Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo

Mercy Watson isn’t an ordinary pig. She likes hot toast with a great deal of butter on it. She sleeps in her own bed. And gets sung to sleep every night by her owners Mr. and Mrs. Watson.

When Mr. and Mrs. Watson find themselves in need of help, it’s Mercy Watson, the porcine wonder, to the rescue. But what can a pig do?

Length: 80 pages
Read-Aloud age: 4+

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LJR’s Thoughts on Mercy Watson to the Rescue

Mercy Watson is a sweet chapter book series by Kate DiCamillo, author of other favorites like Because of Winn-Dixie and The Tale of Despereaux. The story is clean and wholesome. You and your littles will giggle throughout and you’ll find yourself wanting hot toast with a great deal of butter on it.

LJR Rating

Noteworthy for Mercy Watson to the Rescue

In our usual LJR fashion, we try to find anything that Christian families may want to know about ahead of time to address, skip, or dig deeper into. Take a look at what we found below. Our take on Discipleship Opportunities is at the bottom of the review.

A character gets scared and says “What the –?” There is no word there so this is barely worth noting.
A character thinks she sees a monster but we already know that she’s mistaken. What she really sees is something that isn’t scary at all so the scare level is really low on this part.

Discipleship Opportunities for Mercy Watson to the Rescue

The Watsons spend most of the story waiting for someone to rescue. But we don’t have to wait because Jesus is our Savior. Dig into scriptures like Matthew 1:21; Luke 2:11; 19:10; and John 4:39-42, just to name a few.

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