The Tale of Despereaux

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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)

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• 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

4 Reviews

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  Nice and sweet... even for grown up children!

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  Drawy82 said on Oct 12, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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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 | Add your feedback

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  Way too cute for it's own good - made me want to read it to someone much younger!

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  Camille said on Apr 20, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  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 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 272 Pages
• Edition: Library Binding
• ISBN-10: 0763617229
• ISBN-13: 9780763617226
• Publisher: Candlewick
• Pub date: Aug 25, 2003
• Dimensions: 1355 mm x 968 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Others
• In other languages: other languages Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español

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