The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
Publisher: Candlewick Press 2003 270 pages
Genre:Action, Adventure, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Myths
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Summary: This book is centered around a mouse, a rat, a servant girl called Miggery Sow and a princess named Pea. The story starts with Despereaux, a mouse who is born with large ears and his eyes open. He commits the sin of being seen by humans and talking to them so he is sentenced to die in the dungeon so they tie red thread around his neck and throw him into dungeon. Despereaux doesn’t die, however, he is saved by the jailor Gregory. Roscuro is a rat who wants light instead of darkness. A rat’s mission is to make people miserable. Roscuro goes to the royal banquet and scares the queen so much that she dies. This upsets the king so much that he declares soup illegal and all rats are to be killed. Roscuro uses Miggery to kidnap the princess to get at the king and take over the kingdom. Despereaux saves the princess from Roscuro.
Response: I loved this book due to the fact that it has an imaginative plot and wonderful characters.
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