Betty Bard MacDonald

Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula. With no running water or electricity, this family mercifully kept its sense of humor....

" The Plague and I" recounts MacDonald's experiences in a Seattle sanitarium, where the author spent almost a year (1938-39) battling tuberculosis....

The author recalls episodes of love and humor from her experiences living on Vashon Island in Puget Sound....

Perfect for fans of Mary Poppins and Nanny McPhee, this classic series is all about learning and problem-solving. Young readers will enjoy giggling along. Meet Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle! She lives in an upside-down house with a kitchen that is always full of freshly baked cookies. She was even married...

Perfect for fans of Mary Poppins and Nanny McPhee, this classic series is all about learning and problem-solving. Young readers will enjoy giggling along. Ms. Piggle-Wiggle's left her upside-down house and has moved to a farm in the country. With the help of her cows and pigs and horses, she's...

Perfect for fans of Mary Poppins and Nanny McPhee, this classic series is all about learning and problem-solving. Young readers will enjoy giggling along. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle loves children! Well-mannered and healthy children, that is. And she has an old sea chest full of magic cures for any bad...

After surviving both the failed chicken farm - and marriage - immortalized in The Egg and I, Betty MacDonald returns to live with her mother and desperately searches for a job....

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is back with a brand-new bundle of wonderfully magical cures for any bad habit—from watching too much TV, to picky eating, to fear of trying new things. And while Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is working her magic, the children are working some of their own, planning a boisterous...