{"product_id":"the-boy-who-made-everyone-laugh","title":"The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh","description":" \n\n'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight       to read.' Jacqueline Wilson\n\n'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 \n\n \n\nBilly Plimpton is an eleven-year-old boy with a big       dream.\n\nHe wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering       pinpoint punch-lines and having audiences hang on his every hilarious       word.\n\nA 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?\n\nThe 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.\n\n \n\nDon't miss the second book in Billy's adventures: The       Funniest Boy in the World\n\n \n\nMore 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\n\n '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\n\n'It's Wonder with one-liners.' Scott Evans, The       Reader Teacher\n\n'As warm and wise as it is funny.' Shappi Khorsandi\n\n'A laugh out loud story, the like of which I've never read       before.' Kerry Godliman\n\n'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\n\n'This book is brilliant. It is funny, wise, kind and exciting.'       Marcus Brigstocke\n\n'So funny and joyful.'Rachel Parris  ","brand":"Helen Rutter","offers":[{"title":"Scholastic \/ 04 Feb 2021 \/ 296","offer_id":53854372659541,"sku":"9780702300851","price":3.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/4188\/8668\/files\/9780702300851.webp?v=1778245142","url":"https:\/\/www.bookworld.ie\/products\/the-boy-who-made-everyone-laugh","provider":"Book World Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}