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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread
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Hardcover
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With Kate DiCamillo | Slp sgd il edition from Candlewick Pr (September 23, 2008); titled "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread"
9780763642839 | details & prices | 267 pages | 7.75 × 10.50 × 1.50 in. | 2.85 lbs | List price $100.00
About: A Special Signed Limited Edition of the cherished Newbery Medal winner in a slipcased edition featuring 24 new full-color illustrations.
Paperback
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With Kate DiCamillo | from Candlewick Pr (December 8, 2015); titled "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread"
9780763680893 | details & prices | 267 pages | 5.00 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 2-3 | 0.50 lbs | List price $7.99
With Kate Dicamillo | Reprint edition from Candlewick Pr (April 11, 2006); titled "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread"
9780763625290 | details & prices | 272 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.60 lbs | List price $7.99
About: 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.
With Kate DiCamillo | from Candlewick Pr (September 1, 2003); titled "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread"
9789990096071 | details & prices | List price $0.02
CD/Spoken Word
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With Kate Dicamillo | Unabridged edition from Listening Library (June 1, 2004); titled "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread"
9780807220061 | details & prices | List price $35.00
School and Library
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With Kate Dicamillo | Spl rep edition from Candlewick Pr (May 1, 2008); titled "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread"
9780763629281 | details & prices | 272 pages | 8.00 × 10.50 × 1.30 in. | Rec. grade levels 2-3 | 2.95 lbs | List price $29.99
With Kate Dicamillo | from Candlewick Pr (September 1, 2003); titled "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread"
9780763617226 | details & prices | 272 pages | 6.50 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 1.00 lbs | List price $17.99
About: 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.
Prebinding
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With Kate DiCamillo | Reprint edition from Paw Prints (August 11, 2008); titled "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread"
9781439530672 | details & prices | 272 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.68 lbs | List price $16.99
About: This is the story of Desperaux Tilling, a mouse in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea.