{"product_id":"the-funniest-boy-in-the-world","title":"The Funniest Boy in the World","description":"'Fun, unstuffy and wise' Sunday Times Children's Book\n      of the Week\n\n\n      'It will have your children in stitches!' BBC Radio\n      Manchester\n\n\n      The laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a sequel\n      to one of the bestselling children's debuts of 2021.\n\n      Billy Plimpton took to the stage and captivated the crowd at the\n      triumphant ending to The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh,\n      and in the sequel, he's going to go viral.\n\n\n      Celebrity comedian Leo Leggett takes Billy under his wing, as\n      his new sidekick: when Leo tweets a clip of his stand-up act, Billy\n      suddenly becomes the most famous boy in the country. At first,\n      this is GREAT - all the kids at school think he's cool and he gets\n      to appear on his favourite morning TV show. But Leo's motives\n      turn out to be shady and Billy must turn the tables in a very public\n      way...\n\n\n      The idea for this story came from Helen Rutter's son,\n      who has a stammer: she wanted to write the book that he would\n      love to read, starring a child like him.\n\n\n\n      \n\n\n      packed with brilliant jokes and one-liners to make kids roar\n      with laughter\n\n      a book to encourage empathy and kindness in young readers\n\n\n      Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Lisa Thompson and Jenny\n      Pearson.\n\n      \n\n       \n\n\n      Praise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh\n\n\n\n      \n\n\n      Winner of the Lollies Children's Book Prize 2023\n\n\n      Shortlisted for the 2022 Blue Peter Book Award\n\n      Shortlisted for the 2022 Costa Children's Book Award\n\n      Selected for the 2022 Read For Empathy Collection\n\n      \n\n       \n\n\n      'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight\n      to read.'Jacqueline Wilson\n\n\n      'Amazing' Noel Fielding\n\n\n      'This incredible debut tugs at your heartstrings and makes\n      you laugh out loud in equal measure. I guarantee you'll be cheering\n      along in the final pages!' Lisa Thompson\n\n\n\n      'It's Wonder with one-liners.' Scott Evans, The\n      Reader Teacher\n\n\n      'As warm and wise as it is funny.' Shappi Khorsandi\n\n\n\n      'A laugh out loud story, the like of which I've never read\n      before.' Kerry Godliman\n\n\n      'This book is a great way of showing children how to be confident\n      and winners by having a sense of humour and making others\n      laugh.' Baroness Floella Benjamin\n\n\n      'This book is brilliant. It is funny, wise, kind and exciting.'\n      Marcus Brigstocke\n\n\n      'So funny and joyful.'Rachel Parris\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 360 pages | Published January 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63172266819933,"sku":"9780702314674","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780702314674.jpg?v=1769048532","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-funniest-boy-in-the-world","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}