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The Tale of Despereaux

story book by Kate DiCamillo
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The Tale of Despereaux

Summary

The Tale of Despereaux is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (850 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Tale of Despereaux authored Kate DiCamillo[3].
  • The Tale of Despereaux received the Newbery Medal[4].
  • The Tale of Despereaux's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Tale of Despereaux's illustrator is recorded as Timothy B. Ering[6].
  • The Tale of Despereaux's genre is juvenile fantasy[7].
  • The Tale of Despereaux's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Tale of Despereaux's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Tale of Despereaux was published on August 25, 2003[10].
  • The Tale of Despereaux's nominated for is recorded as Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature[11].
  • The Tale of Despereaux's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Tale of Despereaux'}[12].
  • The Tale of Despereaux's derivative work is recorded as The Tale of Despereaux[13].
  • The Tale of Despereaux's form of creative work is recorded as chapter book[14].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 638cd8be-38e0-44ae-a413-64849cafbc28[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Tale of Despereaux authored Kate DiCamillo[3].

Publication

The Tale of Despereaux was published on August 25, 2003[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is juvenile fantasy[7].

Reception

The Tale of Despereaux received the Newbery Medal[4].

Why It Matters

The Tale of Despereaux ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (850 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

FAQs

What awards did The Tale of Despereaux receive?

Honors received include Newbery Medal[4].

Related Entities

Kate DiCamillo literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . ala.org. ala.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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