Missy Piggle-Wiggle
| Author |
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|---|---|
| Illustrator | Ben Hatke |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
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| No. of books | 3 |
| Preceded by | Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle |
Missy Piggle-Wiggle is a series of children's books published between 2016 and 2018, a spinoff from the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series first published in 1947. Missy Piggle-Wiggle is the great-niece of the original Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and she too cures children's bad habits through the use of magic.[1][2]
The series is written by Ann M. Martin, best known for The Baby-Sitters Club, and Annie Parnell, the great-granddaughter of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's author Betty MacDonald. In this series, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's husband has gone missing and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has set out in search of him, leaving Missy in charge of her house. Missy soon begins helping the children in the neighborhood with her own take on Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's special magic and cures. The series is set in the modern era, though the nature of the problems and cures remains similar to those in the original works.[1][2]
The series began with Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure, published in September 2016, followed by Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Won't-Walk-the-Dog Cure in September 2017[3] and Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Sticky-Fingers Cure in September 2018.[4]
Stories[edit]
| Chapter Title | Main Character(s) | Problem/Misbehavior | Cure Employed | Other Children Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure | ||||
| Missy Piggle-Wiggle | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Juniper Street | -- | -- | -- | Melody Flowers, Tulip Goodenough |
| The Freeforalls | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The I-Never-Said-That Cure | Georgie Pepperpot | I-Never-Said-itis (lying about past promises) | Given a magic cookie to eat that forces him to keep his promises | Beaufort Crumpet, Veronica Cupcake |
| The Greediness Cure | Petulance Freeforall | Greedy and grabby, wanting everything that others have | Magic cookie causes what she covets to shrink to a small speck | Peony LaCarte, Della LaCarte |
| The Tardiness Cure | Heavenly Earwig | Daydreams and distraction result in constant tardiness | Magic wristwatch causes loud alarm only she can hear when running late; also hears the sounds of other alarms all around her | Cramden Earwig |
| The Know-It-All Cure | Honoriah Freeforall | Thinks she knows better than everyone how to do things | Magic vapor forces her to give clear and direct lessons whenever anyone asks her what they're doing wrong | Humphrey Baton |
| The I-Spy Cure | Rusty Goodenough | Constantly peeps and spies on everyone and everything that he can | Magic licorice drops cause anyone he tries to spy upon to be rendered invisible to him | -- |
| The Gum-Smacking Cure | Linden Pettigrew | Constantly smacks and chews gum, making his speech incomprehensible | Given a magic gum ball that constantly changes flavor, but flavors become increasingly nasty | -- |
| The Whatever Cure | Frankfort Freeforall | Hurts and annoys other children; has no empathy and regularly responds to others with "whatever" | Two-step cure; Bubble of Apology traps him in a bubble whenever he won't properly apologize to someone for a wrong and How-Are-You-Doing? pill causes him to ask everyone how they're doing, then truly listen to the answer | -- |
| The Just-One-More-Minute Cure | Samantha Tickle | Will not do things when asked; constantly asks for "just one more minute" | Parents instructed to be firm in giving Samantha a time and telling her there will only be one warning, then let whatever happens happen. Missy Piggle-Wiggle also sends over her talking parrot, Penelope, to babysit. | -- |
| The Freeforalls Again | Mrs. and Mr. Hudson Freeforall | The Freeforall parents are constantly at work, even keeping their cell phones on during mealtimes | The Freeforall children turn Missy's house into a haunted mansion and invite their parents | -- |
| Missy Alone | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Won't-Walk-the-Dog Cure | ||||
| The Upside-Down House | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Smarty-Pants Cure | Einstein Treadupon | A smarty-pants who is a genius but always interrupts others, is often rude, and gives long speeches people don't want to hear | Magic blue mist causes Einstein to spout nonsense whenever he tries to talk like a know-it-all, but permits him to speak when talking normally or politely | Fedora Fig, Emmy Fig, Tallulah Treadupon, Marvel Jr Treadupon |
