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Mercy Watson to the Rescue (Mercy Watson #1)
From the one and only Kate DiCamillo comes an irresistible new hero for early chapter book readers, brightly captured with comic nostalgic flair by Chris Van Dusen.
To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig — she's a porcine wonder. And to the portly and good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeli...more
To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig — she's a porcine wonder. And to the portly and good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeli...more
Hardcover, 80 pages
Published
August 23rd 2005
by Candlewick
(first published January 28th 2005)
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Mercy Watson is a "porcine wonder," according to her human parents. Mr. and Mrs. Watson love their pig, Mercy, as if she were an only child. Mrs. Watson even dreams (happily) about fixing Mercy her favorite food: hot buttered toast. So when Mercy's desire to sleep with Mr. and Mrs. Watson puts all three of them in peril, the Watsons believe that Mercy's escape is an attempt to find help.
Mercy Watson to the Rescue is a funny story about parents who think only the best about their children (porci...more
Mercy Watson to the Rescue is a funny story about parents who think only the best about their children (porci...more
I found Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen to be a wonderfully comical book that had me laughing as I read it. It tells the story of Mercy Watson, a pig, and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Watson, who happen to be human. When her mom and dad are in trouble, they send Mercy to get help, but Mercy only has room in her mind for one thing: food. As Mercy goes on the hunt for some nighttime snacks, she has a nighttime adventure and ends up saving her family.
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Mercy Watson is a pig that lives with Mr. and Mrs. Watson. They treat Mercy like she is their child. They sing to her before bed and always make her favorite meal, toast with lots of butter! One night Mercy goes to sleep in bed with Mr. and Mrs. Watson. While they are all sleeping, the floor begins to cave in and it wakes them up. Mr. and Mrs. Watson don’t move in fear that they will fall through the floor. Mercy just woke up from a wonderful dream about a stack of toast with a lot of butter on...more
Oct 09, 2012
Erin Mccall
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The structure of Mercy Watson feels disjointed; the reader doesn’t have a heightened sense of anticipation at the end of the chapter as he ought to, it’s as though DiCamillio just stuck chapters in after writing the story in its entirety. But I suppose this treatment may be a good precursor for actual chapter books in allowing children to take breaks while reading longer texts in several sittings. The illustrations are vividly colorful and evocative. Particularly memorable is the illustration i...more
1st - 2nd grades
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style of indentation to mirro...more
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style of indentation to mirro...more
1st - 2nd grades
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style of indentation to mirror...more
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style of indentation to mirror...more
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
5 out of 5 stars
This book, although classified in the library as an easy reader, is a first chapter book in my opinion. DiCamillo uses well-spaced chapters, larger than the average easy-reader book, and medium-sized font to help support the reader. The text is in chronological order and there is a good deal of dialogue. There is a decent amount of white space on some pages, which helps the reader not to feel overwhelmed by the sixty-eight paged book. The text is not...more
5 out of 5 stars
This book, although classified in the library as an easy reader, is a first chapter book in my opinion. DiCamillo uses well-spaced chapters, larger than the average easy-reader book, and medium-sized font to help support the reader. The text is in chronological order and there is a good deal of dialogue. There is a decent amount of white space on some pages, which helps the reader not to feel overwhelmed by the sixty-eight paged book. The text is not...more
Mercy Watson is a series of books revolving around Mr. and Mrs. Watson, farm-living types residing in suburbia, and their pet pig Mercy. though i haven't read the other books in the series, the recurring theme includes Mercy getting into some sort of sticky situation and her love of buttered toast. in this book, Mercy decides to climb into bed with her owners only for it to crash through the floor due to the amount of weight placed on it. the panicky Watsons hang on for dear life as Mercy bolts...more
Independent read for second-third grade
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
independent read for second-third grade
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
Independent read for second-third grade
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
independent read for second-third grade
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
independent read for second-third grade
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
DiCamillo, K. (2005). Mercy Watson to the Rescue. Massachusetts: Candlewick Press.
