{"product_id":"a-very-mercy-christmas-9781536213607","title":"A Very Mercy Christmas","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor 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!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStella Endicott felt joyful. She felt like something miraculous might happen. She wanted to sing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate DiCamillo \u003c\/b\u003eis the beloved author of many books for young readers, including the Mercy Watson and Deckawoo Drive series. Her books \u003ci\u003eFlora \u0026amp; Ulysses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Despereaux\u003c\/i\u003e both received Newbery Medals. A former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, she lives in Minneapolis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Van Dusen \u003c\/b\u003eis the author-illustrator of many books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Circus Ship \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBig Truck, Little Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the illustrator of the Mercy Watson and Deckawoo Drive series. He lives in Maine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50584504566034,"sku":"9781536213607","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6fe2b751-ce92-4c38-a2ff-31260a6e71dd.jpg?v=1732035090","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-very-mercy-christmas-9781536213607","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}