Tale of Despereaux

Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
Written by Kate Dicamillo
Illustrated by Timothy B. Ering

Book cover for The Tale of Despereaux

Winner of the Newbery medal. This fairy tale is filled with unlikely heroes, including Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse with oversized ears. He reads stories about knights, adores music, and falls in love with a princess. He and the other characters in the book go through all sorts of unexpected adventures. But, of course, they all wind up at a sweet and happy ending.

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