Mercy Watson series

Mercy Watson is a series of chapter books written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. Mercy Watson is the fictional pig who stars in the series. Mercy Watson is called a "porcine wonder" by Mrs. and Mr. Watson. She loves toast and butter and really likes lots of butter on her toast.

First book in series

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]

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

Books
  • 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 Very Mercy Christmas (2022)

Tales from Deckawoo Drive series
  • 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

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
  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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