A Very Mercy Christmas, Kate DiCamillo
A Very Mercy Christmas, Kate DiCamillo
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A Very Mercy Christmas

Author: Kate DiCamillo

Narrator: Bahni Turpin

Unabridged: 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/27/2022


Synopsis

For fans of Mercy Watson, old and new, comes a joyful crescendo of favorite characters in an audiobook celebration of the quiet miracles the holidays bring!

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 offers an audiobook 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.

About The Author

Kate DiCamillo is the beloved author of many books for young readers, including the Mercy Watson and Deckawoo Drive series. Her books Flora & Ulysses and The Tale of Despereaux both received Newbery Medals. A former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, she lives in Minneapolis.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jasmine on November 17, 2022

Read for my toddler's bedtime. This story followed Stella. She was feeling joyful. She wanted to do something spontaneous like caroling. She invited her brother Frank but he turned her down telling her she needed to have a plan first. Then she left the house by herself and stopped by her neighbor Mr......more

Goodreads review by Kailey (Luminous Libro) on December 01, 2022

Stella wants to go caroling, but no one wants to join her. She walks from door to door asking the neighbors to join, but the neighbors are too busy. One lady suggests that her pig, Mercy, might like to listen to the carols, so Mercy tags along with Stella. Then Stella is joined by a cat and horse wh......more

Goodreads review by Cheriee on December 19, 2022

Sigh. I purchased two copies of this to give to my sons and their families. As I was wrapping them I figured I should read it first. I'm so glad I did. I'm sure it will become one of my favourite Christmas stories. How can it not when it shows how one person, in this case Stella Endicott, manages to......more

Goodreads review by Vera on October 27, 2022

Delightful Mercy pig and enthusiastic Stella Endicott set out to bring a bit of joy to the Christmas season by trying to garner interest in forming a Christmas caroling group from the neighborhood. Sadly, she is met with rudeness, busy people, uncooperative folks. So she seeks other help. A sweet joy......more

Goodreads review by Gabrielle on October 25, 2022

Sigh. WHY? WHY? WHY?!?! I loved A Piglet Named Mercy and when I heard there was going to be something with my favorite characters of Deckawoo Drive--set at Christmastime--HECK YES! But it is too dang wordy. And I mean WORDY! Still sweet, but I can see it quickly losing people's interest. =/......more