Bibliograph

Mercy Watson fights crime, Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

Type

Label

Mercy Watson fights crime, Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 5-8

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Mercy Watson fights crime

Responsibility statement

Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

Series statement

Pig tale, no. 3

Summary

Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy. Leroy Ninker is a small man with a big dream: he wants to be a cowboy, but for now he's just a thief. In fact, Leroy is robbing the Watsons' kitchen right this minute! As he drags the toaster across the counter - screeeeeech - and drops it into his bag - clannngggg - little does he know that a certain large pig who loves toast with a great deal of butter is stirring from sleep. Even less could he guess that comedy of errors (not to mention the buttery sweets in his pocket) will soon lead this little man on the wild and raucous rodeo ride he's always dreamed of! Nosy neighbors, astonished firemen, a puzzled policeman, and the ever-doting Watsons return for a new tongue-in-snout adventure about Kate DiCamillo's delightfully single-minded pig

Target audience

primary

Classification