One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake.

"A basic introduction to pigs and how they live on the farm. Simple text and full color photographs. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

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.

By admiring her finer points and showing that she can take care of herself and have fun even when there's no one else around, a charming pig proves the best friend you can have is yourself.

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.

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...

Benny and Little Piggy run off to find a more congenial home. But--aside from the mudholes--the world is not as inviting as Benny thought.

"What is a young, female grad student from Iran doing among swine farms in central Iowa? Ex-farm boy and the girl become united in a foreign animal disease crisis, with events that could be pulled from the headlines-agroterrorism, government cover-ups, immigration status, and the clash between newcomers and residents in a small town. Mystery, romance, family, religion, money - all combine in this compelling story." --