Forgiveness, light, love, and soup. These essential ingredients combine into a tale that is as soul-stirring as it is delicious. — BOOKLIST (starred review)Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out. From the master storyteller who brought us BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE comes another classic, a fairy tale full of quirky, unforgettable characters, with twenty-four stunning black-and-white illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering. This paperback edition pays tribute to the book's classicdesign, featuring a rough front and elegant gold stamping.

宽恕、光明、爱和汤。这些基本成分结合在一起，形成了一个令人心动的故事，就像它的美味一样。- BOOKLIST（星级评论）欢迎来到德佩罗-蒂林的故事，他是一只爱上了音乐、故事和一位名叫豌豆的公主的老鼠。这也是一只叫罗斯库洛的老鼠的故事，他生活在黑暗中，觊觎着一个充满光明的世界。这也是米格瑞-索乌的故事，她是一个头脑迟钝的女服务员，怀有一个简单而不可能的愿望。这三个人物即将踏上旅程，他们将进入一个可怕的地牢，进入一个闪亮的城堡，并最终进入彼此的生活。然后会发生什么？正如凯特-迪卡米洛所说。读者，你的命运就是要找出答案。来自为我们带来《因为是WINN-DIXIE》的讲故事大师的又一经典之作，这个童话故事充满了古怪、令人难忘的人物，并配有蒂莫西-巴塞尔-艾林的24幅令人惊叹的黑白插图。这个平装版向该书的经典设计致敬，具有粗糙的正面和优雅的金色印记。