Mercy Watson is just your average pig except for a few things: she lives inside and sleeps in a bed, and she loves hot buttered toast. One evening after Mercy has been tucked into bed, she hears a noise down in the kitchen. Thinking that Mrs. Watson was maybe making some hot buttered toast, she trots downstairs. But there was no toast, only a thief, so Mercy goes back to sleep. Now the thief could have snuck by Mercy, but as he has doing so, he pops a piece of buttered candy into his mouth while making his getaway. Mercy smells it and decides it must be hot buttered toast. She of course tries to find the toast while the thief tries to escape. Hilarity ensues until the thief is caught. Mercy becomes a hero, and everyone has hot buttered toast.
The Mercy Watson books are wonderful for kids just starting to read chapter books. They are funny and entertaining and have great illustrations by Chris Van Dusen. They are perfect in length and vocabulary used and will be a sure hit with early chapter book readers and their parents.
Posted by: Kate
