Despereaux Tilling is a mouse. A very small mouse, with very large ears, who is very much in love with a princess. And that, as you can imagine, leads to complications. There's a dungeon that's a pitch-dark labyrinth, a serving girl with aspirations to princess-hood, a prohibition on soup, and a ...
The local librarian suggested I read this when the movie was about to hit the theatres. She warned me that the movie cut out the darker elements of the book, particularly the child abuse. A bitter sweet story that isn't just about Despereaux's harsh struggle.
What an adorable story!I love DiCamillo's writing so much.She has such a soft and subtle hand that pulls me in.Pure charm.The story is a quirky, but sweet tale.I think it's great for young readers.There was nothing that honestly stood out for me to make me cling to it, but it was gentle and soft eno...
This was such a sweet & well told story! I was kind of surprised because there are a few somewhat disturbing scenes that was like, "Wow, that's kind of dark for a kid's book!" But I really enjoyed reading it and now I'm trying to think of the children of my friends & acquaintances who would be the r...
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