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Book Cover for: Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig: (A Funny and Heartwarming Chapter Book about a Lovable, Toast-Eating Pig - Perfect for Early Readers and Kids Ages 6-9, Kate DiCamillo

Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig: (A Funny and Heartwarming Chapter Book about a Lovable, Toast-Eating Pig - Perfect for Early Readers and Kids Ages 6-9

Kate DiCamillo

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A Wall Street Journal 20 Best Children's Books of the Past 20 Years Selection

Can Mercy Watson outwit Animal Control? The porcine wonder's on the lam in her latest tongue-in-snout adventure!

Mercy's appetite has got her into trouble again. When Eugenia Lincoln's pansies go missing, Animal Control Officer Francine Poulet arrives on the scene. But as she soon discovers, not just anyone can think like a pig. Especially when that pig is porcine wonder Mercy Watson!

Book Details

  • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
  • Publish Date: Feb 8th, 2011
  • Pages: 80
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.10in - 6.30in - 0.30in - 0.50lb
  • EAN: 9780763652319
  • Recommended age: 05-08
  • Categories: • Humorous Stories• Action & Adventure - General• Animals - Pigs

About the Author

Kate DiCamillo is the author of the first four stories starring Mercy Watson. She is also the author of The Tale of Despereaux, which won the Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, which received a Newbery Honor; The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award Finalist; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; and the picture book Great Joy. She lives in Minneapolis.

Chris Van Dusen has illustrated all the books in the Mercy Watson series. He is also the author-illustrator of Down to the Sea With Mr. Magee, A Camping Spree With Mr. Magee, and If I Built a Car. He lives in Camden, Maine.

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Book Cover for: Orris and Timble: Lost and Found: (A Sweet and Funny Early Chapter Book about Friendship, Trust, and Finding Your Way - For Kids Ages 5-8 in Grades K-, Kate DiCamillo
Book Cover for: Because of Winn-Dixie: (A Beloved Middle-Grade Classic about Friendship, Family, and a Dog That Changes Everything - For Kids Ages 9-12 in Grades 4-7), Kate DiCamillo
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Book Cover for: The Hotel Balzaar: (A Magical Middle-Grade Mystery about Stories, Secrets, and a Girl Searching for Her Father - For Kids Ages 7-10 in Grades 2-5), Kate DiCamillo
Book Cover for: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane: (A Heartwarming Tale of a China Rabbit's Quest for Love and Belonging - Middle-Grade Chapter Book for Kids Ag, Kate DiCamillo
Book Cover for: Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder: Books 1-6, Kate DiCamillo
Book Cover for: Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures (a Middle-Grade Novel about a Cynical Girl and a Superhero Squirrel - For Kids Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7), Kate DiCamillo
Book Cover for: Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride: (A Funny and Heartwarming Chapter Book about a Lovable, Toast-Eating Pig - Perfect for Early Readers and Kids Ages 5-7 i, Kate DiCamillo
Book Cover for: Ferris: (A Heartfelt and Humorous Middle-Grade Coming-Of-Age Novel about Family, Ghosts, and Growing Up - For Kids Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7), Kate DiCamillo
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Praise for this book

Shiny, stylized artwork captures all the fun of Mercy's capers.
--Booklist

Fans of the series will welcome this addition to Mercy's adventures.
--School Library Journal

As always, Mercy is a blue ribbon winner. The characters are hilarious, partly because they are so true to life. Illustrator Chris Van Dusen's pictures add to the story (Francine Poulet's license plate reads "CLUCK"; Mercy's bowl of lemonade is garnished with a slice of lemon). Young fans no doubt already find themselves craving a new Mercy story in much the same way that the porcine wonder pines for hot crunchy toast dripping with butter.
--Kidsreads.com

Mercy Watson fans will surely love this deliciously, ridiculously funny story...Chris Van Dusen has produced delightful illustrations that perfectly compliment Kate DiCamillo's prose.
--Looking Glass Review

Funny, giggly, and silly...hilarious, bold, brightly colored illustrations that almost glow.
--Record-Courrier (Ravenna, Ohio)