'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight
to read.' Jacqueline Wilson
'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
Billy Plimpton is an eleven-year-old boy with a big
dream.
He wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering
pinpoint punch-lines and having audiences hang on his every hilarious
word.
A 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?
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.
Don't miss the second book in Billy's adventures: The
Funniest Boy in the World
More 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
'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
'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
Helen Rutter is an acclaimed author and comedian. Her debut novel, The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh, was selected as a Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month, in addition to being nominated for the Carnegie, shortlisted for the Costa, Blue Peter and Branford Boase Awards, and winning the Teach Primary Book Award.
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