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.
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | U | 4.7 | 32375 |
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 amThis 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 amThis book is awesome!
- 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
- This book.. I can't explain it. This book made by day. The little mouse to the Princess Pea. It's magnificent.
- 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 pmI luv this book bcuz it is about a brave mouse that is on a quest to save the princess Pea.
- This book is of love and romance between a mouse and a little princess.
- DespereauxWednesday, June 7, 2017 at 7:51 amThis book is AWESOME!!!!!!!
- 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 pmVERY GOOD BOOK!
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