Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo; Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
	List Price:   $12.99 Unit Price:   $10.39 You Save:   $2.60 (20%) ISBN-10:   0763622702 ISBN-13:   9780763622701 Publisher:   Random House PS [IN]; Candlewick Press Series:   Mercy Watson Ser. Edition:   illustrated Category:   Reading Series Pub. Date:   August 2005 Pages:   80 Format:   Hardcover Ages:   6 to 8 Grades:   1 to 3
Awards
2006  American Library Association Notable Books for Children  Winner!  2007  Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award  Nominee/Honoree  2007  Beehive Children's Fictional Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig-she's a porcine wonder. And to the portly and good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeling she gets when she snuggles into bed with them. This is not, however, so good for the Watsons' bed. BOOM! CRACK! As the bed and its occupants slowly sink through the floor, Mercy escapes in a flash-'to alert the fire department,' her owners assure themselves. But could Mercy possibly have another emergency in mind-like a sudden craving for their neighbors' sugar cookies? Welcome to the wry and endearing world of Mercy Watson-an ebullient new character for early chapter-book readers in a series that's destined to be a classic. After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor. From the one and only Kate DiCamillo comes an irresistible new hero for early chapter book readers, brightly captured with comic nostalgic flair by Chris Van Dusen. To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig - she's a porcine wonder. And to the portly and good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeling she gets when she snuggles into bed with them. This is not, however, so good for the Watsons' bed. BOOM! CRACK! As the bed and its occupants slowly sink through the floor, Mercy escapes in a flash - 'to alert the fire department,' her owners assure themselves. But could Mercy possibly have another emergency in mind - like a sudden craving for their neighbors' sugar cookies? Welcome to the wry and endearing world of Mercy Watson - an ebullient new character for early chapter-book readers in a series that's destined to be a classic. To her owners, Mercy is not just a pig, but a porcine wonder. And to Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of hot-buttered toast. When Mercy snuggles up in bed with the Watsons, the bed falls through the floor. Mercy escapes to alert the fire brigade, but gets distracted by the smell of cookies.