Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic by Betty MacDonald
I enjoyed Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. I thought the book was cute, easy to read and the solutions, although out there (hello Radish Cure) were believable enough.
That said, I was disappointed in Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic. I should have known by the title that this book would be different.
Instead of the cures outlined in Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, in this book Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle resorts to magic to cure the naughty children. While some of it is amusing (tattle-tales), after a few chapters even my niece and nephew started to get bored. That made me sad – because, as I said, I really enjoyed Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.
Another thing I disliked, and this is more personal preference, but the 20 page chapters were really difficult to read in one sitting. The first book was perfect. I could read out loud for 20 minutes and complete a chapter before bedtime, but I was constantly having to split them up with this one.
If you want to introduce your children to Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, don’t bother with this book – get the first. It’s well worth your time.
