The Tale of Desperaux

"Hook" .

                                {Chapter One}

                            {the queens last words}   

                           

"THE QUEEN LOVED SOUP. She loved soup more than anything in the world expect for the Princess Pea and the king. And because the queen loved it, soup was served in the castle for every banquet, every lunch, and every dinner.

      And what it was! Cook's love and admiration for the queen and her palate moved the broth that she concocted from the level of mere food to a high art.

      On this particular day, for this particular banquet, Cook had outdone herself. The soup was masterwork, a delicate mingling of chicken, watercress, and garlic." {page 111}

                                                               {Chapter One}

                                                               { the last one}

" Where are my babies?" said the exhausted mother when the ordeal was through. " Show to me my babies." The father mouse held one smalll mouse up high. "There is only this one." he said. " The others are dead. "Mon Dieu, just the one mouse baby?" " Just the one.Will you name him" All of that work for nothing." said the mother. She sighed. " It is so sad. It is such the disappointment." She was a French mouse who had arrived at the castle long ago in the luggage of a visiting French diplomat. " Disappointment" was the one of her favorite words. She used it often. " Will you name him? Will you name him? Of course, I will name him, but he will only die like the others. Oh, so sad. Oh, such the tragedy."His ears are to big," said his sister Merlot. "Those are the biggest ears I've ever seen"

Recommendation:

Have you ever dreamed of a magical world of mouses?  The story is about a mouse who loves music, stories, and a princess named Pea. He has a brother named Roscuro who lives in the darkness , but this mouse lives the real world. But one day he is tempted to see his true love... Princess Pea, but leads up to killing the Queen. Names are called, things are said, but nothing will stop this mouse. This mouse's mission leads to a disgusting dunegon, a needle and a thread, and a glittering castle. Will this mouse get his wish or will he have to go back to having others make fun of his HUGE... ears. As a reader, it is your destiny to find out.

Book Recommendation by: Maddison P., and Julia C.

Book By: Kate DiCamillo

Illustrated By: Timothy Basil Ering

Genre: Fantasy