Mercy Watson Is Missing!: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume Seven (a Funny and Heartwarming Chapter Book - For Early Readers Ages 6-9 in Grades 1-4)

Description: "When Mercy Watson the pig goes missing, all of Deckawoo Drive is in an uproar. ... Will the clever neighborhood sleuths manage to follow the trail of hoofprints#20;and a certain overwhelmingly enticing scent#20;and recover their porcine wonder?"-

Review Quotes: As always DiCamillo never lets her audience's age keep her from using (and subtly explaining) the perfect word: Eugenia exhibits schadenfreude at Mercy's apparent demise, and the smell of butter is ubiquitous in the Butter Barrel candy factory. Van Dusen's stylized, gouache artwork plays upon the story's inherent humor and quirky characters. . . As the final book in the beloved Mercy Watson universe, this will lure fans like a certain pig sniffing out buttered toast.
--Booklist (starred review)

Whether this is their first "Mercy Watson" book or their last, readers will be drawn into the mystery from page one and be eager to find out who discovers Mercy's whereabouts. A ­delightful conclusion to this chapter ­series.
--School Library Journal