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

By Kate DiCamillo

4.67

Interest Level	Reading Level	Reading A-Z	ATOS	Word Count
Grades 4 - 8	Grades 3 - 5	U	4.7	32375

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.

Paperback, 272 pages

Published on December 8, 2015 by Candlewick

ISBN-10: 0763680893

ISBN-13: 9780763680893

104 Book Reviews

GPCKTuesday, April 10, 2018 at 11:29 am
This is a very good book and i would recomend it to anyone who is looking for a book with a deep meaning.
RachelWednesday, April 4, 2018 at 9:12 am
This book is awesome!
applemangoMonday, April 2, 2018 at 10:19 pm55 stars
This book tells about a mouse who is sentenced to the dongeon because he speaks and he lets princess pea a human which a mouse is to avoid contact at all times . In which despereanx falls in love with the pea. HE is determind to save pea and get his life back
wolfiegirl1234Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 8:43 pm55 stars
This book.. I can't explain it. This book made by day. The little mouse to the Princess Pea. It's magnificent.
cute_wolfie4561Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 6:00 pm55 stars
Okay...this book just warmed my heart. You may think it's weird for a mouse to fall in love with a princess but, no! This book is a really great book. Can't wait for more my Kate DiCamillo!
shanelleluvskatTuesday, June 27, 2017 at 9:37 pm
I luv this book bcuz it is about a brave mouse that is on a quest to save the princess Pea.
sofialuvscatsTuesday, June 27, 2017 at 1:44 pm55 stars
This book is of love and romance between a mouse and a little princess.
DespereauxWednesday, June 7, 2017 at 7:51 am
This book is AWESOME!!!!!!!
armcginnSunday, May 21, 2017 at 10:29 am55 stars
Funny, touching, heroic and simply amazing all at the same time. I loved this book - it was downright awesome.
bluedog51Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 9:20 pm
VERY GOOD BOOK!