| The Art of Magic | Melody Flowers | Sad about having to move from her former town of Utopia, believes she has no friends in Little Spring Valley and wishes she could be magic like Missy Piggle-Wiggle to solve her problems | Knowing that not all problems can be cured with magic, Missy Piggle-Wiggle agrees to think on the matter | -- |
| The Won't-Walk-the-Dog Cure | Egmont Dolittle | Continuously forgets to walk, pick up or otherwise care for his pet dog, Sunny | Magic dog biscuit causes the dog to change into a talking dog who is tasked with caring for Egmont, but instead shirking the responsibility, such as watching Dog Whisperer instead of doing his laundry | Caramel Dolittle |
| The Whiny-Whiners Cure | Austin Forthright, Houston Forthright | Whines about anything and everything, from seeds in jam to being bored | Magic drops make it so that nobody but them can hear themselves whenever they whine, and they can only be heard when they speak normally or politely | -- |
| The Woe-Is-Me Cure | Wareford "Wary" Montpelier | After a string of bad luck, is afraid to so much as even step outside, let alone go on an upcoming vacation | Is sent to stay in Missy's guest-room, which has been turned into a softly padded room and served only soft food | Charlemagne Montpelier |
| Girls' Day | Melody Flowers | Melody's friends are tired of hearing about how great things were in her former home of Utopia and want her to see she has friends in Little Spring Valley | The group hosts a Girls' Day at Missy Piggle-Wiggle's upside-down house, with Melody as the guest of honor | -- |
| The Silver Key | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Sticky-Fingers Cure | ||||
| The Winter Effluvia | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Right-Side-Up House | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Sticky-Fingers Cure | Louie Grubbermitts | Sticky-fingers - takes other people's stuff without asking | Cinnamon powder sprinkled on breakfast cereal causes anything Louie steals to literally "stick" to him, and the items will not come off until he visits their owners and gives a genuine apology | Rachel Grubbermitts, Elena Grubbermitts, Edwina Nevermore, Zephyr Mason, Stephanie, Ashleigh Dalmatian, Sampson "Sammy" Checkers |
| The Pants-on-Fire Cure | Almandine Clavicle | Keeps making up stories and tall-tales about achievements and adventures | Peppermint air freshener hung in the Clavicle home causes Almandine's parents to start making up tall tales about themselves, comparing themselves to their new neighbors, as their own unfair comparisons of their daughter to the neighbors' child had prompted her to start making up the tall tales | Putney Cadwallader, Joseph Cadwallader, Benny Cadwallader |
| The Who's-the-Boss Cure | Veronica Cupcake | Spoiled - is given what she wants and throws a massive tantrum if she doesn't, well past the age when a kid would no longer be expected to have tantrums | Given a chocolate at every meal, which causes Veronica to become dressed up in a baby outfit anytime she tries to throw a tantrum and do nothing but make crying sounds, until finally she decides on her own to have grown-up conversations instead of throwing tantrums | Isobel Cupcake |
| The Chatterbox Cure | Gabriel "Gabby" Motormouth | Chatters constantly whenever he has the chance, never allowing anyone else to get a word in edgewise | A magic peppermint causes everyone in his presence to chatter loudly and incessantly until he realizes the value of a proper conversation | Sven Motormouth |
| The Nitpicker Cure | Tulip Goodenough | Constantly nitpicks and criticizes | A series of magic tablets provide a cure in three stages - in the first stage when Tulip nitpicks something, the issue she pointed out goes away, in the second stage she can make changes to people as well, but in the third stage, she gets a taste of her own medicine when things change after people nitpick her | |
| The I-Forgot Cure | Roseate "Rosie" Spoonbill | Is extremely forgetful, at one point going missing for two hours because she forgot to go to soccer practice and causing a panic | A peppermint candy causes those around Rosie to forget things instead, forcing her to take charge until she realizes the importance of remembering things | Montrose Sponbill, Poppy Fretwell |
| Melody Saves the Day | Missy Piggle-Wiggle catches the winter effluvia | Melody Flowers overcomes her fears to take temporary possession of the magic cat, which cures Missy of the flu | ||
| Lester and Dr. Goo | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure by Ann M Martin, Annie Parnell". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ a b Mayer, Petra (September 10, 2016). "'Missy Piggle-Wiggle' Brings Magical Cures To The Modern World". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Won't-Walk-the-Dog Cure at Amazon.com.
- ^ Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Sticky-Fingers Cure on Amazon