By Roddy Doyle (author) , Chris Judge (illustrator)
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Rover, star of The Giggler Treatment and others, is back for a new and equally hilarious dog-poo centred adventure. As ever, Rover needs to collect dog poo to keep the Gigglers well-supplied. Assisted by his favourite nephew Messi, whose name does not capture his nature as he is actually a very tidy and organised dog – except when his own tail knocks him over, Rover knows he can deliver all the supplies the Giggler’s need.
But can he also find the Big Fat Baby or BFB who has gone missing? It’s a wonderfully fast-paced, harum scarum adventure adventure of dastardly doggy goings on.
The BFB (Big Fat Baby) is missing! Can Rover the wonder dog and his little nephew Messi (who is actually very tidy) track her down? While Rover and co. are hot on the trail of the BFB, via Granny Mack's backpack, the post lady's basket and a plane bound for Africa, it looks like the Gigglers are about to run out of poo ...And without an urgent delivery from Rover, how will they be able to give the Giggler Treatment to grumpy adults and help kids all over the country?
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Rover returns in a brand-new adventure in the bestselling series by Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle.
Roddy Doyle was our Guest Editor in October 2011. Click here to see his book selection.
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. His first novel, The Commitments , was published to great acclaim in 1987 and was made into a globally successful film by Alan Parker. The Snapper was published in 1990 and has also been made into a film, directed by Stephen Frears. The Van was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize and made into a film also by Stephen Frears. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha , which won the Booker Prize in 1993, has been published in over twenty languages. In 1994 he wrote the screenplay for the television drama series, Family . His plays include Brownbread (1987), War (1989) and, most recently, an updated version of The Playboy of the Western World (2007), which he co-wrote with Bisi Adigun. He has also written a collection of stories, The Deportees (2007) and a memoir of his parents, Rory and Ita (2002). His most recent novel is The Dead Republic (2010), which is the final part of the trilogy, following on from Oh, Play That Thing (2004) and A Star Called Henry (1999). Roddy’s first children’s book The Giggler Treatment was shortlisted for the WH Smith Children’s Book Award.
Roddy Doyle has won many prizes for his writing. These include the Booker Prize and a BAFTA screenplay. He has also won the Irish Children's Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the prestigious 2013 CILIP Carnegie Medal. His novel The Commitments was turned into a blockbuster film directed by Alan Parket and is now a successful musical in Dublin and in London, directed by Jamie Lloyd.
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The BFB (Big Fat Baby) is missing! Can Rover the wonder dog and his little nephew Messi (who is actually very tidy) track her down?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Rover and the Big Fat Baby and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-10 years old
Rover and the Big Fat Baby features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Animal Stories, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Pets, The Natural World, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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Rover and the Big Fat Baby was written by Roddy Doyle and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Rover and the Big Fat Baby has 143 pages
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