{"product_id":"9780702314674","title":"The Funniest Boy in the World","description":"'Fun, unstuffy and wise' Sunday Times Children's Book      of the Week      'It will have your children in stitches!' BBC Radio      Manchester      'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight      to read.' Jacqueline Wilson on THE BOY WHO      MADE EVERYONE LAUGH      'Amazing' Noel Fielding      The laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a sequel      to one of the bestselling children's debuts of 2021            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                    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      '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; 360 pages; 02\/02\/2023\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780702314674\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56457516679550,"sku":"9780702314674","price":19.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/1298\/0350\/files\/9780702314674.jpg?v=1761346223","url":"https:\/\/it-book.co.uk\/products\/9780702314674","provider":"IT-Book","version":"1.0","type":"link"}