The release date for the English version of 'The Tale of Despereaux' by
Kate DiCamillo is Sep 2008. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
In Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal–winning story, a courageous mouse, a lustful rat, a yearning serving girl, and a princess called Pea come together.
Introducing the tale of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse enamored with tales, melodies, and a princess by the name of Pea. In addition, the tale tells about Roscuro, a rat that yearns for a world of light but dwells in the shadows. And it tells the tale of Miggery Sow, a dim-witted waitress with a straightforward but unfulfillable request. This trip that these three people are going to take will take them through a terrifying dungeon, up into a glistening castle, and eventually into each other's lives. What takes occur next? It is your destiny, reader, to find out, as Kate DiCamillo may say.