Reviews

Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Won't-Walk-The-Dog Cure by Annie Parnell, Ben Hatke, Ann M. Martin

jazzyjbox's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

jaraka's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this one better than book 1 of the series. I think it’s a tricky line to walk- “curing” kids of negative habits and traits without shame or embarrassment. For the most part I think the series walks that line. I liked the emphasis on what the child learned and how they benefited from overcoming their weakness. I also like Missy a lot and enjoyed getting to know her better in this book.

ma_dport's review against another edition

4.0

Read aloud. These books are great and Ben Hatke’s illustrations are fun.

erine's review against another edition

4.0

I have a deeply soft spot in my heart for anything Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and when you combine her with the creator of the Baby-Sitters Club, my tween-age self just about dies. The Missy books have a little more overarching storyline and fewer specific cures, but they are delightful all the same. My only complaint is the conflating of the upside-down house and the farm. If memory serves, those were two entirely separate locations.

kelseyr713's review against another edition

4.0

Very cute. I like that Missy is a character with her own life happening. There are still a lot of cures, but we see her as a person outside curing the kids.

Some cures are reminiscent of previous ones in the series, and the final chapter is a lot like when the kids search for pirate treasure in the house in the final Betty MacDonald book, but I still enjoyed it.

Ends on a cliffhanger for what's happening with Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle!