{"product_id":"the-tale-of-despereaux-deluxe-anniversary-edition","title":"The Tale of Despereaux Deluxe Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelebrate twenty years of Despereaux with a splendid anniversary edition--including a bonus original short story from Kate DiCamillo and a new piece of art by Timothy Basil Ering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome 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 one another's lives. And what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this beautifully designed twentieth-anniversary edition, the author has written a brand-new short story, \"The Tapestry at Norendy,\" inspired by the world of Despereaux and presented with a new black-and-white illustration by Timothy Basil Ering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate DiCamillo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49298024038627,"sku":"9781536228670","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/7390\/6371\/files\/the-tale-of-despereaux.jpg?v=1782234448","url":"https:\/\/birchbarkbooks.com\/products\/the-tale-of-despereaux-deluxe-anniversary-edition","provider":"Birchbark Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}