The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread Folk & Traditional or after a trip

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ALA Rainbow Book List for Young Readers Lambda Literary Award Finalist This gentle and incredibly poignant picture book tells the true story of how one baby found his home

The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread Folk & Traditional or after a tripThe 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