The Tale of Despereaux

Scroll down for some exclusive printables from the film, including finger puppets, two colourful bookmarks, puzzles and more! The Tale of Despereaux tells the story of several unlikely heroes: Despereaux (Matthew Broderick), a brave mouse banished to the dungeon for speaking with a human; Roscuro (Dustin Hoffman), a good-hearted rat who loves light and soup, but is exiled to darkness; Pea (Emma Watson), a Princess in a gloomy castle who is prisoner to her father’s grief; and Mig (Tracey Ullman), a servant girl who longs to be a Princess, but is forced to serve the jailer (Robbie Coltrane).

The Tale of Despereaux coloring page

Collect The Soup - board game
Collect The Soup - checklist

Despereaux mask

Can you help Despereaux find the right path to the cheese?
Puzzle 1

Help Despereaux find his way home!
Puzzle 2

The Tale of Despereaux Theatre and Finger Puppets printables:
Theatre and finger puppets 1
Theatre and finger puppets 2
Theatre and finger puppets 3
Theatre and finger puppets 4
Theatre and finger puppets 5

The Tale of Despereaux Build a Scene printables:
Build A Scene 1
Build A Scene 2
Build A Scene 3
Build A Scene 4
Build A Scene 5

The Tale of Despereaux Mice Scene printables:
Mice Scene 1
Mice Scene 2
Mice Scene 3
Mice Scene 4

Bookmark 1

Bookmark 2

The Tale of Despereaux crown printable

The Tale of Despereaux Queen's crown printable

The Tale of Despereaux Princess's crown printable

More About The Tale of Desperaux

Visit Kate Di Camillo's website
http://www.katedicamillo.com/  

Read a profile of the author
http://wilsonbiographies.com/print/jrauthorbk_9th_dicamillo.htm 

You can download this excellent teacher's guide from Candlewick Press
http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763617229.mis.1.pdf 

Sample pages from another teacher's guide for the classroom:
http://www.buyteachercreated.com/estore/files/samples/
TCR_estore/BTC/3164s.pdf

Visit the official movie website
http://www.thetaleofdespereauxmovie.co.uk/

A few Tale of Despereaux coloring pages
http://the-tale-of-despereaux-coloring-pages.blogspot.com/2008/12/despereaux-coloring-pages-as-promised.html

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