The Tale of Despereaux
An animated movie, featuring a very small mouse with big ears and no good sense of how to cower like a normal mouse. There’s also a sorrowful princess, a temperamental chef, a lost rat, soup, a captive cat in a repurposed stove, a piggy servant with the unfortunate name of Miggery Sow, a man made of vegetables, and a despondent king.
The trailers for this movie emphasized Despereaux himself, which I think was a huge mistake. There’s so much more to the story, and so many offbeat characters that could have been promoted. I remember seeing the trailer and thinking, “well that looks boring.” Surprisingly, it wasn’t. Lots of action, lots of unusual plot twists, and lots of soup.
Fun little movie.
Aaah, Kate DiCamillo. She knows how to spin a tale. If you ever are in the mood to read her The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is wonderful.