The Tale of Despereaux
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.
- Author
- Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Basil Ering
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 267
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780763625290
- Characters
- Despereaux Tilling, Princess Pea, Chiaroscuro, Miggery Sow
- Genres
- fantasy, childrens, fiction, animals, adventure, classics, juvenile, audiobook
- Release date
- 2008
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