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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
Published: 03/13/2019
ISBN: 9781432864057
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.60w x 0.70d
Large Print
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 70401 / Tale of Despereaux
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 5