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.

The Tale of Despereaux

When Despereaux Tilling is banished from his mouse colony for unmouselike behavior, it is only the beginning of his adventures with the castle's sinister rats, the servant girl Miggery Sow, and the lovely Princess Pea.

The Tale of Despereaux the Graphic Novel

A Literature Kit. A story of a special mouse who is on a dangerous quest to rescue a princess. Despereaux falls in love with the princess even though mice and humans are not supposed to. Caught, Despereaux is sentenced to the dungeon, however he escapes and goes looking for his beloved princess. The princess, however, has already been tricked and has been taken to the dungeon. Despereaux must save his love, and together with the help of his friends, eventually rescues her. As his quest comes to a close, Despereaux realizes that he still cannot marry the princess, however they become friends. The story ends with the king, the princess, and Despereaux eating a feast and living happily together forever.

A Literature Kit for The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

Now adapted for the big screen by Universal Pictures, DiCamillo's Newbery Medal-winning book comes to vivid life in this deluxe movie picture book. Each spread features a paper novelty and a spectacular pop-up surprise, along with character information, sidebars, flaps, and other novelty features. Key scenes from the animated film, opening in theaters on December 19th, are also highlighted.

DiCamillo's cherished Newbery Medal winner receives a stunning new treatment in a slipcased edition featuring 24 new full-color illustrations specially created for this collectible gift edition.

Learn the value of courage and fortitude with this twist on the classic fairy tale. Our comprehensive resource has response questions and activities that are great for guided reading and independent work. Use clues to match vocabulary words from the novel to a crossword puzzle. Show understanding of details from the book by answering short questions. Imagine the inner qualities Roscuro has by describing why he decides never to torture another prisoner again. Compare the expression, "not the sharpest knife in the drawer," with the character Mig. Organize a character's actions and thoughts as they happened in the story on a graphic organizer. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: A story of a special mouse who is on a dangerous quest to rescue the princess. Despereaux falls in love with a princess, even though mice and humans are not supposed to! Caught, Despereaux is sentenced to the dungeon; however, he escapes and goes looking for his beloved princess. Unfortunately, the Princess has already been tricked and has been taken to the dungeon. Despereaux must save his love, and together with the help of his friends, eventually rescues her. As his quest comes to a close, Despereaux realizes that he still cannot marry the Princess, but they become friends. The story ends with the King, the Princess and Despereaux eating a feast and living happily together forever.

The Tale of Despereaux - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4