''Mercy Watson'' is a series of

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written by

Kate DiCamillo Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an American children's fiction author. She has published over 25 novels, including ''Because of Winn-Dixie'', '' The Tiger Rising'', ''The Tale of Despereaux'', ''The Miraculous Journey ...

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. ''Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride'' was a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book in 2007 — one of three runners-up for the

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. Seven ''Mercy Watson'' books were published from 2005 to 2022 by

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."DiCamillo, Kate"

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. 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.)

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 Racoon'' (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)

Geisel Honor Book

''Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride'' () was one of three Geisel Honor Books (runners-up for the Geisel Award) in 2007.

References

External links

''Leroy Ninker Saddles Up''
by DiCamillo and Van Dusen (Candlewick, forthcoming August 26, 2014) – featuring the horse Maybelline
Chris Van Dusen, illustrator
* Children's fiction books Books about pigs {{child-picture-book-stub