The tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread / Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering.
| Author/creator | DiCamillo, Kate author. |
| Other author | Ering, Timothy B., illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Twentieth anniversary edition. |
| Publication | Sommerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023. |
| Copyright Date | ©2003 |
| Description | 287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A mouse is born -- Chiaroscuro -- Gor! The tale of Miggery Sow -- Recalled to the light -- Coda -=- The tapestry at Norendy : an original short story. |
| Abstract | "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 one another's lives. And what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out."-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Includes a brand-new short story, "The Tapestry at Norendy," inspired by the world of Despereaux . |
| Audience | 670 Lexile |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader AR |
| Awards note | Newbery Medal, 2004 |
| Genre/form | Animal fiction |
| Genre/form | Novels |
| Genre/form | Fairy tales |
| Genre/form | Fiction |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works |
| Genre/form | Fairy tales. |
| Genre/form | Animal fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fairy tales. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| ISBN | 1536228672 |
| ISBN | 9781536228670 |
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| Joyner | Item being cataloged | F D5471TA.B | Item being cataloged | Want This? |