The tale of Despereaux

The tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo is a book about a mouse that is sent to the dungen in a castle for talking to humans. Not just a human, but the princess that lived in the castle with her parents. The mouse council had decided to send him down as a punishment. Through out most of the book, they tell about how Despereaux made out of the dungeon. I feel that the theme of this particular book is that if you want something done, you have to do it yourself. I also feel that this book shows bravery and how a small mouse achieved what he wanted by trying his hardest. I would recommend this book to a friend of mine, heather. I would recommend it to her because I know that she loves animals and enjoy reading any kind of book on them. Just like heather, I would want Despereaux as my friend because if I wanted something but didn’t want to do amazing but was chickening out of it, I know that he would convince me to do it. One of my burning questions was why were every single mouse were in a way racist? Was there a reason for that? Also, Despereaux is mostly like me because I give my friends reasons to do something they want to do but are afraid to. All in all, I would recommend this book to heather and I am mostly like Despereaux.