Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride: 2

The stories and the illustrations in this series are terrific. We are big fans. I love that my four year old can follow a longer storyline. Beautiful illustrations and a fun story. A great introduction into chapter books.

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride

We have loved borrowing these from the library for years and finally decided to add the set to our home library. I returned all of these books-- I thought the characters wre strange and the story lines uninteresting. Early readers aka beginning readers boys and girls alike will enjoy this book and series. See all 85 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.

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This time the self-absorbed, endearingly naughty Mercy brings many a child's dream to life: Watson's lap and commandeers his beloved pink Caddy for a joyride. Van Dusen's larger-than-life characters and retro sensibility extend the dry humor of the situation, and his shiny, rainbow-bright gouache art shoots the energy, especially Mercy's, right off the page.

Great for emergent readers. Watson takes Mercy for their customary Saturday drive, a surprise in the back seat takes them for a turn. K-Gr 3-Another action-packed escapade staring the "porcine wonder. Watson takes his pig for a ride in his pink convertible, Mercy must be cajoled out of the driver's seat with the promise of a tasty treat upon their return. One Saturday, their elderly neighbor, Baby Lincoln, stows away in the backseat.

Man and pig speed happily along until Baby reveals her presence. Watson takes his eyes off the road, and Mercy seizes her chance, jumps into his lap, and grabs the wheel.

The vehicle zooms along, pursued by a police car. Watson unable to reach the brake, it takes some heroics from Baby to save the day. Love the senior ladies who live next door - Eugenia and "Baby" Lincoln. And Police Officer Tomilello. Love how every book ends with Mrs. Watson making Mercy's favorite treat for all present Apr 10, Abbey rated it really liked it Shelves: One of the best aspects of the Mercy Watson books are the illustrations and the clipped sentences. The combination makes these books hilarious! In one scene, where Mercy is happily driving the convertible, we read a sentence about Mr.

Watson not being able to feel his legs from the pig on his lap. This is the stuff of out loud laughs in childrens books! Jun 24, Montague rated it really liked it.

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This book was about a man and a pig and a car. The pig wanted to drive the car and it wanted to have toast. It drived the car and it had toast and they said not to drive the car. I liked that it got toast when it was in trouble and toast was the pig's treat. I didn't like that the people next door hated them. This book was funny because it have a treat when it was bad. Sep 28, Talia rated it liked it Shelves: Mercy Watson further exercises a lack of impulse control and drives a car.

This was a cute enough story, and I love the Lincoln sisters, but I wasn't thrilled about my son's newly piqued interest in which pedal is the gas and which is the brake. View all 3 comments.

Aug 26, Leah Jay rated it it was amazing. This series is so cute! If you haven't read it yet, well, you should! Jun 30, Audrey Robledo rated it liked it Shelves: It was not very funny. Feb 14, Kristin rated it it was amazing. So happy we found these books- so fun! Feb 03, Jenny rated it liked it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I really enjoyed this chapter book! I think it would be great for young readers working their way up to chapter books. The story starts with Mr. Watson who have a pig named Mercy. Watson always go for a ride on Saturdays, but Mr.

Watson is not a good driver as his neighbors Eugenia and Baby Lincoln say. Watson and Mercy go for their drive on Saturday and Baby Lincoln sees that she wants to experience some "folly". As they start their journey Mercy wants to drive b I really enjoyed this chapter book! As they start their journey Mercy wants to drive but Mrs.

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (Mercy Watson, book 2) by Kate DiCamillo

Watson convinces Mercy to let Mr. She does this by promising buttered toast when they get back. Watson and Mercy start their drive with a surprise in the back seat. Watson was going very fast and got the attention of the policeman. As soon as they realize that Baby Lincoln is in the backseat of the car, Mercy jumps to the drivers seat!

This causes the policeman to know that they are breaking the law. Baby Lincoln had to step on the brake to bring the car to a stop, BUT Mercy wasnt wearing a seatbelt!! Mercy was thrown from the car but thankfully okay. Watson, and Baby Lincoln were driven home by the policeman. Watson is calming Baby's sister down by helping butter the toast for when they arrive home.

