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When a pig named Mercy arrives at the Watsons' front door, she brings love and chaos to their lives.

Stella Endicott loves her teacher, Miss Liliana, and she is thrilled when the class is assigned to write a poem. Stella crafts a beautiful poem about Mercy Watson, the pig who lives next door -- a poem complete with a metaphor and full of curiosity and courage. But Horace Broom, Stella's irritating classmate, insists that Stella's poem is full of lies and that pigs do not live in houses. And when Stella and Horace get into a shouting match in the...

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...

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of pigs and discusses their ability to be trained for jobs and perform tricks.

Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.

When a young pig knocks on a fox's door, the fox thinks dinner has arrived, but the pig has other plans.

This sequel takes the three musketeers Babe, Ferdy and mrs. Hoggett on a crusade into the midst of a large city where they're able to turn enemies into friends, raise enough money to save the farm and combine the two worlds into one.

After Mercy Watson follows the delightful scent and delicious taste of the pansies her thoughtful neighbors plant to beautify their yard, Animal Control Officer Francine Poulet is called out to handle the case, which brings unexpected results.

Text and illustrations encourage readers, regardless of shape or size, to turn off the television and play games, walk, dance, and engage in sports and other forms of exercise.

When Megan lets the pigs out of their pen, there's no telling where the mischievous animals will end up.