Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride by Kate DiCamillo; Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
	List Price:   $12.99 Unit Price:   $10.39 You Save:   $2.60 (20%) ISBN-10:   0763623326 ISBN-13:   9780763623326 Publisher:   Random House PS [IN]; Candlewick Press Series:   Mercy Watson Ser. Edition:   illustrated Category:   Reading Series Pub. Date:   May 2006 Pages:   72 Format:   Hardcover Ages:   6 to 8 Grades:   1 to 3
Awards
2007  Flicker Tale Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  2007  American Library Association Notable Books for Children  Winner!  2006  Beehive Children's Fictional Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
The amiable Mercy Watson takes an automobile ride she'll never forget in the second tale of an ebullient first chapter-book series by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen. Mr. and Mrs. Watson's porcine wonder, Mercy, loves nothing more than a ride in the car. It takes a fair amount of nudging and bribing and a ' You are such a good sport, darling' to get the portly pig out of the driver's seat, but once the convertible is on the road, Mercy loves the feel of the wind tickling her ears and the sun on her snout. One day the Watsons' motoring ritual takes an unexpected turn, however, when their elderly neighbor Baby Lincoln pops up in the backseat in hopes of some ' folly and adventure' -- and in the chaos that ensues, an exuberant Mercy ends up behind the wheel! Soon there's a policeman on her tail, a struggle for the brake, and a blissfully airborne Mercy. Of course, it's nothing that an extra helping of buttered toast can't fix! Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his convertible with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel. Every Saturday Mr Watson takes Mercy for a ride in his shiny convertible. And every Saturday the hot-buttered-toast-loving pig wants to drive. She finally gets the chance when, one day, the next-door neighbour stows away and Mercy uses the distraction to take the wheel... But Mercy soon discovers that porcine wonders can no more drive than they can fly!