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Eugenia doesn't think toast can solve anything but listens to Mrs. When the policeman arrives he tells Mrs. Watson that they have broken rules.. Watson has the policeman come in for buttered toast. HE loves buttered toast. I think that this book would be great for students who are working their way up to read chapter books. I think that these books have to be read by the students themselves, but parents could read these stories to their children.

I do know if I would use this book for the classroom, but it would keep the readers attention but the mischief that Mercy encounters. The cover of the series depicts what the book will be about and gives students a accurately picture of what they will be encountering throughout the story. Also I think this fun cover would definitely attract readers to pick up the book and read it! I like how the cover is bright and colorful which also helps attract the students to the book. The illustrations throughout are lively and colorful.

I think that they add to the story line and allow the reader to enhance the story with the detailed pictures.

Also i believe that these illustrations help to break up the pages for the students making it easier and more fun to read. Feb 11, Kaylee rated it it was amazing Shelves: I read this book for choice novel 2. I have read several of the Mercy Watson books with my nephew and I love them. They are all very colorful, imaginative, and funny. They are great beginning chapter books. Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor. Feb 10, Ita rated it really liked it Shelves: The story is very simple, but the wonderful illustrations bumped it up to 4 stars for me.

Apr 11, Lisa W. Perfect for first chaper readers to feel accomplished with chapters. Bright, bouncy, cheery color illustrations, big bold text. Watson takes his pig for a ride in his pink convertible, Mercy must be cajoled out of the driver's seat with the promise of a tasty treat upon their return. One Saturday, their elderly neighbor, Baby Lincoln, stows a Perfect for first chaper readers to feel accomplished with chapters. One Saturday, their elderly neighbor, Baby Lincoln, stows away in the backseat. Man and pig speed happily along until Baby reveals her presence.

Watson takes his eyes off the road, and Mercy seizes her chance, jumps into his lap, and grabs the wheel. The vehicle zooms along, pursued by a police car. Watson unable to reach the brake, it takes some heroics from Baby to save the day. Back at the house, the ever-serene Mrs. Watson manages to mollify everyone-including Baby's crotchety sister and the angry policeman-with a stack of hot buttered toast. Written with simple vocabulary and lots of repetition, the quick-paced narrative flows gracefully and is packed with amusing moments. The glossy, full-color gouache paintings provide visual clues to support the text and add greatly to the humor.

The characters' facial expressions are laugh-out-loud funny, and the idealized s setting strikes just the right tone of innocence. A fresh, fun-filled must-have for those looking to spiff up beginning-chapter-book collections. Oct 01, Joseph Leskey rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Simply too good for this world, to stretch things into the realm of the untrue.

Oh, look at that, it started to rain. All the characters are superb. And there being a pig in the series in fact the series being about a pig is astoundingly ingenious. I'll right off say that Kate DiCamillo is a natural at writing pigs. This is an expertly written pig. The humans are brilliantly fashioned as well. Oh, its raining hard. I think I heard some thunder. Well, wouldn't you know it? Each individual has a distinctive hilarious quality or a quality that can be used to be distinctly hilarious. Really, the whole thing just makes a person laugh.

But if you take away the comical aspect of the thing, is it destroyed? Well, it wouldn't exactly exist, but my point is, it is extraordinarily good writing. The very highest class of literature all in an "infinitely" amusing package. The plots are relatively simple, but it is of no consequence for they work perfectly with this type of story. So, if you want to experience the pinnacle of hilarity and all the virtues thereof and thereabout, I recommend that you read this, or far better, listen to this with the audiobooks that are read by Ron McLarty.

He has reading Mercy Watson down to a fine art.

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Oct 16, Rodricucuz Vaughn rated it it was amazing. Mercy Watson goes for a ride is a story about a pig named Mercy who takes a car ride but not just any car ride. Mercy Watson takes a ride by Kate DiCamillo is a funny story that children and adults will love to read. This is a great book to read aloud because all of the great moments in the text. This is a very interactive story book. It also teaches children a lesson.