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![]() ![]() Often, she is the most predictable, sane character in any given story. People Magazine Short and peppy chapters for reading or read-alouds. She is just an animal and she acts like one. This fast-paced tale features a pig named Mercy, a problem neighbor, and piles of buttered toast. But, the best thing about Mercy is that she is a pig. She can be cajoled into a pink princess dress with the promise of buttered toast, expertly buttered by Mrs Watson. ![]() Mercy is a bit like a huge, buttered toast loving dog. The Mercy Watson to the Rescue picture book by Kate DiCamillo follows Mercy Watson, a pig who loves hot buttered toast, and her efforts to stay out of. Then, there are the firemen, Ned and Lorenzo and Officer Tomilello, who are called upon to make a rescue, catch a thief or some other daring act in each book. Their neighbors, the elderly sisters Lincoln sisters, Eugenia and Baby, love and loathe Mercy. Mr and Mrs Watson dote on their pig and treat her like a cross between a child and a dog. ![]() The Southern charm in these books is thick as molasses, spread out amongst the characters and their odd, but somehow sensible habits. But, it is DiCamillo's quirky characters, the least of whom is Mercy, will keep you reading. Of course the gorgeous, detail rich illustrations by Chris Van Dusen, illustrator and author of Circus Ship, one of my favorite picture books last year and one that topped my list of Best Picture Books of 2009, draw you in to the Mercy Watson Series right away. ![]()
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