Mercy Watson Books in Order
Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo contains 8 books, published between 2005 and 2022. The first book is Mercy Watson to the Rescue (2005) and the newest is A Very Mercy Christmas (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2005–2022
- Confirmed
- 6 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 103 in 2 of 8 books
Mercy Watson is a children's series about a pig kept by Mr and Mrs Watson, whose appetite for buttered toast drives the stories. Kate DiCamillo wrote the eight books and Chris Van Dusen illustrated them; Candlewick Press published the run between 2005 and 2022. Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride took a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor in 2007. Humorous stories, neighbours and pigs fill the subject tags, and no newer title is dated.
How many Mercy Watson books are there?
Mercy Watson has 8 books, released between 2005 and 2022.
Mercy Watson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Mercy Watson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Mercy Watson to the Rescue2005 · confirmed 3/42005–3/4
- 2Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride2006 · confirmed 3/42006–3/4
- 3Mercy Watson Fights Crime2006 · confirmed 3/42006–3/4
- 4Princess in Disguise2007 · confirmed 3/42007–3/4
- 5Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig2008 · 71 pages · confirmed 3/42008713/4
- 6Something Wonky This Way Comes2009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 7A Piglet Named Mercy2019 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/42019322/4
- 8A Very Mercy Christmas2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Mercy Watson?
No separate chronological order is on record for Mercy Watson, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Mercy Watson books in order?
You should read the Mercy Watson books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mercy Watson book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mercy Watson
Start with Mercy Watson to the Rescue (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mercy Watson book?
A Very Mercy Christmas (2022) is the newest Mercy Watson book released so far.
Is there a new Mercy Watson book coming?
No next Mercy Watson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mercy Watson at a glance
- Paused
- No new Mercy Watson title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Mercy Watson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 103 pages across the 2 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 52 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mercy Watson books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Mercy Watson books are about
7 of the 8 Mercy Watson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: pigs is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Pigs 7 of 7 books
- Humor 6 of 7 books
- Children's fiction 6 of 7 books
- Halloween 2 of 7 books
More books by Kate DiCamillo
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Kate DiCamillo
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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