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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

by Betty Macdonald

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Cover

ISBN13: 9780064401487
ISBN10: 0064401480
Condition: Standard
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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

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.

Synopsis:

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.

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About the Author

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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joaneh, May 3, 2008 (view all comments by joaneh)
This is a wonderful little book that was read to me as a child, 50 years ago, and still holds its charm as I read it to my grandchildren. Mrs. PiggleWiggle is an expert in childpsychology in a fun way, utilizing practices that psychologists later would call new. A truly delightful book, as are her others in this series.
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crowyhead, October 23, 2007 (view all comments by crowyhead)
Yay for Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle! This one features "The Slow-Eater Tiny-Bite-Taker," which is one of my all-time favorites.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780064401487
performance Narrated:
Knight, Hilary
Author:
Knight, Hilary
Author:
Boiger, Alexandra
Author:
by Betty MacDonald and Hilary Knight
Author:
MacDonald, Betty
Publisher:
HarperTrophy
Location:
Prince Frederick, Md.
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Magic
Subject:
Behavior
Subject:
Social Situations - Manners & Etiquette
Subject:
Talking book collection.
Subject:
Social Issues - Manners & Etiquette
Subject:
Situations / Manners & Etiquette
Copyright:
1947
Edition Description:
1st Harper Trophy ed.
Series Volume:
197
Publication Date:
August 1985
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
7.70x5.15x.32 in. .23 lbs.
Age Level:
06-10
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