Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (original 1957; edition 1994)

Pages: 120
Reading Level: 4.6

This is a cute tale of a jolly old lady with magical cures for children's annoying habits. This would be a great book to read with a class for fun or to talk about character changes.

Old Children's Book. Liked it as a kid, but haven't read it in years. ( )

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle is a great help to all parents. She helps many parents with their children’s behavior problems. Such as, the show-off, the cry baby, the bully, the whisperer and the slow poke. Her cures are always original and unconventional but she always has a good outcome.

This book is a classic laugh. I love the connection she has with the children, and how she knows the perfect cures. The detail given to explain each problem child is lighthearted and amazing. I also like the crazy names for the characters.

1. This could be used for a creative writing assignment. They could write a story of a problem and decide on a crazy solution.
2. This could also be used as a lesson to introduce a bad behavior lesson.

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle cracks me up. This was another book my first grade teacher read to us, and if I hadn't already loved reading, I would have started then. These stories sure made me think about my actions, and they made me glad that my mom and dad were not like Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. Planting radish seeds in dirty ears, I tell you, that story really made me keep my ears clean for the rest of my life! ( )

I loved reading about Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle as a kid and can't wait for my kids to enjoy the books too. ( )