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My daughter loves pigs and enjoys reading about Mercy's adventures. Even my other daughter will read these books without the interest in pigs. They are nicely illustrated and keeps my girls' attention to the end.
Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig is the fifth book in the Mercy Watson series. She deftly uses them in context that makes them clear to young readers. While Mercy is enjoying some fresh lemonade with her owners/parents, she smells fresh pansies and promptly wanders next door to eat them because they taste as good as they smell.
The book itself is exactly what early chapter books should be: a combination of the familiar picture book and the soon-to-be familiar chapter book. Hijinks ensue. I confess Chris Van Dusen's illustrations captured my attention first, but the combination of the story and the illustrations was perfect.
Naturally, the neighbors are not pleased and call animal control. The illustrations and font size are consistent with a picture book, but the page size and length are consistent with chapter books. Most importantly, the story and illustrations are delightful.Mercy Watson is adorably precocious and utterly porcine.
DiCamillo mostly tells the story through simple words and phrases, but she also slips in more complex words, such as porcine, subtly. While these books are the perfect transition book from picture books to chapter books, they would also make excellent read aloud books for younger children.
This selection was on a 6 year old's birthday wish list. She's just beginning to read - it was such fun to watch and hear her sounding out some of the words in the book. She actually laughed out loud as I read certain chapters.I love the fact that each chapter is only a few pages long - perfect for bedtime story.
My children all love Mercy Watson, the stories are fun and entertaining and the pictures are beautiful. It was so funny when my seven year old called her brother a Porcine Wonder and he had to read the book to know what his little sister was talking about. Well worth the cost of the book.
They are entertaining and holds the kids attention. We just love these books. I can read this from cover to cover in one sitting to my boys. The pics are great too. All of the Mercy Watson books are great.
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