WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL Kate DiCamillo introduces a hero for all time Welcome to the Story of Despereaux Tilling, a Mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a Princess named Pea.
The beloved author of BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE enlightens us with a Tale of adventure, despair, love, and soup.".
From the master storyteller who brought us BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE comes another classic, a fairy Tale full of quirky, unforgettable characters, featuring twenty-four stunning black-and-white illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering, in an elegant design that pays tribute to the best in classic children s books and bookmaking traditions.
And what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.
These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other s lives.
And it is the Story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish.
It is also the Story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light.
WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL Kate DiCamillo introduces a hero for all time Welcome to the Story of Despereaux Tilling, a Mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a Princess named Pea
