The tale of Desperaux

This heartwarming story tells of a mouse that falls in love. But this mouse has a big problem: he loves the princess! That in itself might not have been a problem, but the princess is HUMAN!!! And as if that weren't bad enough, the whole castle is the enemy of mice! Well, not exactly of mice. Of rats. But where the royal family is concerned, there is absolutely zero difference. A rat killed the queen. That was enough evidence for them that rodents are horrible creatures. Only the princess, Pea, seems to understand him. Unfortunately he is found at her feet by his brother, and has to go to prison, the dungeon. There he meets Gregory, the Jailer, and quite a few rats. Roscuro, the "head rat", whose heart has been broken by the princess, makes up a war plan. He will use jealous Miggery Sow and have her kill the princess. Then the rats will take over the castle. Desperaux finds out the plan and desperately wants to help. He must save the princess! But what can a little mouse do on its own?  A must-have for every bookshelf, this is a true masterpiece.