Enough cannot be said about Betty McDonald’s original Mrs Piggle Wiggle. Here’s a whole set of stories about children with the most common problem behaviors there are. One child won’t share; another never puts his toys away, and yet another won’t take a bath.

You might think that the fun in the stories lies in the cure Mrs. Piggle Wiggle finds for each affliction, but I assure you this is not the treasure. The real treat is the parents. If you don’t laugh at yourself reading these tales, don’t come back here; you have risen above my realm.