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 - Large Print Edition - Thorndike Press, 2020. - 251 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

"The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin. Includes Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal acceptance speech, Q&A with Kate DiCamillo, and Q&A with Timothy Basil Ering."

Age 5 and up.

Newbery Medal, 2004 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 2004

9781432860394 9781432864057

2008929921


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


Large type books.
FICTION / Animals.
FICTION / Fantasy / Humorous.

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