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Come visit Chris Van Dusen in his studio in Maine and learn to draw Kate DiCamillo’s porcine wonder – Mercy Watson! We’d love to see your drawing, so feel free to post on Twitter and tag #CandlewickClassroom. Have fun and check back here to learn how to draw more characters from Deckawoo Drive!

About the Book

Mercy Watson to the Rescue

by Kate DiCamillo

illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

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To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig — shes a porcine wonder. And to the portly and good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeling she gets when she snuggles into bed with them. This is not, however, so good for the Watsons bed. BOOM! CRACK! As the bed and its occupants slowly sink through the floor, Mercy escapes in a flash – "to alert the fire department," her owners assure themselves. But could Mercy possibly have another emergency in mind — like a sudden craving for their neighbors sugar cookies? Welcome to the wry and endearing world of Mercy Watson — an ebullient character for early chapter-book readers in a series thats destined to be a classic. Visit www.mercywatson.com to learn more about the series!

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