W. Ross Macdonald School Library

The Tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread /

DiCamillo, Kate, 1964- , author.

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. - First edition. - Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2003. - 267 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

"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."--pub. desc.

GRL: U Middle grade.

Newbery Medal, 2004 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 2004

9780763617226

2002034760


Mice --Fiction.
Princesses--Fiction.
Rats--Fiction.
Household employees--Fiction.


FICTION / Animals.
FICTION / Fantasy / Humorous.

F DIC