The Tale of Despereaux
Tale of Despereaux, by Kate diCamillo.Being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread.
That’s a great subtitle right there. Although talking animals often bug the crap out of me (See Into the Wild, Mayor of Central Park), this one was cute, funny, touching, but never cutesy. It is a fine line between cute and cutesy, but Kate diCamillo is one who often manages to skirt it quite successfully. Despereaux was a totally adorable and likeable character, and the format of the story was very accessible. (It has a very active narrator as a character in the story, which I often enjoy, even though it’s sometimes overdone, LEMONY SNICKET.) It was exciting without being overly dramatic, and the princess was quite cute as well. Clearly this is not a book that I’m going to wax poetic about for hours, but it was cute and well done and enjoyable. I’m just concerned that it’s not going to do well in YRCA because it’s not out in paperback, so lots of kids won’t have read it.
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