My little sister just reread this book and it brought back all my traumatizing and terrifying memories of it and holy crap I hate this book Imma go have nightmares now(seriously the dungeon scared me SO MUCH) (this is not a children's book)

"Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light."This story and I have a long history. I fell madly in love with the film years ago, played the video game based on it, I was enchanted with the concept of a valiant little mouse who brought light back to a kingdom that desperately needed it. But somehow, I never read the book it was based on. Time went on, I look back on the film fondly but haven't watched it in years. Finally...

Poor Miggery Sow; named after a pig, motherless, traded for peanuts, abused, and later described as lazy and fat. Crikey. Also, the author's penchant for describing things to the Reader drove me bananas. Despereaux actually has a small part considering the continuous horrors of the story: evil rats, ambivalent family members, the Queen's death, and the no soup decree.

Seeing the Light(A Book Review of Kate DiCamillo’s The Tale of Desperaux)Despereaux Tilling is the most unusual mouse you’lll likely meet. Conspicously small with considerable large ears, he has always been seen as different, an outsider among his own — a mouse drawn to music, fascinated with stories, and breaks the strict rule of their kind by falling in love with a human, the Princess Pea.Roscuro leads a normal, rotten rat life in the dungeon, his is a world of utter darkness. Until one day, w...

I was thinking the other day: what would you do if you had a negative (and I mean really negative) opinion on a book but by chance happened to come across its author? What would you tell them if they asked you what you thought about their book?Without the luxury of the internet or reviews or all the other ways we have of expressing a negative opinion on things without having to come into direct contact with their creator, we tend to be more insensitive with our criticism. The medium is the m

I never knew this was a book. I saw the movie of it on one of my bus trips north. Or maybe it was on the return trip south. Or even both, because I know I saw it twice. I thought the movie was wonderful, but as I say, I never knew it had been a book first. I just stumbled across the title while browsing at my favorite online used book seller one day and thought 'Oh, I have to get this!'And the book was every bit as wonderful as the movie. Actually better, because I loved the way DiCamillo would

3 starsI remember reading this as a child and enjoying it, though I'm sure it wouldn't be as good as when I'd read it at eleven. Therefore, 3 stars seems good enough.

I've now read this for the third time, every time as an adult. This is a book about the power of love and kindness. It is about how we are more alike than we are different. Important ideas to reinforce, and becoming more important by the day. Highly recommended to kids of all ages and the audio performance is beautifully and sensitively performed. <><><>I loved this book. There are so many great lessons for kids about doing the right thing, being brave, forgiving and having empathy for others. I...

My kid liked it. I found it to be a book that really gets in its own way. Right when you're invested in Despereaux, it switches to a different character. And then it does the same thing again! The voice throughout has a cutesy way of constantly appealing to the reader right at the tense or powerful moments. Maybe that's supposed to help kids not get too emotional, but wow did I find it annoying. And there's a lot to get emotional about. Terrible things happen to the characters here, but it was l...

This book left me with the feeling that this story may not appeal to all readers. There were several important themes addressed in the story, yet little emotional attachment to the characters. The only character that many might relate to is Despereaux himself. He is ‘different’ both physically and emotionally from his peers which at first mostly works against him, though ultimately these unique qualities eventually save the day.I did really appreciate the way this author drew in the reader in a

For all of us who can still be mesmerized by these magical words: "Once upon a time..." this story defies time and age. Once again, I picked up a book because of its beautiful cover and although it is mainly intended for children, I found it riveting and magical. I actually feel that, had I read this at a younger age, I would have missed plenty of it's subtlety and lyrical prose. So, definitely a new favourite for me.

The Tale of Despereaux, Kate DiCamilloThe adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling, as he sets out on his quest to rescue a beautiful human princess from the rats. The novel is divided into four "books" and ends with a coda. Each "book" tells the story from a different character's or group of characters' perspective: Despereaux, Roscuro, Miggery Sow, and finally all of them combined.عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «موش کوچولو»؛ «ماجرای دسپرو»؛ «قصه ی دسپروکس»؛ «دسپروکس»؛ نویسنده: کیت دی کامیلو؛...

From the moment Despereaux the mouse was born, everyone knew he was different. Born extremely small with strange ears and the only survivor of the litter, his parents weren't sure if he could stay alive. As time goes on, Despereaux becomes quite a curious little critter and begins to question the world around him. He discovers a love for music and falls in love with a lovely princess named Pea. The issue is that Despereaux has gone against the rules put forth by the mouse council by showing hims...

OK, so now that I've thought about what I really think about this book, I'm changing my rating from 3 stars to 2 stars. There was more that I didn't like than I liked. After hearing a lot good reports about this book, I think I was expecting something different. I liked the idea of the light versus dark. I liked the unlikely friendship between the mouse and the princess. I liked the forgiveness. And I liked that it ended up "happily ever after", for the most part. I started out reading this book...

Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. . . tell a story. Make some light.

I picked this book up on a whim in the Barnes & Noble because I liked the look of the cover and the jagged edges of the paper that gave it a "classic" feel. I was looking for a new bedtime book to read to my children - 2 and 6 at the time. We like to read a bigger book, one chapter each night - for bedtime stories. I read the description and thought it sounded like a good idea so I went ahead and bought it (which is REALLY unusual for me - I can be a cheapskate!) It is by far some of the best mo...

i hated this book SO MUCH when i was a kid.everyone thought i would like it. librarians recommended it to me. family friends gave it to me as a birthday present. other kids were reading it.it was the newbery medal-winning book the year i was 6, and i was a tiny nerd. you do the math.but even then, i did not care for books about animals, and i found this both corny and sad, a lethal combination for me my entire life.i was a hater even in my extreme youth.part of a series i'm doing in which i revi...

Absolutely enchanting. Full of compassion, sweetness and dreamers, with exquisite word choice and delicate rhythms. The narrator's voice is like a comforting but sharply intelligent grandmother, pushing you to both see and feel with the best of yourself. I started to read this this this morning for work purposes, I finished it because I couldn't put it down.

I had high hopes for Kate DiCamillo’s The Tale of Despereaux. What could I not like? It was about a tiny mouse with big ears, ostracized from the other mice, who fell in love with the human Princess Pea. Armed with only a sewing needle, Despereaux bravely goes to battle with the devious rats in the palace dungeon who have stolen her. I mean, it’s got to be great, right?!!! So I took it on vacation with my six-year-old son to read to him at bedtimes.Sadly, the story is slow paced and doesn’t cont...

This book won the Newberry Medal; more importantly is won the interest (dare I say “fascination”) of our 5-going-on-6 year old. It is a fantasy, and by that I mean that animals talk and have thoughts and desires that are not too different from humans. The odd mouse, Despereaux, can also read, and read he does. He is fascinated by a story of a knight and a princess and bravery in a quest. He starts to see his world through the lens of that story. He falls in love with a human, Princess Pea, and t...