Thoughts on Diary of a Wimpy Kid or, Greg Heffley.Book Review: Peter Duck by Arthur Ransome (1933).Book Review: Ten Kids, No Pets by Ann M.

Book Review: The Moon By Night by Madeleine L'Engl.Chris Van Dusen’s illustration style and color palette are even kind of retro, making the series stand out as unusual - and delightfully so - even more. The convertible which Mercy accidentally drives in Mercy Watson Goes For a Ride is obviously old-fashioned, and the Watsons’ kitchen has a definite 1950s decor. Mercy Watson is living in the 1950s. The references are very subtle, but they’re there.

No one else writes like this, and Cynthia Rylant is the only other author I can think of who writes about adults as her main characters. But neither category is a perfect fit because the books are just so unique. My previous library had them in easy readers we treat them as fiction in my current one. The sophistication of the vocabulary she uses, and of the way she puts together sentences makes it hard to categorize these books.

The language in the books is very rich. Kate DiCamillo has such a distinct voice, and I hear it loud and clear in these books, in the same way that I hear it in Bink and Gollie.

Each of the characters often behaves in a way that is very child-like, but they are all grown-ups, with the exception of two children who appear briefly in a couple of the books.

Most of the human characters in the series are not children. The story is set on Deckawoo Drive where the Watsons live, and the most involved characters are the Watsons, their elderly next door neighbors, Eugenia and Baby (so named because she is the younger sister), and the various emergency personnel involved in rescuing Mercy from her various adventures, including a police officer, two firemen, and an animal control officer.

We are privy to many of her thoughts - most of which involve her love of buttered toast - but even these are related in the third person and do not resemble sophisticated human thoughts. Watson, often say, but she is a pet living in the real world, and as such, she does not have any magical powers that make her talk.

Mercy is not a talking pig. She is a “porcine wonder,” as her owners, Mr.

Here is what I now know about the Mercy Watson books: As is often the case when I finally get around to reading a popular series, I discovered that some of my preconceptions about this one were completely off-base.

Recently, I read all six Mercy Watson books.

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