The Tale of Despereaux News

THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX a ' Matthew Broderick supplies the words of the title character, a mouse who goes against the edicts of his rodent-oriented homeland.

Veteran screen actress Ann Blyth was among local Gabriel Award winners honored at Family Theater Productions Oct.

The Richard M. Keane Foundation will hold a free movie night Friday. "The Tale of Despereaux" will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the 9/11 Memorial Sports Center at the Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield St.

BELLEVUE -- Bellevue Public Library will host two events for children on Thursday.

MORE than 500 pupils from the Knutsford area have taken part in the world's biggest free film festival for schoolchildren.

Kate DiCamillo won the Newbery Medal in 2003 for The Tale of Despereaux . Candlewick Press, 2009 Kate DiCamillo won the Newbery Medal in 2003 for The Tale of Despereaux .

Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, there was a mouse, a princess, some soup and a spool of thread.

"Zombieland" is at the top of the box-office charts, not to mention a critical and audience darling.

Ahh, the good old days. Picnicking in the park with family and friends. Cider and doughnuts.

A scene from The Tale of Despereaux. Photograph by: IMDB, IMDB A beautifully drawn animated movie with a bizarre plot.

Today, on the National Mall here in Washington, D.C., thousands of readers turned out at the National Book Festival, where they met some of their favorite authors.

Cranes Roost Plaza 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Cranes Roost Sunset Cinema Bring your blankets and chairs andenjoy a family friendlymovie on the lawn in front of the tower.

Youa re not getting a conventional news conference when one of the stars produces a live rat from his shirt pocket.

Every so often, a children's book soars beyond its designated demographic. Kate DiCamillo 's luminous new fable, a paean to the power of belief, is one of them.

"The Magician's Elephant" by Kate DiCamillo Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo - author of The Tale of Despereaux and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - has crafted another exquisite novel for young readers.

Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Their movies earned more at the box office over the last decade than many of the top movie stars, many years their senior.

Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson at the 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' premiere on July 9, 2009 in New York City Daniel Radcliffe is all smiles at the rainy world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' in London on July 7, 2009 Emma Watson attends the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' at Ziegfeld Theatre ...

Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have entered the Guinness World Records book as the highest grossing lead actors of the decade.

Publisher: Candlewick Press, ages 8-13, $16.99. Review: Kate DiCamillo's latest novel is dark, much in the tradition of her Newbery-winning "Tale of Despereaux." But the writing is beautiful, the illustrations are incandescent, and a sense of goodness and hope radiates from her prose.

Chivalrous knights are on hand to help lost damsels in distress find their way out of this year's Great Godfrey Corn Maze.