The Tale of Despereaux : Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (Hardcover)

from DayehSensei

A sophisticated, incredibly imaginative and fantastical tale about an unmouselike mouse (Desperaux Tilling) and his love for the Princess Pea. Desperaux overcomes great odds (and comes across very strange characters, namely the califlower-eared Miggery Sow and the evil rat Roscuro) to save his lo...

from theokester

I added this book to our family bookshelf shortly after reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, just before (or as?) the movie version of The Tale of Desperaux was being released. I still haven't seen the movie (in talking with my kids, apparently they watched it one night, presumably wh...

from saraluisa

A fairy tale like no other. The underdog becomes the knight in shinning armor; the bad guys repent and find redemption. This book highlights the struggles between fitting in and being an individual. Though the main characters are a mouse and a rat, there is never a moment when the reader cannot r...

from foggidawn

A small mouse falls in love with a human princess and is banished to the dungeon. A clever rat, born in the dungeon, longs for the world of light above. A farm girl turned serving maid has dreams above her station. When these three stories intersect, adventure ensues. For me, this book is the hi...

from mistycliff

Fairy tales generally follow a formulaic plot. born of mundane, humble or destitute beginnings, heroes and heroines dream big, face the fire and, not without losing a limb, literally or metaphorically, they save the day, often bringing home a lesson. What we forget, after much Disnifying, is that...