Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig
(Mercy Watson #5)

Author

Kate DiCamillo

Illustrator

Chris Van Dusen

Publication Date

July 01, 2008

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 2^nd − 3^rd

Language

English

Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig (Mercy Watson #5)

Paperback

Hardcover

Description

Can Mercy Watson outwit . . . Animal Control? The porcine wonder's on the lam in her latest tongue-in-snout adventure from Newbery Medalist DiCamillo ("Because of Winn-Dixie"). Full color.

Publication date

July 01, 2008

Genre

Fiction

ISBN-13

9780763632656

Lexile Measure

520

Publisher

Candlewick Press (MA)

Series

Mercy Watson

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Humorous stories
Pigs
Swine
Flowers
Watson, Mercy (Fictitious character)

None

Fifteen very short action-packed chapters make this a fine step up for readers ready for a slightly more challenging read than Henry and Mudge.

ALA/Booklist

Shiny, stylized artwork captures all the fun of Mercy's capers.

School Library Journal

Gr 24In this installment, the porcine protagonist outrages the Lincoln sisters when she sneaks through their hedge and eats their newly planted pansies. Eugenia Lincoln calls animal control, and Officer Francine Poulet shows up determined to "think like a pig" and catch the culprit. Chaos ensues, and the porker escapes to enjoy another day of buttered toast. Fans of the series will welcome this addition to Mercy's adventures and be amused by the hyperbolic quality of Van Dusen's color illustrations."Farida S. Dowler, formerly at Mercer Island Library, WA" Copyright 2008 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Kate DiCamillo

Kate DiCamillo is the celebrated author of many books for children, including Flora & Ulysses and The Tale of Despereaux, both of which received Newbery Medals. A former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, she lives in Minneapolis.

Harry Bliss is a cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker. He has illustrated many picture books, including the #1 New York Times best-selling series by Doreen Cronin that began with Diary of a Worm, and he has both written and illustrated several picture books, including Grace for Gus and Luke on the Loose. Harry Bliss lives in New Hampshire.

Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up)

Approved 2008 - 2008

Cybils

Finalist 2008 - 2008

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