Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Boxed Set: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle / Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic / Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle / and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm [Box set] [Paperback]

Betty MacDonald (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Scholastic (November 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590648985
• ISBN-13: 978-0590648981
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #519,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A longtime resident of Washington State, Betty MacDonald (1908-1958) authored four humorous, autobiographical bestsellers and several children's books, including the popular Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books.

Customer Reviews

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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, almost complete collection, May 31, 2003

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This review is from: The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Treasury (Hardcover)

I loved reading the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books as a child, and I loved reading "Mrs. Piggle Wiggle", "Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's Magic", and "Hello, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle" again in this wonderful collection. The only problem is that "Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's Farm" is not included.

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If Only Problems Went Away This Easily, November 22, 2003

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Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Paperback)

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is the neighbor everyone wishes they had. She's the widow of a pirate, lives in an upside down house, and is always ready for a tea party with freshly baked cookies. She's such an expert on kids that parents have started calling on her wisdom to cure their kids when they start misbehaving. And whether it's making chores into a game or getting kids to take a bath, she's sure to have the answer to make everyone happy again.

I loved these books as a kid, and this book is just as fun now. The stories fall into a predictable pattern, but that hardly diminishes their enjoyment. Each chapter is a self-contained story, so it's easy to read just a little bit at a time. Unlike other books in the series that feature magic cures, these stories feature what I recognize now as psychology to cure the kids. The humor comes from the exaggeration of the problem and what the child goes through to get "cured." For example, the parent's fighting in the "Fighter Quarrelers Cure" or the tiny dishes in the "Slow Eater Tiny Bite Taker Cure." Heck, by the time the "Never Want to go to Bedders" are cured, they are actually begging to go to bed at their normal bedtime.

Reading the book as an adult, I got a few good laughs out of the names of the parent's friends. I also found it interesting that very few of the adults have an identity apart from their kids. Then again, as a kid's novel, it presents a kid's eye view of the world. I hope these books continue to entertain for years to come.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Stands the Test of Time, January 28, 2005

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Elaine E. Rowan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Paperback)

I started reading aloud to my students years ago as a technique to calm them after recess and P.E. classes. Throughout my long teaching career, I have read this book to probably thousands of children. I am about to retire, but the kids today seem to love this book as much as they did thirty-seven years ago when I first began teaching. That is truly remarkable and goes to show that children never really change though their surroundings do. Many of my students love this story so much, they check out other Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books from the library, which helps improve their reading skills.