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Dec 8, 2015 · Paperback – December 8, 2015. by Kate DiCamillo (Author), Timothy Basil Ering (Illustrator) 4.7 6,785 ratings. Teachers' pick. See all formats and editions. 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.
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The Tale of Despereaux. illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. Candlewick Press, September 2003. Ages 9 and up. ISBN 978-0-7636-1722-6. Kate DiCamillo introduces a hero for all time! Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea.
Aug 25, 2003 · Grade 3 Up-A charming story of unlikely heroes whose destinies entwine to bring about a joyful resolution. Foremost is Despereaux, a diminutive mouse who, as depicted in Ering's pencil drawings, is one of the most endearing of his ilk ever to appear in children's books.
Apr 11, 2006 · The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread. Paperback – April 11, 2006. by Kate DiCamillo (Author), Timothy Basil Ering (Illustrator) 4.7 6,715 ratings. Teachers' pick.
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About The Tale of Despereaux. This is the story of Desperaux Tilling, a mouse in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl with a simple, impossible wish.
The Tale of Despereaux is a children's fantasy novel by American writer Kate DiCamillo, published in 2004. The story follows Despereaux Tilling, a brave, music-loving mouse, as he tries to rescue a human princess named Pea from a group of rats.
