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

The Tale Of Despereaux

Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread

By: Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Basil Ering (Illustrator)

Paperback | 1 June 2004

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Welcome to the story of Despereaux, an unforgettable literary hero for our time from the pen of award-winning writer Kate DiCamillo. The Tale of Despereaux takes the reader back to the timeless genre of fairytales, but with a fantastic modern twist and a wryly witty authorial voice. The Tale of Despereaux is the story of a tiny, fragile-looking mouse with a huge heart.

It's a fairytale of heroes and villains; of a beautiful princess who inspires love and courage in the unlikely hero; of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in a dark, bleak dungeon and longs for the light and of a servant-girl, whose one wish is to be a princess. These characters? lives become inextricably entwined in this classic new story for all ages.
Industry Reviews
...entertains, involves and enlightens... - The Bookseller
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
The Children's Bookseller

A magical fairy story you can't just stop reading. - Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle
Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle

Full of charm, this is a heroic story of how goodness and courage can outsmart evil.
Guardian

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