A Very Mercy Christmas
(Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
Description
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.
Formats
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Copies In LINK+
More Details
Level 3.3, 0.5 Points
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Kate DiCamillo. (2022). A Very Mercy Christmas. Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kate DiCamillo. 2022. A Very Mercy Christmas. Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kate DiCamillo, A Very Mercy Christmas. Candlewick Press, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kate DiCamillo. A Very Mercy Christmas. Candlewick Press, 2022.
Copy Details
Library | Owned | Available |
---|---|---|
Shared Digital Collection | 1 | 0 |
Staff View
QR Code
API Extraction Dates
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1874-1/{FE80E910-9BBF-40DB-8C8F-1F6898D23150}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1874-1/{FE80E910-9BBF-40DB-8C8F-1F6898D23150}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1874-1/{FE80E910-9BBF-40DB-8C8F-1F6898D23150}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1874-1/{FE80E910-9BBF-40DB-8C8F-1F6898D23150}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781536229189
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Kate DiCamillo
- title
- A Very Mercy Christmas
- dateAdded
- 2022-09-21T18:17:00Z
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=8859193
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
- id: 1151
- sortTitle
- Very Mercy Christmas
- crossRefId
- 8859193
- series
- Mercy Watson
- id
- FE80E910-9BBF-40DB-8C8F-1F6898D23150
- starRating
- 0
OverDrive MetaData
- interestLevel
- LG
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- fileName: AVeryMercyChristmas_8859193
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B09W8Z6F5L
- rights:
- type: Kindle
- value: 1
- name: Kindle Book
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-kindle
- onSaleDate: 9/27/2022
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=fe80e910-9bbf-40db-8c8f-1f6898d23150&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: AVeryMercyChristmas_9781536229189_8859193
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781536229189
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 9/27/2022
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=fe80e910-9bbf-40db-8c8f-1f6898d23150&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- keywords
- value: Animals
- value: family
- value: Friendship
- value: santa
- value: kindness
- value: pigs
- value: snow
- value: winter holiday
- value: animal books
- value: christmas books
- value: christmas book
- value: Christmas books for children
- value: Christmas books for kids
- value: kids christmas books
- value: books for kids 5-7
- value: stocking stuffers
- value: childrens books by age 3-5
- value: childrens books by age 5-8
- value: books for 6 year old girls
- value: books for 6 year old boys
- value: childrens christmas books
- value: christmas books for toddlers
- value: stocking stuffers for kids
- value: holiday books for kids
- value: kindness books for children
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: DiCamillo, Kate
- bioText:
The theme of hope and belief amid impossible circumstances is a common thread in much of Kate DiCamillo's writing. In her instant #1 New York Times bestseller The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, a haughty china rabbit undergoes a profound transformation after finding himself facedown on the ocean floor—lost, and waiting to be found. The Tale of Despereaux—the Newbery Medal–winning novel that later inspired an animated adventure from Universal Pictures—stars a tiny mouse with exceptionally large ears who is driven by love to become an unlikely hero. And The Magician's Elephant, an acclaimed and exquisitely paced fable, dares to ask the question, What if?
Kate DiCamillo's own journey is something of a dream come true. After moving to Minnesota from Florida in her twenties, homesickness and a bitter winter helped inspire Because of Winn-Dixie—her first published novel, which, remarkably, became a runaway bestseller and snapped up a Newbery Honor. "After the Newbery committee called me, I spent the whole day walking into walls," she says. "I was stunned. And very, very happy."
Her second novel, The Tiger Rising, went on to become a National Book Award Finalist. Since then, the master storyteller has written for a wide range of ages. She is the author of six books in the Mercy Watson series of early chapter books, which stars a "porcine wonder" with an obsession for buttered toast. The second book in the series, Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, was named a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book by the American Library Association in 2007. She is also the co-author of the Bink and Gollie series, which celebrates the tall and short of a marvelous friendship. The first book, Bink & Gollie, was awarded the Theodor Seuss Giesel Award in 2011.
She also wrote a luminous holiday picture book, Great Joy.
Her novel Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures won the 2014 Newbery Medal. It was released in fall 2013 to great acclaim, including five starred reviews, and was an instant New York Times bestseller. Flora & Ulysses is a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting new format—a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black and white by up-and-coming artist K. G. Campbell. It was a 2013 Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner and was chosen by Amazon, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Common Sense Media as a Best Book of the Year.
