Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press (2003), 2003. Timothy Basil Ering. First printing. Hardcover. 267 pp. Winner of the 2004 Newbery Medal. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. DiCamillo's heart-warming story of an unlikely hero, and his quest to save his true love, Princess Pea. A very near Fine book... More about The Tale of Despereaux; Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread