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The Tale of Despereaux

Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

by Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Ering

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There are currently 86 reader reviews for The Tale of Despereaux

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Gabriella (03/09/10)

Awesome

I loved the movie and the book. They where so good! I just want to see it again over and over again! You should read it because it is a awesome book and the movie too. So read it and see the movie!

hannah (01/28/10)

awesome

This book is so awesome! I loved it.

hussain (12/25/09)

Tale of despereaux

In my opinion the tale of Despereaux was cooliasso! I made that word up. Anyway I think this was a fabulous book. I read it to my grandchildren and they wanted me to read it again. Chow! Cooliasso! Tenada!

Emily (12/09/09)

The Tale of Desperaeux

100% Fabulous. One of my 2 favorite books!

Ian Sorrell (08/23/09)

THE TAIL OF DESPEREAUX

I loved this book. It was a 7th grade project and we had so much fun reading the book, doing the project and seeing the movie!

josephine (05/16/09)

the tale of despereaux

This has million of tales in one story. It has action fame and lots of beauty. Read this book the first time and you'll fall in love with it. When I read this book I loved it and smiled through the whole book . It is good for all ages and has such great descriptions. Read this book before its to late!

EB (04/02/09)

Beautifully Written

This book was amazing. Kate DiCamillo teaches lessons that you will need in life. She wrote this book wonderfully in a series of events that held my attention. However, all those events sometimes got a little confusing and it was difficult to remember. But overall, children 9-12 will absolutely cherish this book!

Stephanie (03/26/09)

The Tale of Despereaux

This book is not for younger children. The appropriate age would be 12. The story is one that teaches about empathy and forgiveness during times of abandonment and death. Not a fun, heartwarming,adventure seeking story.

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