Mercy Watson series

Mercy Watson is a series of chapter books written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. Mercy Watson is the fictional pig who stars in the series. Mercy Watson is called a "porcine wonder" by Mrs. and Mr. Watson. She loves buttered toast, which is commonly featured in the series.

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride was a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book in 2007 — one of three runners-up for the Geisel Award.^[1]

Seven Mercy Watson books were published from 2005 to 2022 by Candlewick Press of Somerville, Massachusetts.^[2]

Books

Mercy Watson to the Rescue (2005)
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (2006)
Mercy Watson Fights Crime (2006)
Mercy Watson, Princess in Disguise (2007)
Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig (2008)
Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes (2009)
A Very Mercy Christmas (2022)

Tales from Deckawoo Drive series

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up (2014)
Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon (2015)
Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? (2016)
Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package (2017)
Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem (2020)
Franklin Endicott and the Third Key (2021)
Mercy Watson is Missing! (2023)

Geisel Honor Book

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (ISBN 0-763-62332-6) was one of three Geisel Honor Books (runners-up for the Geisel Award) in 2007.

References

^ "(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award winners and honor books, 2006 - present". Association for Library Service to Children. American Library Association. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ "DiCamillo, Kate". Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
This is a point of entry to LC Online Catalog entries for books by Kate DiCamillo. (See also the same source for Chris Van Dusen, below.)

External links

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by DiCamillo and Van Dusen (Candlewick, forthcoming August 26, 2014) – featuring the horse Maybelline
Chris Van Dusen, illustrator
Chris Van Dusen at Library of Congress, with 19 library catalog records
Mercy Watson's official website

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[1] "(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award winners and honor books, 2006 - present". Association for Library Service to Children. American Library Association. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[loc-2] "DiCamillo, Kate". Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
This is a point of entry to LC Online Catalog entries for books by Kate DiCamillo. (See also the same source for Chris Van Dusen, below.)

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