DiCamillo, Kate.

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. - 1st ed. - Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2003. - 267 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

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

The adventures of Despereaux 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.

Newbery Medal, 2004.

0763617229 (alk. paper) 9780763617226 (alk. paper)

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Fairy tales.
Mice--Fiction.
Mice--Juvenile fiction.
Newbery Medal.


Juvenile materials.

JUV PZ 8 .D525 / Tal 2003