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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

By: Betty MacDonald
Narrated by: Karen White
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Publisher's summary

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle lives in an upside-down house and 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.
©1947 Betty MacDonald, Renewed 1975 Donald C. MacDonald (P)2003 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, An Imprint Of The Random House Audio Publishing Group

Critic reviews

"A charming reading of a timeless classic." (AudioFile)
"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 )

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Perfect for long commutes

My 6 year old daughter just LOVED listening to 'Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle' on our drive too and from school this last week. My only regret is that I spent our credits on other books instead of just getting the entire series. This audio book has "created pictures in my mind", as my daughter would say. She loves talking about 'Polly Parrot' and the other life lessons that are presented in the books. I'm hoping listening to books will foster a life long love of reading. ... Now on to the Ramona series!

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3 cheers

enjoyed this book as a child. I am thoroughly enjoying it with my daughter. Narration is superb. If its the characters beautifully.

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Dated

Yes, we remember it fondly from decades ago, but this story is no longer funny or relevent to the concerns of kids or parents. Mrs. P "cures" bad children by tricking them into being "good," i.e. doing housework (for girls, of course), cleaning their rooms, and not being rude.

Reader is just so-so. Don't waste your money.

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imaginative, educated fun

Unlike so many rude readings these day, this book has style and grace.

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Classic

A good dip into nostalgia
Very child neglect/abuse jokey and uncomfortable in a modern light.

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This book was very funny!

This book was very funny! I am 6 years old. I listened to this book with my Mom in the car and at home. We finished all the chapters and I hope you like the book!

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Very Very Funny

By Emily (age 8)

This book is awesome. I loved the silly cures for each kid. I think my mommy is going to use some on me!

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Mrs.Little Wiggle

My favorite is the Not Want To Go To Beders! It's so funny! I mean don't they stay up to, like, 5:00 in the morning.

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Perfect for the Car

The chapters stand alone as individual stories, so this is the perfect audio book for the car. The morals are not subtle, but neither are they off-putting. The narrator is quite easy to understand, which is particularly important for kids. My children immediately requested the other books as well.

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Light hearted and fun!

I remember reading this when I was young and have enjoyed sharing it with kids as I've gotten older. Who can resist Mrs. Piggle Wiggle? She's the "fairy godmother" all kids dream of at one time or other. Who would love going to an upside down house where you can hunt for treasure, bake cookies, or do any of the other delightful things the kids do at Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's. Would be great for a family road trip!

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