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    Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
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    Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
    Audiobook21 minutes

    Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise

    Written by Kate DiCamillo

    Narrated by Ron McLarty

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    About this audiobook

    It's Halloween on Deckawoo Drive, and Mr. and Mrs. Watson have decided on the perfect costume for Mercy. Mercy is encouraged by the promise of treats. For what could be better than a treat-getting adventure? Especially if it happens to involve a chase. . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 10, 2007
    ISBN9780739360477
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    Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
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    Kate DiCamillo

    Kate DiCamillo is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including The Tale of Despereaux, winner of the Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, a Newbery Honor Book; and The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award finalist. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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    • 4/5
      It's Halloween for Mercy Watson and Mrs. Watson has the brilliant idea to dress Mercy up as a princess. While at first reluctant, after the Watsons explain about the treats she will receive, Mercy is completely on board with the project. Unfortunately, the first house they stop at is the Lincoln sisters' house where Eugenia refuses to hand out treats to a pig. When Baby attempts to sneak treats to the Watsons, chaos erupts when Mercy meets Eugenia's new cat General Washington. Soon there's a chase and the only thing Mercy loves more than a chase is hot buttered toast!
    • 4/5
      I still love Mercy Watson. This title is a Halloween story that has Mercy dressing up as a princess pig and going trick or treating to her neighbor's house. You may remember that her neighbors are Eugenia and Baby Lincoln, one saucy, one sweet. Now they have a cat, General Washington. Mercy gets into it with the cat, chases it up a tree, and leads an inadvertent Halloween parade down the street. All ends happily as usual with the firemen who get the cat out of the tree staying for some hot buttered toast. Things I loved about this one: Mercy's costume - utterly adorable; Mercy thinking she can get some buttered toast as a Halloween treat (a butter candy has to suffice!); and, as usual, the illustrations as a whole. There's something so nostalgic about the illustrations, and I love how all the characters (except sourpuss Eugenia) have such glowing, smiley faces. One thing that's starting to grate on my nerves a little bit: how often the characters' names are repeated throughout the course of the story. I can't figure out if it's a limited vocabulary issue or if a lot of easy readers do this and I just don't notice... does it help children with cognition and understanding the story if the names are constantly repeated? I don't know. Anyway, it kind of makes it hard from a read-aloud standpoint.
    • 4/5
      Genre: FantasyReview: The author stays true to the genre of fantasy by creating a story that could not take place, yet most of the characters in the story are believable. If you were to replace the character of Mercy Watson (a pig) with a real person, this story would be a believable story about a child who goes trick-or-treating.Character Critic: The character of Mrs. Watson is a flat static character because we know little about the character and she fails to change during the story. She believes that her pig Mercy Watson is perfect and fails to notice all the things Mercy does that makes her far removed from perfect.Media: Gouache
    • 4/5
      Mercy Watson is back in another adventure. It's Halloween, and the Watsons have decided to go trick-or-treating. Clad in a beautiful pink princess dress and tiara, Mercy is hoping for some hot buttered toast. When the Watsons stop at the house of the Lincoln sisters, Eugenia denies Mercy any candy, but Baby has a softer heart, bringing the candy to the back door. After a clash between Mercy and the Lincoln sisters' cat, there is a lively chase around the neighborhood, ending with one character stuck in a tree! Simple, easy-to-read sentences make this book appropriate for beginning chapter book readers. The full-color cartoon gouache illustrations provide textual cues and enhance the playfulness of the story and clearly depict the actions and emotions of the characters. Ages 5-8. Recommended purchase.
    • 4/5
      It's Halloween and Mercy is not impressed with being dressed up in clothes but when promised treats she complies. But of course, to Mercy, the word treat makes her think of buttered toast and when she's first offered treats she can't find any toast in the plate full of candies but she does smell butter. After making a complete mess searching out a Butter Barrel candy she plays a racing game with a cat who ends up in a tree and Mr. Watson declares it's time to bring in the fire department. And this time we learn which fireman goes with which name as they've always been referred to as "Ned and Lerenzo". This fourth installment was back to what we expected from Mercy. Lots of fun in a cute story. Mercy's facial expressions are adorable. Several new characters are added in this book and we can see we've collected quite a large cast already at this point when all characters set down to hot buttered toast at the end.
    • 3/5
      Mercy is a pig that is really treated like child by Mr. and Mrs. Watson. Mrs. Watson decides that Mercy should dress up for Halloween. Mercy decides to cooperate when she hears there are treats involved. Though the confusion is that Mercy was hoping for toast as the treat. This is a simple story that is broken up in small chapters for early readers. Sprinkled through the story are onomatopoeia words. So this story could be used to show how onomatopoeia words are used in writing.
    • 5/5
      A great read aloud, fun for the whole family! (Yes, even the crabby teen smiled once or twice!)
    • 3/5
      Mercy Watson, that 'porcine wonder' with an abiding love for buttered toast and a penchant for landing in trouble, returns in this fourth beginning chapter-book devoted to her adventures. In this installment of DiCamillo's series, it is Halloween on Deckawoo Drive, and the Watsons dress Mercy up as a princess so she can go trick-or-treating. But when they knock on the Lincoln sisters' door, and their cat George Washington tempts Mercy into a game of chase, chaos erupts and local firemen Lorenzo and Ned (once again) get involved...Every bit as amusing as it predecessors, Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise combines the hilarious hi-jinks and vibrantly colorful artwork that have made this series such a success. Readers familiar with earlier volumes will recognize the secondary cast, from the elderly Lincoln sisters to the firefighters who seem to respond to emergencies on Deckawood Drive fairly regularly. I found it hilarious that the firefighters now know that this street has a troublesome pig living on it. Recommended to young readers just getting going with chapter-books, who are looking for humorous stories with a quirky sense of fun.
    • 3/5
      I can see how beginning readers would get a kick out of this funny series. I've not read the first - but I suspect that's the best. Don't read if you like buttered toast and are trying to eat healthfully.
    • 4/5
      Another great addition to a wonderful series. Amazing illustrations full of color and detail. This time Mercy is heading out on the town for a little trick-or-Treat adventure.
    • 4/5
      Part of the Mercy Watson series. Mrs. and Mrs. Watson think their darling spoiled pet pig Mercy should be a “porcine princess” this Halloween. Mercy disagrees, and dons her pink tutu and tiara only when she is promised treats from everyone in the neighborhood. On Halloween night, hilarity ensues as Mercy chases the neighbor’s cat General Washington up a tree, ending in a call the fire department and piles of buttered toast which make up for Mercy’s uncomfortable dress. Chris Van Dusen’s richly-colored and expressive artwork is interspersed throughout, adding loads of personality and excitement to Mercy’s escapades. The illustrations also compliment the text well and help communicate the plot and mood of the characters to new readers without being distracting. Mercy’s infectious energy will appeal to a wide audience but will particularly delight animal lovers. Recommended. Ages 6-8.