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‘Fun, unstuffy and wise’ Sunday Times Children’s Book
of the Week

‘It will have your children in stitches!’ BBC Radio
Manchester

The laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a sequel
to one of the bestselling children’s debuts of 2021.

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

Winner of the Lollies Children’s Book Prize 2023

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

‘Very funny, very touching, very truthful – a total delight
to read.’Jacqueline Wilson

‘Amazing’ Noel Fielding

‘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