The tale of Despereaux
Subtitle: being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
By: Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
Contributors: Ering, Timothy B., illustrator
Edition: Exclusive collectors' edition.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Somerville, Massachusetts
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780763672058
Subjects: Mice; Fairy tales; Fiction
Description: The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin. Includes Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal acceptance speech, Q&A with Kate DiCamillo, and Q&A with Timothy Basil Ering.