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~ Betty Macdonald (Author), Hilary Knight (Illustrator) "f course the reason that all children in our town like Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is because Mrs. Piggle-Wig likes them..." (more)
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has a trick up her sleeve

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle loves everyone, and everyone loves her right back. The children love her because she is lots of fun. Their parents love her because she can cure children of absolutely any bad habit. The treatment are unusual, but they work! Who better than a pig, for instance, to teach a piggy little boy table manners? And what better way to cure the rainy-day "waddle-I-do's" than hunt for a pirate treasure in Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's upside-down house?

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When Betty MacDonald married and moved to a small farm on the Olympic Peninsula in the State of Washington, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. No running water, no electricity, a house in need of constant repair, and days that ran from four in the morning to nine at night, with barely a moment to put one's feet up. And this was before the children arrived. But the MacDonalds managed to keep their sense of humor, and this account of their adventures with the house and with neighbors is an endearing frontier classic.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars All time family favorite!, October 17, 2001
By L. C. Stuker (Northern VA) - See all my reviews
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Have I read these books to *MY* son? YOU BET!

My two elder sisters, younger brother and I grew up on Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's Magic - the edition that HAD belonged to our uncle!

The "ills" the children have are the same the world over. The lessons are clear, and taught gently - Be careful what you wish for, it might come true! Slow down, watch what you're doing. Do not interrupt. There are certain behaviors expected in public. And so on.

My mother would "threaten" us during the school year - "Oh dear. I'd better get out Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's Tattle Tale Cure." she would say, distressed. Or "Now where did I put that 'Never Want To Go To Schooler's Cure'?" We would laugh, the message clear.

My family has turned out just fine, in spite of the "negative message" some claim it contains - we four siblings now are now a doctor, an architect, a softward engineer, and a systems analyst. The uncle from whom we inherited the book has just retired as a surgeon. The book has long disintegrated from being overly loved. I was ecstatic to find it had been re-published!

To those who "don't get it", I'm sorry your life is do devoid of a sense of humor. I'd recommend you also avoid such sinister authors as Maurice Sendak, Robert McCloskey, Lewis Carroll....

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's Magic, December 10, 1999
I read this book as a child..and never knew there were more books about Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle until I was quite grown up! This one remains my favorite, however. The pages of my copy are quite worn where I turned the pages ...and read and re-read the stories. Yes, times have changed and much is different today from the 50's but Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's delightful acceptance of children with all their foibles is still an inspiration to all parents --and a reminder to me as a mom to lighten up and laugh with my kids and their antics. Betty MacDonald is very clever in bringing childish faults to light by way of terribly funny situations and even more preposterous cures. I LOVE THIS BOOK! and so do my girls.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic, April 12, 2000
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I have just finshed reading Mrs. Piggle - Wiggle's Magic by Betty MacDonald. In this book Mrs.Piggle-Wiggle tells storys about cures that she made, such as the tattletale cure or the thought-you-saiders cure and many more. I like this book because it has all different kinds of little stories in it. Mrs.Piggle-Wiggle seems like a very nice lady but when she gets poor, she asks all the kids that she knows to help her look for money and gold that is hidden in her house. I gave this book five stars because it was very interesting and a little funny.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Silliness to Cause Lots of Belly Laughs
If you haven't read MRS. PIGGLE-WIGGLE'S MAGIC, you really should. It's got a lot of funniness to it; parents call on Mrs. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Faye Quam Heimerl - Memoir and...

5.0 out of 5 stars Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
When I was a young girl I read Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and I loved it! I kept the book, read it to my three daughters, and now have bought it for my grand-daughters. Read more
Published 11 months ago by K. Deaton

3.0 out of 5 stars Funny, but not as good as others in this series
My kids LOVED the thought-you-saiders chapter. They were wild with glee over the things the kids "thought you said". Read more
Published 16 months ago by M. Heiss

4.0 out of 5 stars Kids think it's funny; adults sympathize
While this is not quite the best collection of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle adventures, it certainly is worthy to have around! Read more
Published 20 months ago by Backroads

5.0 out of 5 stars On time with no problems!
I received my book before I knew it! Overall, it was a great experience. Thanks! I would definitely order from this vendor again!!!
Published 21 months ago by Earlayna Batch

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all time favorites...
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggles Magic was one of my all time favorite books as a child. I still have the book and read it to my children whenever I have the chance. Read more
Published on December 10, 2007 by C. L. Yoder

5.0 out of 5 stars Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic
I ordered this book for my two nephews, ages 5 and 7, because I had such wonderful, vivid memories of the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series as a child(I am now 45! Read more
Published on March 11, 2006 by Sarah K. Collier

5.0 out of 5 stars "It Rocks"
Mrs. piggle- wiggle is a really good book. It is amazing how she always has a cure for the parent's problem. Read more
Published on December 20, 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic is about an old widow named Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle who has cures for everything! Read more
Published on March 11, 2004

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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic is about an old widow named Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle who has cures for everything! Read more

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