Tales from Deckawoo Drive Volume 1-6 Book Set By Kate DiCamillo and Illustrated By Chris Van Dusen

Tales from Deckawoo Drive Volume 1–6 is a six-book collection of stories written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. Set around Deckawoo Drive and connected to Mercy Watson’s world, the set introduces a varied cast, including would-be cowboys, an animal control officer, and siblings with sharply different outlooks.

Across the collection, Leroy Ninker searches for the missing piece of his cowboy kit, while Francine Poulet faces an unusual test in her work. Baby Lincoln breaks away from her sister’s control and heads out on an unexpected journey, and Eugenia Lincoln is confronted by a surprise delivery and a new musical possibility. The set also follows Stella Endicott as a poem assignment sparks an eventful school day, and Frank Endicott, a committed worrier who catalogues his fears and endures intense nightmares.

Included titles

• Leroy Ninker Saddles Up
• Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon
• Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?
• Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package
• Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem
• Franklin Endicott and the Third Key

Key details

• Six-book set covering Volume 1–6
• Written by Kate DiCamillo
• Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
• Set on Deckawoo Drive and linked to Mercy Watson’s world

Synopses

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up

Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso and boots, but he is missing a horse. His situation shifts when he meets Maybelline.

Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon

Francine Poulet, the animal control officer on Deckawoo Drive, meets her match. She is described as the greatest animal control officer in Gizzford County.

Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?

Usually timid, Baby Lincoln breaks free from her bossy older sister, Eugenia, and sets off on an unexpected journey. The story is presented as a new adventure in Mercy Watson’s world.

Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package

Practical Eugenia Lincoln has no time for “gee-gaws, whoop-de-whoops, or frivolity”. When an unexpected package arrives, she begins to reconsider what it might take to realise she is a born accordion player, with music in her heart.

Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem

A poem about a certain pig sets a wild school day in motion. Stella Endicott loves her teacher, Miss Liliana, and is delighted when the class is asked to write a poem.

Franklin Endicott and the Third Key

Frank Endicott worries about everything from lions and submarines to black holes, leprosy and armadillos. He records his worries alphabetically and suffers vivid nightmares that even a certain neighbourhood pig cannot dispel.