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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
This book is a delight to read aloud! My 3yo sits in and listens to lots of read alouds of older chapter books with her big 7yo brother. But this was the perfect first chapter book for her and I to dive into together. After finishing our first read through of it, she immediately asked to start reading it again. So that’s what we are doing! I can’t wait to read the rest of the series with her.
I read these books with my daughter a few years ago. We started the series, but she ended up growing as a reader and wanted to read the rest on her own. So now, I'm going back and rereading the series on my own!
I love Mercy's spunk and tenacity. When she sees what she wants, she goes for it! Kate DiCamillo always knows the right storyline, the right phrases and the right outcomes for each story to have. The stories are only enhanced by Chris Van Dusen's fantastic illustrations. I love the details each one has!
I love Mercy's spunk and tenacity. When she sees what she wants, she goes for it! Kate DiCamillo always knows the right storyline, the right phrases and the right outcomes for each story to have. The stories are only enhanced by Chris Van Dusen's fantastic illustrations. I love the details each one has!
A delightfully charming children's book. It also makes one hungry for hot buttered toast.
such a fun story for young readers about a porcine wonder coming to the rescue of her people.
Mercy Watson is my favorite series for introducing chapter books. The plot is delightfully original and unpredictable. The vocabulary is accessible to early readers with just enough new, challenging words to give the book an educator’s stamp of approval. The characters are almost annoying in their realistic absurdity- and yet there is a sense of mutual respect and propriety among the them, earning good marks for character. When we read it aloud, I give the characters Minnesota accents and it’s perfect. (6)
Very silly story about a pig who loves buttered toast and the hapless humans in her life. The illustrations are adorable!
Cute chapter book written for young children. I would have loved this series when I was little.
November 2016 - I checked out a few shorter chapter books with the idea of reading them to Ben when he's taking forever eating a meal, and this was our first try, although at snacktime on a day when I knew I wouldn't be home for bedtime stories. We ended up reading the whole thing in one sitting. Perfect balance of text and pictures to hold Ben's attention, and funny. The chapters mean it would also work well over several sittings.
Maddie came home talking about this book so we decided to read it together.