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winniethebibliophile's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
5.0
afs35's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
lizaroo71's review
4.0
mercy watson wakes up in the middle of the night only to find a robber in the kitchen. she quickly falls asleep right in the robber's path! from that point forward, chaos ensues!
feminist_mayhem's review
4.0
Hilarious series that my kids want to read over & over. Great for a starter for chapter books as there aren't too many sentences on a single page and plenty of bright illustrations. Fun/ adventurous story line. I wish there were more of these!
cassietea783's review
5.0
I’m reading through these books as part of the read-aloud program I’ve put together for my three year-old son. I firmly believe he’s still too young for any kind of formal education, but I also passionately believe that the most powerful thing I can do to shape their education is read aloud with them. That being said, the Mercy Watson series are PERFECT for kids ages 3-6. My three year-old giggles all the way through, and even my five year-old is engaged and chuckling the entire time. I read no more than three chapters per day in order to accommodate the limited (read: almost nonexistent...) attention span of a three year-old. But my five year-old always begs for more!
chanizzle's review
3.0
I've been trying to find easy, but enjoyable, chapter books to read aloud to my 4 year old. We've tried a number of different books, including the first Mercy Watson book, but many are too wordy, or have vocabulary from 50 years ago. (In case others are searching too, the Princess in Black series by Shannon Hale are great, and so so funny).
The first Mercy Watson book wasn't that great, but I decided to give this one a try. And it was pretty good. Enough pictures, short chapters. Hardly any "foreign" vocabulary for a 4 year old. (Not that learning new vocabulary words is bad, but for my purpose of introducing chapter books, I really want something she can enjoy and understand. We can start adding in new vocabulary once she likes to sit through chapter books).
The first Mercy Watson book wasn't that great, but I decided to give this one a try. And it was pretty good. Enough pictures, short chapters. Hardly any "foreign" vocabulary for a 4 year old. (Not that learning new vocabulary words is bad, but for my purpose of introducing chapter books, I really want something she can enjoy and understand. We can start adding in new vocabulary once she likes to sit through chapter books).
ljpatton's review
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0