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Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig

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 in Grades K-4)

About the Book

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!
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Praise for Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig

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)
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Mercy Watson Series

A Very Mercy Christmas
A Piglet Named Mercy
Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder
Mercy Watson: Something Wonky this Way Comes
Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig
Mercy Watson Fights Crime
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
Mercy Watson to the Rescue

About the Author

Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo is the author of THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, which received the Newbery Medal; BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE, which received a Newbery Honor; and THE TIGER RISING, which was named a National Book Award Finalist. She says, "Mercy Watson had been in my head for a long time, but I couldn't figure out how to tell her story. One day, my friend Alison was going on and on and on about the many virtues of toast. As I listened to her, I could see Mercy nodding in emphatic agreement. Sometimes you don't truly understand a character until you know what she loves above all else." More by Kate DiCamillo
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About the Author

Chris Van Dusen
Chris Van Dusen is the author-illustrator of DOWN TO THE SEA WITH MR. MAGEE, A CAMPING SPREE WITH MR. MAGEE, and IF I BUILT A CAR. He says, "When I first read Mercy Watson to the Rescue, the characters were very vivid in my mind, and they just came to life when I started painting. This is exactly the type of story I love to illustrate – a wonderfully silly adventure with lots of action." This is his first book with Candlewick Press. More by Chris Van Dusen
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