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The tale of Despereaux being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread

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.

Main Author:	DiCamillo, Kate.
Other Authors:	Malcolm, Graeme.
Format:	Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House/Listening Library, p2003.
Subjects:	Fairy tales > Juvenile fiction. Mice > Juvenile fiction. Children's audiobooks.
Online Access:	Go to Downloadable Audiobook Here.

Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Unabridged. Subtitle from container. Compact disc.
Physical Description:	4 sound discs (3 hrs.) : digital : 4 3/4 in.
Audience:	3-7.
ISBN:	080722006X :
Author Notes:	Kate DiCamillo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 25, 1964. She received an English degree from the University of Florida. At the age of thirty, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and worked for a book warehouse on the children's floor. After working there for four and a half years, she fell in love with children's books and began writing. DiCamillo wrote the 2001 Newbery-honor book, Because of Winn-Dixie, which was adapted into a film in 2005. In 2004, she won the Newbery Medal for The Tale of Despereaux, which was also adapted into a movie in 2008, and for Flora and Ulysses in 2013. Her other works include the Mercy Watson series, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and The Magician's Elephant. She was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress for the term 2014-2015. Kate's title, Raymie Nightingale, mde the New York Times bestseller list in 2016.

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