The Tale of Despereaux
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The Tale of Despereaux is a 2003 children’s fantasy novel by Kate DiCamillo about a brave, big-eared mouse who embarks on a quest in a medieval kingdom, later adapted into an animated feature film.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tale of Despereaux canonical | 1 |
| The Tale of Despereaux (audiobook narration) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American novel
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animated feature film ⓘ children's novel ⓘ fantasy novel ⓘ middle-grade novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Tale of Despereaux (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Kate DiCamillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Newbery Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Tale of Despereaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Despereaux Tilling
NERFINISHED
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Miggery Sow NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Pea NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscuro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
chivalry
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light vs. darkness ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacterTrait |
courage
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curiosity ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
mouse
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rat ⓘ |
| genre |
children's fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Timothy Basil Ering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoral | even the smallest can be brave ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bravery
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forgiveness ⓘ light and darkness ⓘ love ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-7636-1722-6 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAward |
Bluebonnet Award
NERFINISHED
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Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Despereaux Tilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | four books within one novel ⓘ |
| narratorType | omniscient narrator ⓘ |
| pageCount | 272 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Despereaux Tilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Candlewick Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| setting | a medieval kingdom ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | medieval times ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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middle-grade readers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Tale of Despereaux (audiobook narration)