KCS The Tale of Desperaux : Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

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	• The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread (Tale of ... Kate Dicamillo Candlewick, 2006 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 362 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Excellent Book for 4th or 5th Graders

I read this book to my fourth grade class for two years running and the students really enjoy it. It is a great fictional story with humor, suspense, love, and excitement. The students couldn't wait till I finished so they could borrow my copy and reread it themselves. It is a definite must-have for a child's home library!

Not Entirely for Kids

I've restumbled upon this book in search of gems for my 7 year old cousin, but I quite disagree with the age range. It may be a great read aloud book for young ones, but I first read it as a sophomore in college (an honors student none the less) and found many words that even I had to look up. Don't discount it as too childish for those over 12. It really is an enjoyable read.

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Kristen M.'s book review

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!

I read it for a fifth grade book report and just absolutly loved it! Kate DiCamillo went to her greatest imaginaion writing this book. The little mouse, Desperaux, took a hard and brave journey, even though it stayed in one building, it was amazing for a mouse that was the size of a bug! I loved the book so much when I read it, it was so easy to get an A!!! I highly recommend it for children.

"Once Upon a Time"

By Joanna

The Tale of Despereaux is about a tiny, little, un-wanted mouse, who has exceptionally long ears. Despereaux (the mouse) meets a beautiful princess, but he breaks an important rule: NO TALKING TO HUMANS! When the Mouse Council hears this, Despereaux gets thrown into a prison full of rats. Despereaux wants to try and be brave for the princess!

The adventures are SO wonderful in the book. With the rest of the book, I'm NOT telling the end! The author, Kate DiCamillo, I think is saying in the book is that even small animals can be heroes! I would love to live in the Kingdom of Dor (the setting of the story!)! I would recommend this to people ages six to adults and up.

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KCS The Tale of Desperaux : Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

What if you fell in love with a princess ? What if she was kidnapped? Of course you would try to save her. That's the dilemma Despereaux encounters. This story takes place in a castle during the Middle ages.
Despereaux is not your average mouse. He has very large ears, likes to read books instead of eat them, and has fallen in love with Princess Pea. When Despereaux is caught talking to Princess Pea and her father the King, the Mouse Council punish him by banishing him to the rat infested dungeon. While Despereaux is in the dungeon the story switchs over to Roscuro. A rat born in the darkness of the dungeon but loves light. Roscuro is hatching a plan to kidnap the Princess with the help of Migery Sow. Migery is a neglected dumb girl who was sold by her father for a handful of cigerettes,a red tablecloth, and a hen.The man who bought Migery was very mean to her. He would hit her in the ear countless times for no apperent reason, resulting in significant hearing loss. Despereaux overhears Roscuro's plan and is determined to stop him. Can he save Princess Pea ?
The Tale of Despereaux means it's a tale about Despereaux. Perseverance is the theme of the book because Despereaux is constantly faced with things blocking his path to saving Princess Pea. The author talks to you in the book so I guess that's part of her craft. I think Christians would enjoy this book. The pacing was mediumish. I would recommend this to children 6 to 10 years of age.It's very easy to read.

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