Kate DiCamillo is the author of The Tale of Despereaux, which
was awarded the Newbery Medal; The Miraculous Journey of Edward
Tulane, winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; Because of
Winn-Dixie, a Newbery Honor winner; The Tiger Rising, a National
Book Award Finalist; and the picture book Great Joy. She lives in
Minneapolis.
Chris Van Dusen is a professional illustrator whose work features
regularly in magazines and advertisements. He has also written and
illustrated a number of children's picture books. His illustrations
for the Mercy Watson series, written by Kate Di Camillo, have a
nostalgic comic flair. Chris lives in Maine, USA.
As always, the Watsons' enthusiasm for their porcine marvel is both
hysterical and heartwarming. There is something reassuring about
the way they regard Mercy: She is beautiful. She is wonderful. She
is adored. Which actually sums up the way I feel about Kate
DiCamillo’s series.
—Kidsreads.com
Kate DiCamillo's porcine heroine returns…once again all's well that
ends with buttered toast.
—Publishers Weekly
The humorous tone and simple sentences will appeal to young
readers, as will Chris Van Dusen’s energetic gouache paintings.
—Washington Parent
How can you go wrong with a pig in a pink tutu and tiara?
—San Francisco Chronicle
There’s a lot of silly fun in store for readers.
—Journal Inquirer
Learning-to-read kids will appreciate Chris Van Dusen’s dynamic
illustrations that are interspersed throughout the text.
—Associated Press
The brilliantly colored illustrations by Chris Van Dusen pack a
comical punch.
—Scripps-Howard
The hilarious colored paintings, packed with action and emotion,
add momentum to the pandemonium in this perfect beginning chapter
book for second-graders.
—Chicago Sun-Times
An irresistible reading romp with lightning-fast action and
sparkling slapstick illustrations.
—Curriculum Connection
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