![]() ![]() ![]() Each of the characters often behaves in a way that is very child-like, but they are all grown-ups, with the exception of two children who appear briefly in a couple of the books. Most of the human characters in the series are not children. The story is set on Deckawoo Drive where the Watsons live, and the most involved characters are the Watsons, their elderly next door neighbors, Eugenia and Baby (so named because she is the younger sister), and the various emergency personnel involved in rescuing Mercy from her various adventures, including a police officer, two firemen, and an animal control officer.We are privy to many of her thoughts - most of which involve her love of buttered toast - but even these are related in the third person and do not resemble sophisticated human thoughts. Watson, often say, but she is a pet living in the real world, and as such, she does not have any magical powers that make her talk. Mercy is not a talking pig. She is a “porcine wonder,” as her owners, Mr.Here is what I now know about the Mercy Watson books: As is often the case when I finally get around to reading a popular series, I discovered that some of my preconceptions about this one were completely off-base. Recently, I read all six Mercy Watson books. ![]()
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