Gr. K-3. Mercy Watson loves Mr. and Mrs. Watson, and she loves cuddling up with them in their bed. But this time, cuddling leads to crashing – Mr. and Mrs. Watson’s bed is crashing through the floor! But Mercy is able to escape the fall to the first floor; will she find help in time for the Watsons?
Curriculum: This is another good beginning reader book with fairly easy vocabulary and short chapters. This would be a...more
Gr. K-3. Mercy Watson loves Mr. and Mrs. Watson, and she loves cuddling up with them in their bed. But this time, cuddling leads to crashing – Mr. and Mrs. Watson’s bed is crashing through the floor! But Mercy is able to escape the fall to the first floor; will she find help in time for the Watsons?
Curriculum: This is another good beginning reader book with fairly easy vocabulary and short chapters. This would be a...more
Recommended Ages: grades 2-3 (read-aloud pre-K - 3)
To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig — she’s a porcine wonder. And to the good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeling she gets when she snuggles into bed with them. This is not, however, so good for the Watsons’ bed. BOOM! CRACK!
To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig — she’s a porcine wonder. And to the good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeling she gets when she snuggles into bed with them. This is not, however, so good for the Watsons’ bed. BOOM! CRACK!
(Transitional Reader: second grade to third or early fourth grade)
DiCamillo creates an entertaining story that is both fun and very easy to read. This book is perfect for a child that is looking for a book after picture books and before picture-less chapter books. The pages have no more than 13 lines. Most sentences contain 4-7 words, giving the reader's eyes plenty of time to rest. The story is episodic yet fluid enough to move the story. The cartoon-like pictures help to give the story some de...more
DiCamillo creates an entertaining story that is both fun and very easy to read. This book is perfect for a child that is looking for a book after picture books and before picture-less chapter books. The pages have no more than 13 lines. Most sentences contain 4-7 words, giving the reader's eyes plenty of time to rest. The story is episodic yet fluid enough to move the story. The cartoon-like pictures help to give the story some de...more
Mercy Watson is a porcine wonder, not a pig - thank you very much! This is a welcome addition to the early chapter book genre. The size of the book is more like a novel than a picture book, but the print is big - just right for beginning readers. Mercy is treated as a member of the family and acts like a child - most of the time. She is afraid of the dark, so she climbs into Mr & Mrs Watson's bed at night. She dreams of hot buttered toast - her favorite treat. But, when it comes to thinking...more
Grades: 1st-2nd
I enjoyed reading this book for two reasons: Funny story and funnier illustrations! The author uses text here in a larger amount, but the font size is easy for the eyes, and the groupings of sentences are primarily in threes (per page), so it doesn't appear too intimidating for kids to pick up and read. The text fills up about 3/4 of the white space, and also there are different fonts used to give the text more "life" to it when necessary, particularly for sound effects. The illus...more
I enjoyed reading this book for two reasons: Funny story and funnier illustrations! The author uses text here in a larger amount, but the font size is easy for the eyes, and the groupings of sentences are primarily in threes (per page), so it doesn't appear too intimidating for kids to pick up and read. The text fills up about 3/4 of the white space, and also there are different fonts used to give the text more "life" to it when necessary, particularly for sound effects. The illus...more
independent read for second-third grade
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
Summary: This controlled vocabulary book is a delightful tale about how Mercy Watson (a pig) rescues her owners from a bed collapse by irritating and frightening the elderly sisters next door.
Critique: This book's lively illustrations make the characters come alive!
Example: The image of the elder Lincoln sister hugging the enormous Mercy Watson around the middle as she finally slows down is very funny. "Baby" Lincoln looking distressed in the background as the firefighters look on adds to the hu...more
Critique: This book's lively illustrations make the characters come alive!
