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The author, Kate DiCamillo, was born in Philadelphia, PA. She currently lives in Minnesota with her dog named Henry.  She loves to write children's books and books for adults.

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1. What does the author want you to know about mending a broken heart?
2. Do you think that Roscuro can be both part of the light and the dark?
3. Why do you think the author addresses us, the reader, throughout the book?

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1.) How do you think Roscuro felt when the word "rat" was being used in a negative way?
2.) Why do you think Roscuro let go of the chandelier after hearing "rat" from the princess?
3.) Were you able to visualize the banquet hall and Roscaro hanging from the chandelier?

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1. Why do you think the prisoner gave up his daughter for a cloth?
2. Do you think the prisoner feels guilty for giving up his daughter?
3. Why did Roscuro take the cloth from the prisoner?

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1. Why do you think the author wrote the book from multiple view points?
2. Even though Roscuro did not know the princess, why do you think the glaring look she gave him break his heart?
3. When the author writes "Rats are not beautiful creatures. They are not even cute. They are, really, rather nasty beasts, particularly if one happens to appear in your bowl of soup with pieces of watercress clinging to his whiskers," is she trying to persuade you, the reader, to think that all rats are terrible beings?

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Chapter 19.-
1.) How do you think Roscuro would feel when he finally is able to leave the dungeon?
2.) Why do you think the author gave so much detail in chapter 19? What did the author want you to be thinking about?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJpT7dC5FsY