false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168855193m/37190.jpg 37190 29 Kate DiCamillo, author of the Newbery Honor book <I>Because of Winn-Dixie</I>, spins a tidy tale of mice and men where she explores the "powerful, wonderful, and ridiculous" nature of love, hope, and forgiveness. Her old-fashioned, somewhat dark story, narrated "Dear Reader"-style, begins "within the walls of a castle, with the birth of a mouse." Despereaux Tilling, the new baby mouse, is different from all other mice. Sadly, the romantic, unmouselike spirit that leads the unusually tiny, large-eared mouse to the foot of the human king and the beautiful Princess Pea ultimately causes him to be banished by his own father to the foul, rat-filled dungeon.<p> The first book of four tells Despereaux's sad story, where he falls deeply in love with Princess Pea and meets his cruel fate. The second book introduces another creature who differs from his peers--Chiaroscuro, a rat who instead of loving the darkness of his home in the dungeon, loves the light so much he ends up in the castle& in the queen's soup. The third book describes young Miggery Sow, a girl who has been "clouted" so many times that she has cauliflower ears. Still, all the slow-witted, hard-of-hearing Mig dreams of is wearing the crown of Princess Pea. The fourth book returns to the dungeon-bound Despereaux and connects the lives of mouse, rat, girl, and princess in a dramatic denouement.<p> Children whose hopes and dreams burn secretly within their hearts will relate to this cast of outsiders who desire what is said to be out of their reach and dare to break "never-to-be-broken rules of conduct." Timothy Basil Ering's pencil illustrations are stunning, reflecting DiCamillo's extensive light and darkness imagery as well as the sweet, fragile nature of the tiny mouse hero who lives happily ever after. (Ages 9 and older) <I>--Karin Snelson</I> 1508178 book 2001 The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread total:15532|5:5985|4:5370|3:3116|2:839|1:222| 15532 62653 18966 3202 5 13 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Apr 30 07:24:20 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 07:38:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 12 false false Fri Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 08:11:41 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 21:38:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 6 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 27 16:53:15 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 16:54:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 19 15:19:40 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 18 07:40:58 -0800 2008 It certainly is an original work. Young Despereaux is the youngest mouse, born of a french mouse mother and father. He is the ...more...]]> 5 5 false false Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 20:14:30 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 20:26:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 4 false false Wed Apr 02 09:55:11 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 09:58:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 3 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 10 13:19:27 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 19 18:56:22 -0800 2008
I wouldn’t say it’s a truly compelling read (though it did win the Newbery Award), but ...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 18:31:15 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 13:24:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 15 18:33:37 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 19:39:57 -0800 2008 1 Synopsis: Three anti-heroes embark on separate journey's that will lead each of them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and ultimately, into each other's lives.
Review: Each of the three main characters in this book share the common trait of being the odd one always look...more...]]> 5 4 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 08:24:49 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 08:44:52 -0700 2008 I read the first few chapters of this book several times ...more...]]> 2 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon May 19 14:25:31 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 09:51:19 -0700 2008
The story of Desperaux (a mouse who doesn't just want to be a mouse) is told through the eyes of several different characters. As the stories weave in an out of each other, they draw closer together until the predictably ...more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 20 08:54:07 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 28 15:37:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jan 24 09:23:10 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 09:23:42 -0800 2009 5 1 false false Fri Dec 19 12:24:37 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 12:24:48 -0800 2008
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Yes, I thought this was a good book. That is not to say, I always thought it was a real pleasure to read. I didn't. The darkness of the dungeons and of the stair and of the life of Miggery Sow were not things I wanted to explore, and I did...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 21:14:27 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 21:16:37 -0700 2008 the end


haha. no it is about a mouse, but a mouse who goes on a big adventure and if you dont laugh out loud while reading this book, then this is not for you.]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 08:01:27 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 13:51:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Jun 02 09:58:57 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 10:06:34 -0700 2008 Soup saves the day!! ]]> 4 1 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 03 10:46:29 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 22 09:54:44 -0700 2009 1 Despereaux is a mouse, one of many in the castle, but he is different from the others. He was born with his eyes open (shocking!), his ears are too big (scandalous!) and he likes to read (unheard of!). Worse, he has fallen in love with Princess Pea and has even spoken to her. This is enough to get h...

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