chapter • 68 Pages
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Book #1

Mercy Watson to the Rescue

Written by Kate DiCamillo & illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
5 - 9
Reading age
68
Page count
29
Words per page
Aug 23, 2005
Publication date
Hardcover
$15.99
$14.98

Summary

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.

Mercy Watson Series

Published from 2005 - 2009
6 books
chapter • 68 Pages
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
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chapter • 72 Pages
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
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chapter • 70 Pages
Mercy Watson Fights Crime
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chapter • 70 Pages
Mercy Watson
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chapter • 74 Pages
Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig
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chapter • 86 Pages
Something Wonky This Way Comes
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Tales from Deckawoo Drive Series

Published from 2014 - 2023
7 books
chapter • 96 Pages
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up
Paperback
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chapter • 112 Pages
Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon
Paperback
$6.99$6.74
chapter • 112 Pages
Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?
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$6.99$6.74
chapter • 112 Pages
Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package
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chapter • 96 Pages
Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem
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picture • 112 Pages
Franklin Endicott and the Third Key
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chapter • 176 Pages
Mercy Watson Is Missing!
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$16.99$15.97

Mercy Watson Picture Series

Published from 2019 - 2022
2 books
picture • 32 Pages
A Piglet Named Mercy
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$18.99$17.97
picture • 32 Pages
A Very Mercy Christmas
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$18.99$17.97

The Creatives Behind the Books

    Author
    Kate DiCamillo

    Kate DiCamillo is the celebrated author of many books for children, including Flora & Ulysses and The Tale of Despereaux, both of which received Newbery Medals. A former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, she lives in Minneapolis

    Illustrator
    Chris Van Dusen

    Chris Van Dusen is the author-illustrator of many books for young readers, including The Circus Ship and Hattie & Hudson, and the illustrator of the Mercy Watson and Deckawoo Drive series. He lives in Maine.

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