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The Tale of Despereaux (/ ˈ d ɛ s p ər oʊ /, DES-per-oh) is a 2003 children's fantasy book by American writer Kate DiCamillo.The main plot follows the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling, as he sets out on his quest to rescue a beautiful human princess from the rats.
The first book in The Deptford Mice trilogy and Jarvis's debut novel, it follows the story of Audrey Brown, a mouse girl who is looking for her missing father. Her search takes her into the sewers of Deptford where, with the help of her friends and family, she must face an army of evil rats and their living god, a mysterious being known as Jupiter.
Redwall is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques. [1] Originally published in 1986, it is the first book of the Redwall series. The book was illustrated by Gary Chalk, with the British cover illustration by Pete Lyon and the US cover by Troy Howell.
The Church Mice series: The two mice are the protagonists, along with Sampson the cat, in the series, which take place in and around a church in the fictional town of Whortlethope, England. Audrey Brown Robin Jarvis: The Deptford Mice: A mouse girl whose search for her missing father leads her into the sewers where she must defeat an evil rat god.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is a 1971 children's science fiction/fantasy book by Robert C. O'Brien, with illustrations by Zena Bernstein. The novel was published by the Los Angeles publishing house Atheneum Books. This book was the winner of numerous awards including the 1972 Newbery Medal. [3]
A Mouse Called Junction is a 1980 children's picture book by Julia Cunningham, with illustrations by Michael Hague.About a young mouse who ventures into the forest in search of emotions and is adopted by a rat, it received mixed reviews that praised Hague's illustrations but criticized the text and ending.
Thomas is a dark fantasy adventure novel for children by British author Robin Jarvis. It is the third book in The Deptford Histories trilogy, a series of prequels to Jarvis's Deptford Mice books, and serves as a backstory for the eponymous mouse mariner Thomas Triton. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1995 by
The Deptford Mice Almanack is a companion book to The Deptford Mice and Deptford Histories trilogies by Robin Jarvis, presented in an in-universe style. It was first published in 1997 by Macdonald Young Books in the United Kingdom .