A Very Mercy Christmas

<p><b>For fans of Mercy Watson old and new comes a joyful crescendo of favourite characters in a picture-book celebration of the quiet miracles Christmastime brings.</b><br><br>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 &#150; 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&#146;t expected? With tender affection for Mercy Watson and all her Deckawoo Drive friends Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen offer a picture-book homage to the season that is perfectly suited for family sharing &#150; perhaps with some cups of hot chocolate and a stack of well-buttered toast.</p>