# A Very Mercy Christmas - Hardcover

by **Kate DiCamillo** (Author), **Chris Van Dusen** (Illustrator)

**For fans of Mercy Watson, old and new, comes a joyful crescendo of favorite characters in a picture-book celebration of the quiet miracles the holidays bring. Mercy ornament included!**

_Stella Endicott felt joyful. She felt like something miraculous might happen. She wanted to sing._  
  
When Stella gets the sudden idea to go caroling, she has a little trouble getting someone to join her. Her brother, Frank, is not good at spontaneity. The Watsons are very involved in a precarious fruitcake attempt (but happy to send their pig, Mercy, out for the occasion). Eugenia Lincoln declines, a bit rudely, to accompany on her accordion, and Horace Broom is too busy studying planetary movement. Will Stella need to sing by herself--with enthusiastic contributions from the pig, the cat, and the horse she picks up on the way? Or does the evening hold a miracle Stella hadn't expected? With tender affection for Mercy Watson and all her Deckawoo Drive friends, Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen offer a picture-book homage to the season that is perfectly suited for family sharing--perhaps with some cups of hot cocoa and a stack of well-buttered toast.

### Author Biography

**Kate DiCamillo** is the beloved author of many books for young readers, including the Mercy Watson and Deckawoo Drive series. Her books _Flora & Ulysses_ and _The Tale of Despereaux_ both received Newbery Medals. A former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, she lives in Minneapolis.

**Chris Van Dusen** is the author-illustrator of many books for young readers, including _The Circus Ship_ and _Big Truck, Little Island_, and the illustrator of the Mercy Watson and Deckawoo Drive series. He lives in Maine.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.39 x 10.87 x 9.69 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 27, 2022

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Very Mercy Christmas

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3.3

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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