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A review by chanizzle
Mercy Watson Fights Crime by Kate DiCamillo
3.0
I've been trying to find easy, but enjoyable, chapter books to read aloud to my 4 year old. We've tried a number of different books, including the first Mercy Watson book, but many are too wordy, or have vocabulary from 50 years ago. (In case others are searching too, the Princess in Black series by Shannon Hale are great, and so so funny).
The first Mercy Watson book wasn't that great, but I decided to give this one a try. And it was pretty good. Enough pictures, short chapters. Hardly any "foreign" vocabulary for a 4 year old. (Not that learning new vocabulary words is bad, but for my purpose of introducing chapter books, I really want something she can enjoy and understand. We can start adding in new vocabulary once she likes to sit through chapter books).
The first Mercy Watson book wasn't that great, but I decided to give this one a try. And it was pretty good. Enough pictures, short chapters. Hardly any "foreign" vocabulary for a 4 year old. (Not that learning new vocabulary words is bad, but for my purpose of introducing chapter books, I really want something she can enjoy and understand. We can start adding in new vocabulary once she likes to sit through chapter books).