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Tale of Despereaux
By Kate DiCamillo
A funny, moving, old-fashioned fairy tale in three parts for young readers.
Here, reader, is the tale of a tiny, sickly mouse with unusually large ears; a mouse who takes his fate into his own hands. It is the tale of a beautiful, flaxen-haired princess, who laughs often, and makes everything around her seem brighter. It is the tale of a poor, deaf serving girl, who entertains foolish dreams of splendour. It is a tale of impossible love, of bravery and old-fashioned courage. And, reader, it is a tale of treachery ... Unlimited treachery. It is The Tale of Despereaux...
- By the author of Because of Winn-Dixie, which has sold well over 200,000 copies in hardback alone. Winner of a Newbery Honor and a Booksense Book of the Year Award (voted by booksellers as their favourite title to hand sell).
ISBN:
9780763617226
Imprint:
Candlewick Press
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Hardback
Release Date:
November 1, 2003
Dimensions:
150 x 210mm, 272pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$24.95
New Zealand RRP:
$29.99
Stock Level:
In Stock
About the author
Kate DiCamillo lives in Minneapolis, USA. She says, "My best friend’s son asked me if I would write a story for him. ‘It’s about an unlikely hero,’ he said, ‘one with exceptionally large ears.’ ‘What happens to this hero?’ I asked. ‘I don’t know,’ he said. ‘That’s why I want you to write the story, so we can find out.’ Well, Luke Bailey, three years later, here’s the tale..."