About this item
Highlights
- Perfect for fans of Mary Poppins and Nanny McPhee, this classic series is all about learning and problem-solving.
- 8-12 Years
- 7.7" x 5.15" Paperback
- 144 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Humorous Stories
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About the Book
Originally published: [Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincot], 1947.Book Synopsis
Perfect for fans of Mary Poppins and Nanny McPhee, this classic series is all about learning and problem-solving. Young readers will enjoy giggling along.
Meet Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle! She lives in an upside-down house with a kitchen that is always full of freshly baked cookies. She was even married to a pirate once! Best of all, she knows everything there is to know about children.
When Mary turns into an Answer-Backer or Dick becomes Selfish or Allen decides to be a Slow-Eater-Tiny-Bite-Taker, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has the perfect cure. And her solutions always work, with plenty of laughs along the way. This is the book that started it all!
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is celebrating 75 years of charming young readers! The books in the series to share and enjoy include:
- Mrs. Piggle-WiggleMrs. Piggle-Wiggle's MagicMrs. Piggle-Wiggle's FarmHello, Mrs. Piggle-WiggleHappy Birthday, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
From the Back Cover
Everyone loves Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle lives in an upside-down house ans smells like cookies. She was even married to a pirate once. Most of all, she knows everything about children. She can cure them of any ailment. Patsy hates baths. Hubert never puts anything away. Allen eats v-e-r-y slowly. Mrs Piggle-Wiggle has a treatment for all of them.
The incomparable Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle loves children good or bad and never scolds but has positive cures for Answer-Backers, Never-Want-to-Go-to-Bedders, and other boys and girls with strange habits. '[Now] in paperback . . . for a new generation of children to enjoy.' -- San Francisco Examiner Chronicle.
Review Quotes
"Each of these stories has obviously been told over and over to delighted children, who must throng around their author as the youngsters in the book do around Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle herself."-- "The Chicago Tribune"The incomparable Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle loves children good or bad and never scolds but has positive cures for Answer-Backers, Never-Want-to-Go-to-Bedders, and other boys and girls with strange habits. ?[Now] in paperback . . . for a new generation of children to enjoy.' "-- San Francisco Examiner Chronicle."