Tale of Despereaux, The: being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
by DiCamillo, Kate
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0763617229
- ISBN 13
- 9780763617226
- Seller
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Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
This wonderful chapter book won the Newbery Medal, in 2004, for its author Kate DiCamillo. DiCamillo's work is noted for its memorable, sympathetic characters, in this case a determined mouse as he endeavors to rescue a human princess from a band of rats. Full page black-and-white illustratons by Timothy Basil Ering grace the story; the publisher has taken the extra step of providing deckle-edged pages. This copy is pristine -- 1st printing, 1st edition with dust jacket unclipped (unpriced), signed by the author on the title page. Collectible.
Synopsis
The Tale of Despereaux, also known as The Tale of Desperaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread is a 2003 Newbery Medal winning children's fantasy book written by Kate DiCamillo. It tells the story of a mouse, named Despereaux, on a quest to rescue a beautiful human princess. The book was adapted into an animated film in 2008. The novel is divided into four books and a coda. Each book tells the story from the perspective of a different character.
Reviews
It was interesting to see how the strings all came together at the end. A tale about a mouse falling in love with a princess is quite a premise, but DiCamillo is so good, I think her book Edward Tulane is even better.
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- Bookseller
- etruebooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44
- Title
- Tale of Despereaux, The
- Author
- DiCamillo, Kate
- Illustrator
- Ering, Timothy Basil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover as new
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition, 1st printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0763617229
- ISBN 13
- 9780763617226
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 272
- Size
- 8.5 x 6.25 x 1 inches
- Keywords
- Newbery Medal ; children's fiction ; DiCamillo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed first editions;
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