DiCamillo, Kate.

The tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread / Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. - 1st ed. - Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2003. - 267 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

RL: 4.8 Lexile: 670L Added to collection April 2008 from regular budget.

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.

ISBN: 076361722-9 (HC)

LCCN: 2002034760

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fairy tales.
Mice--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ8.D525 / Tal 2003

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]