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I just finished listening to The Tale of Despereaux on audio and it was so amazing! A good reader MAKES the audio book experience, and this book is so worth the time. It is this cute story of a French mouse who doesn't fit in and who is destined for greatness. It has a castle, evil rats, a spool of red thread, and a princess named Pea - who could ask for more? (Read: This one ranks up there, in my books, with the Potter kid, the Narnians, and even that funny Little Prince.) This book also has that interactive quality (for lack of a better phrase) that I love, similar to Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice, where she addresses the reader or Lemony Snicket, when he asks the reader if the reader knows what a certain word means. I love that! I'm telling you, this book has it all: humor, compassion, adventure, a great ending, strong and lovable characters, and even French accented mice. It's a total package. Love.It.