{"product_id":"9780702314674-funniest-boy-in-the-world-pb","title":"The Funniest Boy in the World","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBilly Plimpton took to the stage and captivated the crowd at thetriumphant ending to THE BOY WHO MADE EVERYONE LAUGH, and in thesequel, he's going to go viral.\u003cbr\u003e'Fun, unstuffy and wise' Sunday Times Children's Book      of the Week      'It will have your children in stitches!' BBC Radio      Manchester      The laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a sequel      to one of the bestselling children's debuts of 2021.      Billy Plimpton took to the stage and captivated the crowd at the      triumphant ending to The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh,      and in the sequel, he's going to go viral.      Celebrity comedian Leo Leggett takes Billy under his wing, as      his new sidekick: when Leo tweets a clip of his stand-up act, Billy      suddenly becomes the most famous boy in the country. At first,      this is GREAT - all the kids at school think he's cool and he gets      to appear on his favourite morning TV show. But Leo's motives      turn out to be shady and Billy must turn the tables in a very public      way.      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.            packed with brilliant jokes and one-liners to make kids roar      with laughter      a book to encourage empathy and kindness in young readers      Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Lisa Thompson and Jenny      Pearson.                   Praise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh            Winner of the Lollies Children's Book Prize 2023      Shortlisted for the 2022 Blue Peter Book Award      Shortlisted for the 2022 Costa Children's Book Award      Selected for the 2022 Read For Empathy Collection                   'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight      to read.'Jacqueline Wilson      'Amazing' Noel Fielding      'This incredible 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      '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":40743271039073,"sku":"9780702314674","price":6.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29739675.jpg?v=1725706564","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780702314674-funniest-boy-in-the-world-pb","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}