookseller *
Expertly told, with frequent asides to the reader, vividly drawn characters and funny, the story makes it impossible for one's heart not to go out to the spirited little mouse - it is a book for all ages. * The Children's Bookseller *
A magical fairy story you can't just stop reading. * Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle *
Full of charm, this is a heroic story of how goodness and courage can outsmart evil. * Guardian *
Author Bio
Kate DiCamillo is the author of many beloved books for young readers, including The Tale of Despereaux and Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures, both of which received a Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, which received a Newbery Honor; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, which won a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; and the bestselling Mercy Watson series. Kate DiCamillo, current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature in the US, lives in Minneapolis.