Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

By: Betty MacDonald

Narrated by: Karen White

Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins

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 )

3 cheers

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

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

imaginative, educated fun

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

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

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!

Great book!

My kids love listening to this book! They have listened to it multiple times. It’s perfect for long road trips.

AMAZING!

I loved it! I especially love the narrator!
The story is GREAT! All the books are good.

fun and helpful!

My dad read these to us kids, and my daughter LOVES to listen too these audible editions. The stories are great and Karen White performs it perfectly. There have even been some teaching moments when my daughter realizes she's behaving like one of the kids in the book. Parenting help is always a win!

wonderful children's books

This book was very enjoyable. My daughter and I listened to it on a road trip. Each chapter tells a story about a different child learning to overcome normally children's problems such as talking back or not wanting to clean their room or take a bath. The stories were sweet and engaging and emphasize good values without being preachy or old fashion. The reader was also very good. I would say good for ages 4 through second grade. But older children with younger siblings would probably be fine with listening as well.

Dorothea

I loved it had fun going through the story. The reader was great pleasant voice,