Mercy Watson to the Rescue (Mercy Watson, #1)

by Dicamillo Kate and Van Dusen Chris

Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)

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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.
  • ISBN10 0763622702
  • ISBN13 9780763622701
  • Publish Date 23 August 2005
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 21 November 2011
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.