Mercy Watson is a series of children's books written by American author Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. The eponymous Mercy Watson is a fictional pig - often described as a "porcine wonder" by her owners Mrs. and Mr. Watson - who loves toast with 'a great deal of butter on it'.

Mercy Watson series
Cover of the first book in The Mercy Watson series

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 Piglet Named Mercy (2019)
A Very Mercy Christmas (2022)
AuthorKate DiCamillo
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's fiction
PublisherCandlewick Press
Published2005–2022
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)

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]

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

Books

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  • 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 Piglet Named Mercy (2019)
  • A Very Mercy Christmas (2022)

Tales from Deckawoo Drive series

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  • 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

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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

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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.
  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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