01545cam a2200373 4500 545763114 TxAuBib 060614t20062003||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780763625290 0763625299 ICrlF ICrlF ICrlF TxAuBib 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. Despereaux. Cambridge, Mass : Candlewick Press, 2006. ©2003. 267 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Wilsons Children, June 2004. School Library Journal starred, August 2003. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. Booklist starred, July 2003. Pub Weekly, June 2003. Kirkus Starred, July 2003. New York Times, November 2003. Horn Book, April 2004. Bulletin (Center for Childrens books), November 2003. 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. 3-6 Follett Library Resources. Newbery Medal/Honor, 2004. Fairy tales. Mice Fiction. Princesses Fiction. Ering, Timothy B., ill.