J.K. Rowling
Roddy Doyle is an absolute genius!
The Giggler Treatment is a funny book that takes place in Ireland. The chapter names are funny. For example, there is a chapter called Chapter Mammy Doyle because she said he could stay up late if he named a chapter after her. Different parts of the story are also funny. For example, there was one chapter that has nothing much in it except one very exciting thing at the end, and the very exciting thing was that a lady was walking in a park in Bombay and she nearly stepped on a snail. There is a voice in the book that said, “That wasn’t exciting!” And then, the narrator says, “Well, the snail thought it was.” It also teaches you Irish words, such as “giving out” which means “scolding and complaining.” It says in the book that “parents are very good at it and they do it a lot.” In the book, there are little creatures called Gigglers. Gigglers are furry creatures that change colors when they are next something, like chameleons. Gigglers are not very good at turning purple. Whenever a grown-up is being mean to children, Gigglers put animal “poo” right where the grown-up is about to step. Then, the grown-up steps in the “poo,” and that is what the Giggler Treatment is. Kids in the second, third, and fourth grade would like this book, especially kids that like fantasy books.
Book Description
Imagine a wonderfully rude, children’s version of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” At the beginning of the tale we have a good man, a caring man, heading for his job as a cookie-taster…but also heading for a terrible fate (he’s about to step in something smelly.) Is this an accident (no!) Who’s responsible? (the Gigglers, that’s who! Elfen creatures whose pranks punish wayward adults.) What did he do to deserve this (he yelled at his children unfairly, but actually this was a bit of a misunderstanding….) Can the impending mess be avoided (Possibly!)
Working backward, Roddy Doyle spins the hilarious tale of Mr. Mack, his wife Billy Jean, his three children Robbie, Jimmy, and Kayla, their dog Rover (in many ways the STAR of the show) and, of course, the irrepressible, sometimes hasty, but well-meaning Gigglers.
A thoroughly silly, occasionally subversive, periodically tender, completely satisfying read. –This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
About the Author
Roddy Doyle is the author of five novels, including Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, for which he won the 1993 Booker Prize, and The Woman Who Walked into Doors. He lives in Dublin.