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lane_reads's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
jeslyncat's review against another edition
4.0
I love Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. I wish I'd lived with her.
These books were the first time in my childhood I learned that chapter books can make you laugh and cry.
These books were the first time in my childhood I learned that chapter books can make you laugh and cry.
amibunk's review against another edition
5.0
Think Super Nanny meets Donna Reed with these classic children's stories. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle knows just what to do whenever naughty children suffer from horrible diseases such as tattletaleitis or slowpokeitis. With names like Armand Armadillo, Ermintrude Bags, Paraphernalia Grotto, my kids started laughing immediately. They would not however let me use funny voices but demanded that I read the stories "normal." Oh well. Here is one of my favorite passages:
"Well, " said her daddy, "your careless heedlessness has
almost lost me my life. I am now going to give you a
spanking." And he did so dinner was a snuffling red-eyed
meal filled with cold looks and long silences and the
cheese souffle, which was delicious."
Super funny with sweet (but with no sacchrine aftertaste) messages.
"Well, " said her daddy, "your careless heedlessness has
almost lost me my life. I am now going to give you a
spanking." And he did so dinner was a snuffling red-eyed
meal filled with cold looks and long silences and the
cheese souffle, which was delicious."
Super funny with sweet (but with no sacchrine aftertaste) messages.
kristensedlacek's review against another edition
4.0
I was just feeling nostalgic since I read this when I was little. Still such a fun read!
readerofdafuk's review
4.0
I love the stories here. When I was in kindergarden, my teacher would read it to us. It is nice to read something that you love as a little kid; you would still love it grown up. It is a magical tale of a kind, old women with tricks and spells to cure any child's bad habits. Each chapter has a different habit, and a different cure. I think it is a wonderful book.
amypuckett's review
5.0
We REALLY loved these stories. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle will always be a favorite at this house. We had a lot of fun guessing what the problems would be and then guessing how the cures would work!
staceym's review
4.0
I was wrong. The story about looking for coins was the last one in the book. I don't remember why I liked that particular story so much but I was glad it was there.
mo2l's review
5.0
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle was one of my all time favorite characters as a child and I loved reading this book to my daughters. This book is a compilation of 3 of her other books
simplyparticular's review
4.0
I read and re-read every Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle book in the library when I was a child, and couldn't resist picking this up even before I had children to share it with.
And the stories are still as rollicking fun, even for adults.
And the stories are still as rollicking fun, even for adults.
mibookobsession's review
5.0
This was my absolute favorite set of books growing up. I still own the set that my grandma gave me, although it is falling apart from the hundreds of times I read all of them.