Author(s): Kate DiCamillo,Timothy Basil Ering
No. of Pages: 267 pages
Date Published: 01 Sep 2003
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Hardback | 267 pages
Dimensions: 162.56 x 210.82 x 30.48mm | 408.23g
Language: English
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Edition: New
Illustrations: 1-COLOR

The beloved author of BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE enlightens us with a tale of adventure, despair, love, and soup. Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. 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 what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.

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.