Honest book reviews + free, legal public-domain classics. Join our weekly email →

Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo – book cover

Mercy Watson to the Rescue

By Kate DiCamillo

Middle Grade

The first adventure of this NEW YORK TIMES best-selling porcine wonder is now available as an e-book. (Ages 6 - 8) Features an audio read-along! To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig – she's a porcine…

Release Date
2013
Length
79 pages
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Available at:

We may earn a commission if you buy through these links, at no extra cost to you.

Our Review

The first adventure of this NEW YORK TIMES best-selling porcine wonder is now available as an e-book. (Ages 6 – 8) Features an audio read-along! 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.

Author

Kate DiCamillo