If somebody had tried to tell me a month ago that one of my favourite books read in 2012 would have a little mouse as its protagonist, I would have laughed. I am not big on anthropomorphic characters. I mean, except cats that appear as characters. Those I love but mice and other talking things? Yeah...
The movie was much better, but still made for an interesting read. Good way to kill time. A few concerns here and there, but eh, what can you do about'em?
I wish this had been out when I was a child.Perfect story of a knight and a princess. Features a princess who is beautiful without mentioning her physical traits, a mouse with big ears, a girl who wants, and a rat.Beautiful story of light and dark. Wonderful narrative voice. I now see why people ...
"DiCamillo tenderly captures a whole range of this human emotion: longing (and perhaps, as the title suggests, desperation) in a simple and true way- perfect for her young audience."See full review at:http://sometimesjenniferreads.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/march-newbery-winners/
I hate to describe a book as cute because I know that turns people off but the story is cute. It's also very sweet. Not the "you're in danger of a cavity" sweet but rather the type of sweet that comes from very carefully crafted stories that are timeless. The story definitely has the feeling of an ...
I didn't love this book, but it was alright. I got the audiobook because it gives me more time to read other books, so it's possible that I missed out on some small detail that make it 5 star worthy. I know the movie, so I compared it to that. It was pretty similar. I liked how this included more of...
Kate DiCamillo's unlikely hero, a tiny mouse with big ears, makes a charming protagonist.Despereaux Tilling, the aforementioned mouse, is fascinating by music, the Princess Pea, and humans -- all things that mice are supposed to avoid. The iconoclastic little mouse sets himself up for a great deal ...
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