Celebrate twenty years of Despereaux with a splendid Anniversary edition--including a bonus original short Story from Kate Dicamillo and a new piece of art by Timothy Basil Ering.
For this beautifully designed twentieth-Anniversary edition, the author has written a brand-new short story, The Tapestry at Norendy, inspired by the world of Despereaux and presented with a new black-and-white illustration by Timothy Basil Ering..
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 one another\'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.
Welcome to the Story of Despereaux Tilling, a Mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a Princess named Pea.
Celebrate twenty years of Despereaux with a splendid Anniversary edition--including a bonus original short Story from Kate Dicamillo and a new piece of art by Timothy Basil Ering