{"product_id":"9780702300851","title":"The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Rutter, Helen \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 8 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 February 2021 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 360 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 128 x 20 | 204g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto read.' Jacqueline Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Amazing' Noel Fielding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a story:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe funniest debut of 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE LOLLIES AWARD 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSELECTED FOR THE 2022 READ FOR EMPATHY COLLECTION \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilly Plimpton is an eleven-year-old boy with a big\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epinpoint punch-lines and having audiences hang on his every hilarious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tough career for anyone, but surely impossible for Billy, who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas a stammer. How will he find his voice, if his voice won't let\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehim speak?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe idea for this story came from Helen Rutter's son,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho has a stammer: she wanted to write the book that he would\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elove to read, starring a child like him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't miss the second book in Billy's adventures: The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunniest Boy in the World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore praise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'This incredibly debut tugs at your heartstrings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand makes you laugh out loud in equal measure. I guarantee you'll\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebe cheering along in the final pages!' Lisa Thompson,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthor of Goldfish Boy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It's Wonder with one-liners.' Scott Evans, The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader Teacher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As warm and wise as it is funny.' Shappi Khorsandi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A laugh out loud story, the like of which I've never read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebefore.' Kerry Godliman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book is a great way of showing children how to be confident\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand winners by having a sense of humour and making others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elaugh.' Baroness Floella Benjamin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book is brilliant. It is funny, wise, kind and exciting.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus Brigstocke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'So funny and joyful.'Rachel Parris\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55884741935479,"sku":"9780702300851","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780702300851.jpg?v=1759572306","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780702300851","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}