She's back! Mercy, the porcine wonder, is back in all her
buttered-toast eating glory. It's Saturday, time for a ride in the
pink convertible. But, does Mercy like to ride or drive? Drive!
Only Mrs. Watson's promise of extra helpings of hot buttered toast
can get this clever pig to scoot across the front seat and enjoy
the weekly adventure. And when next-door neighbor Baby Lincoln
hankers for a little adventure of her own, the fun really begins.
From the toast icons that surround the page numbers, to faux-tape
spine, and hilariously gaudy over-the-top illustrations, this is a
throw-back in the best sense of the word. When Mercy ends up
sitting on top of Mr. Watson in the driver's seat and Baby has to
crawl over the seat to help out, it's hard not to think of Lucy,
Ethel and Ricky caught in another pickle. All's well that ends
well, of course, and that means everyone can celebrate with a stack
of toast and an extra pat of butter. (Fiction. 6-8) (Kirkus
Reviews)
The amiable Mercy Watson takes an automobile ride she'll never
forget in the second tale of an ebullient first chapter-book series
by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson's porcine wonder, Mercy, loves nothing more
than a ride in the car. It takes a fair amount of nudging and
bribing and a "You are such a good sport, darling" to get the
portly pig out of the driver's seat, but once the convertible is on
the road, Mercy loves the feel of the wind tickling her ears and
the sun on her snout. One day the Watsons' motoring ritual takes an
unexpected turn, however, when their elderly neighbor Baby Lincoln
pops up in the backseat in hopes of some "folly and adventure" --
and in the chaos that ensues, an exuberant Mercy ends up behind the
wheel Soon there's a policeman on her tail, a struggle for the
brake, and a blissfully airborne Mercy. Of course, it's nothing
that an extra helping of buttered toast can't fix
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