Chris Van Dusen
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Series
Mr. Magee books volume 2
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Description
Mr. Magee and his dog Dee go camping and have an adventure with a hungry bear.
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When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. So well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard.
Author
Series
Mr. Magee books volume 3
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., 24 cm.
Description
An encounter with a moose while they are learning to ski provides Mr. Magee and his dog with some unexpected excitement.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
"When a big truck and its big load get stuck on a narrow road, traffic on the little island comes to a halt. Some cars need to go south and some have to travel north. How will Meg get to her swim meet? What about Barry's ballet class? Luckily, the kids come up with an ingenious solution: why not just swap cars?"--Publisher's webpage.
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Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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It's a summer day so beautiful and peaceful that Hattie, paddling in her canoe in the middle of a lake, can't help but sing. In the deep water below, a creature is lurking. He's huge and green, with a long, long neck and he rarely leaves his lair. But on this day, he hears something sweet and inviting. He hears a song. What happens when the creature rises to the surface is nothing short of magical. Can a young girl and an enormous lake monster become...
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Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Saddle up for this first volume in a spin-off series starring favorite characters from DiCamillo's "New York Times"-bestselling Mercy Watson books. Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse--until he meets Maybelline, and then it's love at first sight.
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Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
What if timid Baby Lincoln broke free of her bossy sister and set off on an unexpected journey?
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Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
When she confronts a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost, animal control officer Francine Poulet questions her abilities.
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Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 5
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Stella Endicott loves her teacher, Miss Liliana, and she is thrilled when the class is assigned to write a poem. Stella crafts a beautiful poem about Mercy Watson, the pig who lives next door - a poem complete with a metaphor and full of curiosity and courage. But Horace Broom, Stella's irritating classmate, insists that Stella's poem is full of lies and that pigs do not live in houses. And when Stella and Horace get into a shouting match in the classroom,...
Author
Series
Mercy Watson volume 1
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Description
After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor.
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Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 6
Pub. Date
2021.
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A constant worrier, Franklin Endicott earns a fresh cause for alarm when he accompanies Eugenia Lincoln to her favorite thrift shop and leaves with a mystery to solve.
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Series
Mercy Watson volume 3
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Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.
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Series
Mercy Watson volume 2
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Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.
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Series
Mercy Watson volume 5
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Description
After Mercy Watson follows the delightful scent and delicious taste of the pansies her thoughtful neighbors plant to beautify their yard, animal control officer Francine Poulet is called out to handle the case, which brings unexpected results.
Author
Series
Mercy Watson volume Prequel
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
When a pig named Mercy arrives at the Watsons' front door, she brings love and chaos to their lives.