Celebrate twenty years of Despereaux with a splendid anniversary
edition--including a bonus original short story from Kate DiCamillo and
a new piece of art by Timothy Basil Ering.
Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with
music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat
called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with
light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl
who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about
to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon,
up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into one another's lives.
And what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your
destiny to find out.
For this beautifully designed twentieth-anniversary edition, the author
has written a brand-new short story, "The Tapestry at Norendy," inspired
by the world of Despereaux and presented with a new black-and-white
illustration by Timothy Basil Ering.