Kate DiCamillo, who was named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for 2014–2015, says about stories, "When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another." Born in Philadelphia, the author lives in Minneapolis, where she faithfully writes two pages a day, five days a week. - name: Kate DiCamillo
- role: Illustrator
- fileAs: Van Dusen, Chris
- name: Chris Van Dusen
- publishDate
- 2022-09-27T00:00:00Z
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- A Very Mercy Christmas
- fullDescription
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.- seriesId
- 579240
- gradeLevels
- value: Grade 50
- value: Grade 1
- value: Grade 2
- reviews
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
September 1, 2022
K-Gr 2-Stella Endicott is spontaneous: in a moment of joy, she wants to go caroling and share the joyful feeling with others. Unfortunately, her neighbors and friends are busy and not as willing to change their plans as quickly. Luckily, Mercy the pig loves being sung to and joins Stella as she tries to recruit others. It is not long before a cat and horse join them, and when Mercy sings with Stella, something miraculous happens to draw everyone together. Gouache art on each spread in this emerging reader chapter book assists the story. Van Dusen's cool tones, saturated colors, and expressiveness pair well with the written words, providing nuance to vocabulary and characterization. This is a heartwarming Christmas story that emphasizes being kind to one another over any strong religious tone. VERDICT Recommended, especially for libraries where the series is popular and emerging reader books are needed.-Rachel Zuffa
Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
September 1, 2022
DiCamillo and illustrator Van Dusen collaborate again, this time on a holiday story that includes their beloved porcine heroine, Mercy Watson. Though Stella, who lives next door to the Watsons, is determined to spread spur-of-the-moment Christmas spirit, when she goes door to door asking for neighbors to go caroling with her, no one is willing except for Mercy, General Washington the cat, and Maybelline the horse. The quartet's loud and "not very musical" version of "Deck the Halls" brings out the neighbors for an accordion concert and an impromptu merry feast. In any other hands, this story might be too saccharine, but thanks to DiCamillo's quirky and endearing characters and subtle use of scene, it feels like a bit of Christmas magic. Van Dusen's distinct rosy-cheeked characters give life to the uniquely named neighbors. Perhaps the most powerful illustration shows the group hand in hand looking up at the stars. Readers' perspective is from below them, forcing the eye up and into the beautiful night "above the tired and hopeful earth," a pitch-perfect pairing with DiCamillo's poetic text. This celebration of community lit from the spark of just one joyful child anchors this familiar, warm story. Stella is biracial, and most of her neighbors are light-skinned. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Has to be said: It hits all the right notes. (Picture book. 4-7)COPYRIGHT(2022) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
November 1, 2022
In this Mercy Watson picture-book spinoff, young Stella Endicott is feeling the Christmas spirit. She asks her neighbors to go caroling, but all the humans are either too busy or not interested. Eugenia Lincoln even closes the door in her face. So it's just Stella, pig Mercy Watson, cat General Washington, and horse Maybelline who raise their voices in song. "It was very loud, and very joyful, and not very musical." When the other residents hear them, they all join in -- even Eugenia Lincoln. As usual, Van Dusen's humorous, sharply characterized illustrations pair well with DiCamillo's mix of down-to-earth language and transporting lyricism. "They stood together, and above their heads, above Deckawoo Drive, above the tired and hopeful earth, the stars were shining, shining, shining down." Martha V. Parravano(Copyright 2022 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
July 1, 2022
In this Mercy Watson pictre-book spinoff, young Stella Endicott is feeling the Christmas spirit. She asks her neighbors to go caroling, but all the humans are either too busy or not interested. Eugenia Lincoln even closes the door in her face. So it's just Stella, pig Mercy Watson, cat General Washington, and horse Maybelline who raise their voices in song. "It was very loud, and very joyful, and not very musical." When the other residents hear them, they all join in -- even Eugenia Lincoln. As usual, Van Dusen's humorous, sharply characterized illustrations pair well with DiCamillo's mix of down-to-earth language and transporting lyricism. "They stood together, and above their heads, above Deckawoo Drive, above the tired and hopeful earth, the stars were shining, shining, shining down."(Copyright 2022 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
- popularity
- 1878
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/fe80e910-9bbf-40db-8c8f-1f6898d23150/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- shareInLibby:
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=OS6HAMShdiw
- type: text/HTML
- self:
- id
- fe80e910-9bbf-40db-8c8f-1f6898d23150
- starRating
- 4
- readingOrder
- .75
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1874-1/{FE80E910-9BBF-40DB-8C8F-1F6898D23150}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1874-1/{FE80E910-9BBF-40DB-8C8F-1F6898D23150}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1874-1/{FE80E910-9BBF-40DB-8C8F-1F6898D23150}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1874-1/{FE80E910-9BBF-40DB-8C8F-1F6898D23150}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Juvenile Fiction
- value: Juvenile Literature
- value: Picture Book Fiction
- publishDateText
- 09/27/2022
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781536213607
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
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...- sortTitle
- Very Mercy Christmas
- crossRefId
- 8859193
- series
- Mercy Watson
- publisher
- Candlewick Press
- atos
- 3.3
- bisacCodes
- code: JUV002200
- description: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pigs
- code: JUV017010
- description: Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent
- code: JUV039060
- description: Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship