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73 pp.
| Candlewick |
June, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-2332-6$12.99
(3)
1-3
Illustrated by
Chris Van Dusen.
In her second and third adventures, Mercy, the buttered-toast-loving "porcine wonder" and almost-human pet of the Watson family, unexpectedly foils a robber (Crime)and drives a pink Cadillac (Ride). The bright, cheery gouache paintings, with their caricatures of the shiny, chubby Watsons and the thin Lincoln sisters, winkingly portray a sunny world of suburbia. Review covers these titles: Mercy Watson Fights Crime and Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride.