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The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
“The world is dark, and the light is precious.
Come closer, dear reader.
You must trust me.
I am telling you a story.”
— Katie DiCamillo
What an interesting story. It reminds me of old “dark versus light” fairy tales. This story is about non-conformists — a mouse, a rat, a serving girl and even a princess. In this 4-part book, you will read about all their stories. Most of the characters live in a dark world of abuses and hardships, which has really become the norm for them and those around them, until ... the light. Each (the mouse, rat and serving girl) get exposed to, and then long for, the light — the kind of world that the princess has of love and care and kindness and hope.
I love how this story is told. I love that the narrator speaks directly to the reader, even asking for our participation. I love the lessons that can be pulled and shared from this book about hardships, forgiveness — moral and spiritual lessons. This book is probably NOT for little kids. As with many fairy tales, the dark can be really dark (depressing, sad) but for older kiddos I think this helps see how dazzling the light really is. Enjoy!
Come closer, dear reader.
You must trust me.
I am telling you a story.”
— Katie DiCamillo
What an interesting story. It reminds me of old “dark versus light” fairy tales. This story is about non-conformists — a mouse, a rat, a serving girl and even a princess. In this 4-part book, you will read about all their stories. Most of the characters live in a dark world of abuses and hardships, which has really become the norm for them and those around them, until ... the light. Each (the mouse, rat and serving girl) get exposed to, and then long for, the light — the kind of world that the princess has of love and care and kindness and hope.
I love how this story is told. I love that the narrator speaks directly to the reader, even asking for our participation. I love the lessons that can be pulled and shared from this book about hardships, forgiveness — moral and spiritual lessons. This book is probably NOT for little kids. As with many fairy tales, the dark can be really dark (depressing, sad) but for older kiddos I think this helps see how dazzling the light really is. Enjoy!