The Tale of Despereaux

Srishti Ghosh

3^rd Period/L.A.

10/18/10

Chapter 4- 8(Chapter 8 not included)

The Tale of Despereaux

By: Kate DiCamillo

I think that the chapter about Despereaux falling in love with the princess are very cute. I enjoyed these chapters a lot because all though the hole first section of the book does not fit reality, this part really made me get into the book and, just for a while leave my everyday problems behind. It interested me that the princess did not scream a run the other way while yelling at servants to kill the mouse because it differentiates from most stories with princesses. Uniquely written this story beats many other stories I have read. I predict that Despereaux will not die in the dungeon because what kind of a story would that be? But, with Kate DiCamillo, you never know. Her imaginations definitely gives her the power to manipulate her stories in any way she wants.  I can read this book at a very fast pace since I have read it so many times but I enjoy reading it slowly to get the full effect of every chapter. I can tell DiCamillo wants you o feel like you are actually in the story by how descriptive she is and I always do feel like I am in it. Kate DiCamillo’s imagination plus her amazing writing abilities makes for a very high quality and enjoyable book.