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Tale of Despereaux

By Kate Dicamillo

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| Audio Cassette | 9780807219485

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  • Book Review: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo Part of: Mom Prefers Share

    I selected The Tale of Despereaux as a read-aloud book with my daughter on the recommendation of a friend. On the surface, it appears to be a simple hero story told in the style of a classic fairy tale. There is a king and a castle and a would-be kni ... (read full critics)

    blogcritics published on Wed, 3 Aug 2011

  • The Tale of Despereaux By Kate DiCamillo

    Kate DiCamillo's coming-of-ageÔWinn-Dixie' author follows unusual path to literary successWhen Kate DiCamillo was in her 20s (not that long ago), she told everyone she was a writer. At least she thought she was a writer. In fact, she knew she was. B ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

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  • I went to a meeting today and two of my colleagues mentioned how good this book is. I checked it out soon after.

    Supposedly in January 2008 a movie version of this book will be released. It has been suggested to use this as a read-aloud to my class.

    The book started out great. It lost ... (continue)

    I went to a meeting today and two of my colleagues mentioned how good this book is. I checked it out soon after.

    Supposedly in January 2008 a movie version of this book will be released. It has been suggested to use this as a read-aloud to my class.

    The book started out great. It lost a bit of its luster around page 70. The story was fun and I think it would make for a good read aloud.

    The ending seemed rushed and not quite believable, despite the genre.

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    Batona said on Jul 12, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • I've gone by this many times and never brought it home, but ever since I read Brother Odd and found out it had changed Brother Knuckles' life, I've been wanting to read it. So here I go.

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    Jaemi K said on Mar 21, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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