The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Series
Chapter Title | Main Character(s) | Problem/Misbehavior | Cure Employed | Other Children Introduced |
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle | ||||
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Herself | Mary Lou Robertson, Kitty Wheeling | hates washing dishes (Mary Lou), hates making beds (Kitty) | makes both tasks a fun game and a race | Bobby Wheeling, Dicky Williams, Max |
The Won't-Pick-Up-Toys Cure | Hubert Prentiss | won't pick up his toys | left alone with his toys until he is unable to leave his room | Charlie, Billy Peters, Tommy Peters, Ermintrude Bags, Gregory Moohead, Susan Grapple |
The Answer-Backer Cure | Molly O'Toole (mostly called Mary in this book, renamed Molly subsequently) | Impudence | Penelope the parrot is equally rude, giving her a taste of her own medicine | Calliope Ragbag, Chuckie Keystop, Garry Garrison |
The Selfishness Cure | Dick Thompson | Refuses to share anything | A special tool kit known as a "selfishness kit" labels everything as Dick's property, causing him embarrassment when other children ridicule him | Bobby Slater, Kenny Hatch |
The Radish Cure | Patsy Waters | Won't take baths | Left alone so she is caked with dirt, then radishes are planted on her | Prunella Brown, Paraphernalia Grotto, Cormorant Broomrack |
The Never-Want-To-Go-To-Bedders Cure | Bobby Gray, Larry Gray, Susan Gray | don't want to go to bed | Allowed to stay up late until they are so tired that they begin to suffer insomnia and can't function during the day | Catherine Grassfeather, Wilfred Grassfeather, Worthington Gardenfield, Guinevere Gardenfield |
The Slow-Eater-Tiny-Bite-Taker Cure | Allen | slow eater | A special kit made of super small dishes serve him increasingly small portions until he lacks energy to function | Wetherill Crankminor, Pergola Wingsproggle |
The Fighter-Quarrelers Cure | Anne Russell, Joan Russell (the author's own daughters were Anne & Joan, and their epic bickering is recorded in "Onions in the Stew"). | bickering | Parents mimic the fighting of the children, demonstrating how unpleasant it is to those around them | Jasper Quitrick, Myrtle Quitrick |
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic | ||||
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic | -- | -- | -- | Marilyn Matson, Johnny Wilfred, Julie Ward, Johnny Green |
The Thought-You-Saiders Cure | Darsie Burbank, Alison Burbank, Bard Burbank | deliberately misinterpreting others as a joke | Small powder makes hearing super-sensitive when sprinkled in the ear (example; makes turning on a light switch sound like a gunshot or a water faucet like Niagara Falls) | Terry Teagle, Theresa Teagle |
The Tattletale Cure | Wendy Hamilton, Timmy Hamilton | tattling | Pills convert tattletales into puffs of smoke with tails | Marty Phillips |
The Bad-Table-Manners Cure | Christopher Brown | Bad table manners | Lester the pig demonstrates beautiful table manners | Percy Penzil, Pamela Penzil, Potter Penzil |
The Interrupters | Benji Franklin, Sally Franklin, Stevie Franklin | interrupting | Interrupter Powder takes away the voice of someone who interrupts | -- |
The Heedless Breaker | Sharon Rogers | carelessness and clumsiness | powder slows down bodily movement | -- |
The Never-Want-To-Go-To-Schooler | Jody Jones | Truancy | Ignorance Tonic induces stupidity, causing him to desire knowledge | Jan Jones, Julie Jones, Linda Jones, Armand Armadillo |
The Waddle-I-Doers | Lee Wharton, Mimi Wharton | boredom | A treasure hunt | --; this story includes most of the children from the first two books |
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm | ||||
The Not Truthful Cure | Fetlock Harroway | lying | Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's animals ensure that there is no need to lie in order to impress | Wembley Rustad, Winifred Feathering, Williver Mallett |
The Pet Forgetter Cure | Rebecca Rolfe | forgets to take care of pets | Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle "forgets" to feed her and locks her out of the farmhouse, so she knows how it feels | Cedric Bent-Smith, Eunice Hendricks |
The Destructiveness Cure | Jeffie Phillips | takes things apart and can't reassemble them | Everything he takes apart brings him more work, prompting him to learn how to fix things | Billy Robinson, Donnie Harpoon, Wickie Rockstall, Electra Rockstall |
The Fraidy-Cat Cure | Phoebe Jackstraw | irrational fear | an emergency helps her overcome her fear and find inner strength | Jeremy Jackstraw, Chuckie Jackstraw, Georgie Jackstraw, Imogene Haversack, Shirley Melancholy, Kathy Melancholy |
The Can't Find It Cure | Morton Heatherwick | easily distracted | Shamed into focusing when his help is needed | Enterprise Beecham |
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle | ||||
The Show-Off Cure | Phillip Carmody | showing off | Show-off Powder makes him invisible when showing off | Connie Carmody, Bobby Westover, Billy Markle |
The Crybaby Cure | Melody Foxglove | excessive crying | Crybaby Tonic makes her unable to stop her tears when crying | Cornell Foxglove, Harvard Foxglove, Emmy Foxglove, Trent Popsickle, Tansy Popsickle, Betsy Wilt |
The Bully | Nicholas Semicolon | Cruelty to younger children and animals | Leadership Pills bring out leadership qualities (Bullybaths, which weaken the bather so they can be pushed around, are rejected in favor of the pills) | Roscoe Eager, Billy MacIntosh, Sylvia Crouch, Jimmy Gopher, Priscilla Wick, the Adams twins |
The Whisperer | Evelyn Rover, Mary Crackle, Cornelia Whitehouse | gossipy whispering | Whisper Stick, a stick of magical candy, take away the voice | Karen Elroyd, Bobby Crackle, Billy Crackle, Corinthian Bop |
The Slowpoke | Harbin Quadrangle | daydreaming | Special spray makes him extremely alert and focused | Sylvia Quadrangle, Janey Quadrangle, Annabell, Mona, Kathy, Georgie Wilcox |
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle | ||||
The Just-One-More-TV-Show Cure | Kitten Hanover, Sean Hanover | Television addiction | aversion technique (forcing them to watch until they resist it) | Robin Waxbean, Lark Waxbean, Honor Hatchet, Honesty Hatchet, Henry Fence, Billy Ragweed |
The Won't-Brush-Teeth Cure | Betsy Applebee | brushing her teeth is unimportant | Wag the dog demonstrates proper tooth brushing | Ellen, Rose Thorngate, Jasmine Thorngate, Jervil Thorngate Jr. |
The Insult Cure | Blake Branson | cruelty to others | insults written on paper glow blindingly in the dark of his bedroom | Percival Goodwin, Prissy Goodwin, Candace Goodwin |
The Picky-Eater Cure | Will Pemberton | picky eating | Crystals transform any food into white noodles; the effect being that he will want to try other things | Ariel Wingstaff, Finch Wingstaff |
The Afraid-to-Try Cure | Jonathan Campbell | overly cautious | rescuing Lightfoot the cat from a tree helps him overcome his timidity | George O'Connor, Timmy O'Connor, Ricky Timbers, Woody Timbers |
The Messy Stuff-and-Cram Cure | Katy McCloud | messiness | invisible paint around her room prevents her from moving until every area is neat | Prunella Peasley, Quinton Peasley |
The Never-Finish Cure | Janie Beaumont | inability to complete one task before moving on to another | powder makes her unable to move to another task until she finishes the current one | Christie Anne McClanahan, Carrie Philpot, Larry Philpot |
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Birthday Party | -- | -- | -- | Matt McGregor, Kevin McGregor; this story also includes children from all five books |
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