A review by annabannana
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald

2.0

This was fun in some ways but I really disliked all the talk about spanking, and some of the supposedly fabulous "cures" used by Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle were quite inappropriate in my opinion (including having classmates shame a child into sharing, instead of instilling a sense of empathy in him). The fathers always seem to retreat into their newspapers etc. rather than having anything useful to do with the children - unless they are spanking the kids.
Very dated book. Needs lots of discussion with children.