The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

The story of Despereaux, a mouse who falls in love with a human named Princess Pea who is being held prisoner by rats. Despereaux goes on a quest to save the princess and along the way has many adventures involving a rat named Roscuro, Miggery Sow, a girl who works in the castle, Gregory the jailor, and a cook who hates mice.