The Tale of Despereaux

Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

By: Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Basil Ering (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 19 September 2023

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Hardcover
288 Pages

Age
7 - 10

Grade
P - K

Dimensions(cm)
21.5 x 16 x 2.5

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Celebrate twenty years of Despereaux with a splendid anniversary edition—including a bonus original short story from Kate DiCamillo and a new piece of art by Timothy Basil Ering.

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 one another’s lives. And what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.

For this beautifully designed twentieth-anniversary edition, the author has written a brand-new short story, âThe Tapestry at Norendy,â inspired by the world of Despereaux and presented with a new black-and-white illustration by Timothy Basil Ering.

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