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Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise

Kate DiCamillo

Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

Fiction (Series)

Ages 6 to 8

Candlewick Press, 2007, 978-0-7636-3014-0

  One October afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Watson are sitting together in their living room when Mrs. Watson comes up with an idea. She suggests that this year Mercy, their pet pig, should dress up for Halloween. Mr. Watson thinks that this is a grand idea and he is quite agreeable that Mercy should be dressed up a princess. In no time at all Mrs. Watson has created a large pink froo froo dress for Mercy and Mr. Watson has managed to find a tiara for her. Unfortunately Mercy does not feel at all inclined to wear the outfit. At least she isn’t until it is explained that she will get “treats” if she wear the dress and the tiara. So with a sigh she allows Mrs. Watson to dress her.

  On Halloween night the Watson’s begin their trick-or-treating by visiting their neighbors, the Lincoln sisters. Baby is happy to see them but sour Eugenia does not believe in letting pigs go trick-or-treating and she slams the door in Mercy’s face. Kind Baby has the Watson’s come to the kitchen door and offer’s Mercy the treat bowl. All goes well until the Lincoln sisters’ cat comes on to the scene. Then everything goes wrong very fast.

  In this delightful holiday title Mercy Watson is sure to give readers plenty of laughs. With great patience the “porcine vision” puts up with a great deal just so that she might have her favourite treat in the world – buttered toast. A text full of chuckles and wonderfully expressive illustrations make this a perfect book for young readers.

  This is the fourth book in the Mercy Watson series.

 

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