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The tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
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The Resource The tale of Despereaux : 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
Title remainder
being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
Statement of responsibility
Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
Title variation
  • Being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
  • Tale of Despereaux
Title variation remainder
being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
Creator
  • trueDiCamillo, Kate
Contributor
  • Ering, Timothy B.
Author
  • trueDiCamillo, Kate
Illustrator
  • Ering, Timothy B.
Subject
  • trueHousehold employees
  • trueHousekeepers
  • Large type books
  • Leveled reading level U
  • trueMice
  • Mice -- Juvenile fiction
  • trueRats
  • truePrincesses
  • trueChildren's stories
  • Fairy tales
Genre
  • Large type books
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Fairy tales
  • Children's stories
Language
eng
Summary
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
Tone
  • trueUpbeat
  • trueSuspenseful
Writing style
  • trueWitty
Character
  • trueAnthropomorphic
Award
  • Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware) for Chapter Books, 2002.
  • Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey), Children's Fiction, 2006.
  • Golden Archer Awards (Wisconsin): Intermediate, 2005.
  • Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan), Grades 4-5, 2005.
  • Indian Paintbrush Book Award (Wyoming), 2005.
  • Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 3-5, 2005.
  • Land of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico), Young Adult category, 2006.
  • Maine Student Book Award, 2005.
  • Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2007.
  • Newbery Medal, 2004.
  • Sequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma), Children’s Books, 2006.
  • Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest), Junior, 2006.
  • ALA Notable Children's Book, 2004
  • Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2003
Awards note
Newbery Medal, 2004.
Cataloging source
nb
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
670L
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
MG
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 3
  • 12
Reading level
4.7
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
Target audience
juvenile

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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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