Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure

"Betty MacDonald's beloved Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle always had one-of-a-kind ways to remedy children of their annoying or impolite habits. Now, nearly 70 years later, her singular magic can enchant a new generation, thanks to this delightful contemporary follow-up from Martin (Rain Reign), writing with MacDonald's great-granddaughter, Parnell." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Betty MacDonald s beloved Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle always had one-of-a-kind ways to remedy children of their annoying or impolite habits. Now, nearly 70 years later, her singular magic can enchant a new generation, thanks to this delightful contemporary follow-up from Martin (Rain Reign), writing with MacDonald s great-granddaughter, Parnell. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is off searching for her husband, 'called away some years ago by the pirates, ' so great-niece Missy Piggle-Wiggle arrives in Little Spring Valley to take over her duties. After settling into the upside-down house and reacquainting herself with Mrs. Piggle Wiggle s unusual pets, Missy follows in her great-aunt s footsteps, using a 'Greediness Cure' on Petulance Freeforall (it shrinks everything she claims for herself) and a watch that chimes with 'the sound of a thousand bells gonging and a million phones ringing' to help with Heavenly Earwig s tardiness, among other humorous fixes. (The authors are more than up to the task of coming up with wonderfully oddball names for the children, as in MacDonald s original books.) Missy s blossoming romance with a quirky bookstore owner gives this magical tale extra spice." Publishers Weekly, starred review"