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The Tale of Despereaux
Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread
By Kate DiCamillo
Narrated by Graeme Malcolm / 3 hours 30 minutes
This is the story of Desperaux Tilling, a mouse in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl with a simple, impossible wish. These 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 each other's lives.
And what happens then?
Listeners, it is your destiny to find out.
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| Author | Kate DiCamillo |
| Narrator | Graeme Malcolm |
| ISBN | 9780807219492 |
| Length | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Publication date | August 26, 2003 |
| Edition | Unabridged |
| Libro.fm rank | #5,147 Overall |
| Genre rank | #388 in Children's |