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

Title

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.

Author

DiCamillo, Kate

Publication

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2003.

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Additional Authors

Ering, Timothy B.

Description

267 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.

Summary

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.

Subject

Genre/Form

Children's stories.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Fairy tales.

Awards (note)

Newbery Medal, 2004

Contents

A mouse is born -- Chiaroscuro -- Gor! The tale of Miggery Sow -- Recalled to the light -- Coda.

Call Number

JFE 04-3866

ISBN

0763617229
9780763617226

LCCN

2002034760

OCLC

50693525

Author

DiCamillo, Kate, author.

Title

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.

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