Rating: 5 stars
Cover synopsis: Meet Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. She lives in an upside down house with a kitchn that is always full of freshly baked cookies... Best of all, she knows everything there is to know about children. When Mary turns into an Answer-Backer or Dick becomes Selfish, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle has the perfect cure.
Thought this book was funny when I read it as a kid. But reading it as a mother, I now realize it's a good manual for teaching your children!
What to do about a child who finds chores a drudgery? Turn them into a game! What to do about siblings who constantly fight? Show them how unattractive and annoying their quarreling really is. Child won't take a bath? Plant radish seeds in the dirt on her skin...
O.K., so that one's just downright silly. But still, who doesn't love Mrs. Piggle Wiggle?
(One small gripe: The text is a teensy bit dated. It was originally published in 1947 so this is probably how things were back then, but I can't help but feel a twinge of annoyance about a certain chapter. A mom calls her husband for advice and she spends an entire paragraph apologizing profusely and begging for forgiveness because she had the nerve to bother him with a matter about the children; because, after all, it's supposed to be HER department. *Sigh*)
