Me and My Brian

Children's Books

Rutter, Helen

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Barrington Stoke

'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight to read.' Jacqueline Wilson\n'Amazing' Noel Fielding\nA laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a story: the funniest debut of 2021 
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.\nPraise for The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh 
'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 
'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

The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh (the funniest new book for kids!)

Humor

scholastic

When life is funny, make some jokes about it. Billy Plimpton has a big dream: to become a famous comedian when he grows up. He already knows a lot of jokes, but thinks he has one big problem standing in his way: his stutter. At first, Billy thinks the best way to deal with this is to . . . never say a word. That way, the kids in his new school won't hear him stammer. But soon he finds out this is NOT the best way to deal with things. (For one thing, it's very hard to tell a joke without getting a word out.) As Billy makes his way toward the spotlight, a lot of funny things (and some less funny things) happen to him. In the end, the whole school will know -- If you think you can hold Billy Plimpton back, be warned: The joke will soon be on you!

The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

Scholastic. Inc.

The Piano at the Station

Arts, Music & Photography

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