The king the mice and the cheese pdf

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. With black-and-white illustrations and a refreshed cover by Timothy Basil Ering. A strange epidemic had broken out -- mice everywhere were covered in weird blue spots! Mouse Island's most famouse doctor immediately set to work with his team to try to find the cure Could I figure out who before I ended up blue myself?

His daddy isn't scared of anything - except mice! So when a mouse posing as a cheese inspector tries to steal the elephants' cheese, Daddy is too terrified to stop him! Can little Patrick Elephant save the cheese - and his father? If you own this book, you can mail it to our address below. Borrow Listen. Want to Read. Download for print-disabled. Buy this book Better World Books When you buy books using these links the Internet Archive may earn a small commission.

Share this book Facebook. September 30, History. An edition of The king, the mice, and the cheese This edition was published in by Beginner Books in New York. Written in English — 63 pages. A king runs into trouble when he tries to protect his cheese from the palace mice.

The king, the mice, and the cheese , Beginner Books. Not in Library. I haven't purchased one yet, but I will! Thank You for posting this. I too read this as a child and loved it. Have been trying to find it for years. Now my mind can relax:. Post a Comment. It's not that the illustrations are particularly special And still, I used to take it from the shelf over and over again and read about the king with the mouse problem with such rapt attention to detail, that it shocked me how much of the story I remembered when I became reacquainted with it through my son.

Whew, that was a mouthful! Now, despite my better and snootier judgement, here it is, in all its primary color glory. Soooo, there's this king, see. And he loves cheese, and we all know who else likes cheese. When his kingdom becomes infested with the little critters, he calls on his wise men to find a solution.

The wise men thought of a wonderful idea.