← Back to search
Cover of The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

Kate DiCamillo (2003)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
Buy on Amazon ↗Buy on Bookshop.org ↗Buy on Apple Books ↗

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Animal HarmCaptivityDeath

Positive tags

Coming of AgeHeartwarmingRedemption ArcFriendshipHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Royalty / Princess

Protagonist archetypes

Outcast / LonerReluctant HeroFish out of Water

Tropes

Reluctant HeroFound FamilyQuestAntiheroFish out of WaterForbidden LoveRedemption

Themes

CourageForgivenessLight vs DarknessUnlikely HeroesLove and LoyaltyRedemptionSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

Tags

Animal FantasyFairy Tale RetellingFable