{"product_id":"9780702300851-boy-who-made-everyone-laugh","title":"The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBilly is an eleven-year-old boy with a big dream. He wants to bea stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering pinpoint punch-linesand having audiences hang on his every hilarious word. A toughcareer for anyone, but surely impossible for Billy, who has astammer. How will he find his voice, if his voice won't let him speak?\u003cbr\u003e'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight      to read.' Jacqueline Wilson      'Amazing' Noel Fielding      A laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a story:      the funniest debut of 2021            WINNER OF THE LOLLIES AWARD 2023      SELECTED FOR THE 2022 READ FOR EMPATHY COLLECTION                    Billy Plimpton is an eleven-year-old boy with a big      dream.      He wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering      pinpoint punch-lines and having audiences hang on his every hilarious      word.      A tough career for anyone, but surely impossible for Billy, who      has a stammer. How will he find his voice, if his voice won't let      him speak?      The idea for this story came from Helen Rutter's son,      who has a stammer: she wanted to write the book that he would      love to read, starring a child like him.             Don't miss the second book in Billy's adventures: The      Funniest Boy in the World             More praise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh:            SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD      SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD             'This incredibly debut tugs at your heartstrings      and makes you laugh out loud in equal measure. I guarantee you'll      be cheering along in the final pages!' Lisa Thompson,      author of Goldfish Boy      'It's Wonder with one-liners.' Scott Evans, The      Reader Teacher      'As warm and wise as it is funny.' Shappi Khorsandi      'A laugh out loud story, the like of which I've never read      before.' Kerry Godliman      'This book is a great way of showing children how to be confident      and winners by having a sense of humour and making others      laugh.' Baroness Floella Benjamin      'This book is brilliant. It is funny, wise, kind and exciting.'      Marcus Brigstocke      'So funny and joyful.'Rachel Parris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34039479894113,"sku":"9780702300851","price":6.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28588758.jpg?v=1722759515","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780702300851-boy-who-made-everyone-laugh","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}