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Of mice and soup

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

September 26, 2022 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr14bingo Cozy “being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread” This charming Newberry Award winning story is about a heroic little mouse and the princess he loves. It’s also about the pitfalls of being an outsider and the power of forgiveness. Despereaux’s family marks him as different and doomed from the moment he is born. Too small, with ears too big and born with his eyes open (an ill omen), everything about the little mouse disappoints his parents […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, children's lit, cozy, ElCicco, Fiction, Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:45 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, children's lit, cozy, ElCicco, Fiction, Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux ·
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