title: The Mercy Watson Collection Volume III: #5: Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig; #6: Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes
author:  Kate DiCamillo 
description: <b>Kate DiCamillo</b> is the author of <i>The Tale of Despereaux</i>, which received the Newbery Medal; <i>Because of Winn-Dixie</i>, which received a Newbery Honor; <i>The Tiger Rising,</i> which was named a National Book Award Finalist; and <i>The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane</i>. These books as well as <i>The Mercy Watson Collection: Volume 1</i> and <i>The Mercy Watson Collection: Volume 2</i> are all available on audio from Listening Library.
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  Also by Kate DiCamillo:
  
  
  _The Magician’s Elephant  
  
  
  The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane  
  
  
  The Tale of Despereaux  
  
  
  The Tiger Rising_
  
  
  _Mercy Watson to the Rescue  
  
  
  Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride  
  
  
  Mercy Watson Fights Crime  
  
  
  Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise  
  
  
  Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig  
  
  
  Mercy Watson:  
  
  
  Something Wonky This Way Comes_
  
  
  _Great Joy_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The author owes a joyful debt to Betty DiCamillo, Linda Nelson, Amy Ehrlich,
  Jane Resh Thomas, Liz Bicknell, the Wednesday night group, the Monday night
  group, and to Kara LaReau, founding member of the _Because of Winn-Dixie_ Fan
  Club and editor extraordinaire.
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either
  products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
  
  
  Copyright © 2000 by Kate DiCamillo  
  Cover illustration copyright © 2000 by Chris Sheban
  
  
  All rights re