Example: The image of the elder Lincoln sister hugging the enormous Mercy Watson around the middle as she finally slows down is very funny. "Baby" Lincoln looking distressed in the background as the firefighters look on adds to the hu...more
1st-3rd grades
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style of indentation to mirror o...more
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style of indentation to mirror o...more
I thought this was a cute story that kids would defiantly be interested in because it’s about a pet pig and her crazy adventures. I like the fact that the pig is a girl, just because most of the time, animals like pigs (or alligators or dinosaurs for example) are male characters, so this is a good book to introduce to kids because it strays from “bunnies are female, lions are males” mentality. I like the fact that the characters are simple which makes the story easy to understand. The pictures f...more
1st to 3rd grade
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words, enhancing the reader's experience. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor and manageable length....more
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words, enhancing the reader's experience. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor and manageable length....more
This was a great first chapter book for my three year old! I read it to her all in one sitting, as she doesn't fully understand not reading a book in it's entirety in one sitting. Mercy is a pig who lives with Mr. and Mrs. Watson. She is scared of the dark and jumps into bed with the Watsons. Because of the extra weight, their bed starts to collapse through the floor. Mercy escapes, with thoughts of a snack (hot buttered toast), while the Watsons believe she is on her way to get the fire departm...more
I've read all the Mercy books recently to my kids and they love them. Perfect for kids growing out of picture books, but not quite ready for chapter books without pictures. Can be read in one sitting, though still a big kid book. Full color hilarious illustrations on just about every other page reinforce the set structure to all the books in the series: Two proud parents of a pig, problem, pig "solves" the problem accidentally usually because she's looking for food, hilarity ensues, crotchety ne...more
"This song makes Mercy feel warm inside, as if she has just eaten hot toast with a great deal of butter on it." "Mercy likes hot toast with a great deal of butter on it." Mercy Watson is a pig with alot of personality she loves toast and she just loves life. She loves her family as well so when an earthquake happens and Mr. and Mrs. Watson's bed is about to fall through the floor, Mercy takes matters into her own trotters.
This a great chapter book, the pictures are very bright and convey what i...more
This a great chapter book, the pictures are very bright and convey what i...more
I was surprised to find this Kate DiCamillo book on the early readers shelves at our local library and picked it up to read to my young children. The art is fantastic and we all really enjoy exploring the pictures as we read through the text. The story lines are simple and clean, just right for a young child who is just starting to follow plot lines and make sense of what they are reading. While my children have not learned to read well yet, they thoroughly enjoyed having this book read to them...more
independent read for second-third grade
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
Van Dusen uses bright bold colors and comic-like pictures to lure the readers through the book. The appealing illustrations extend the meaning of DiCamillo's words. The author/publisher uses visual aids to help the newly independent reader: font size, white space, short sentences. Vocabulary allows them to read it fluently, but introduces new words to challenge them. This book would really be appealing because of its humor. Begins to use grammatical style...more
Normally I don't rate children's books. However, the Mercy books are SO DANG CUTE I had to add my stars to goodreads. The illustrations are so fantastic even my non-reader will spend 30 minutes just looking at the books. Often I don't have the best attitude about reading books aloud to my kids, but I LOVE reading these ones. If you love silly books, these books are for you.
Oh, and don't start reading the Mercy series to your kids without making sure you have: a working toaster, a few loaves of...more
Oh, and don't start reading the Mercy series to your kids without making sure you have: a working toaster, a few loaves of...more
Mr. Watson and Mrs. Watson have a pet pig named Mercy. However, since the couple is childless, they spoil Mercy like crazy. They sing her lullabys and feed her toast with lots of butter on it. However, one night Mercy can't sleep. She is afraid of the dark. She then decides to sleep with Mr. and Mrs. Watson. Big Mistake! All was well, until the floor starts to give way. In a panic, the Watsons don't move but Mercy goes running. The Watsons think she is going for help but such isn't the case. Mer...more
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Kate DiCamillo spent most of her childhood in the South, and moved to Minnesota when she was in her twenties. She was inspired to write Because of Winn-Dixie, her first novel, during a bout of homesickness one brutally cold winter. The book was an immediate success: it is a Newbery Honor Book, has won more than twenty-five state awards, and has been made into a popular family film. Kate DiCamillo’...more
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