Billionaire Boy

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My niece has been telling me to read some David Walliams books for a while now (she can be quite forceful for a ten-year-old). I was initially reluctant as, I have to admit, I’m not really a fan of Walliams’ television work.

EXCLUSIVE ENHANCEMENTS AND CONTENTS VIDEO: David Walliams introduces Billionaire Boy School Lunch Menu Teachers' Catchphrases Sapphire's Birfday Wish-List Purpleness Character Voices Horrible Food Bumfresh AUDIO: Meet Joe Spud Lessons BlobDeal!” said Bob, laughing. “Imagine if you really did have that much money. It would be crazy! I guess you could have everything you ever wanted!” Joe forced a smile. “Yeah,” he said. “Maybe...” Light them instead of bits of old newspaper to get the barbecue going Keep a pad of them by the telephone and use them as post-it notes Line the hamster cage with handfuls of them and then throw them out after a week when they began to smell of hamster wee Let the same hamster use one as a towel after it’s had a shower Filter coffee through them Make paper hats out of them to wear on Christmas Day Blow their noses on them Spit chewed-up chewing gum into them before crumpling them and placing them in the hand of a butler who would then put them in the hand of a footman who would then put them in the hand of a maid who would then put them in the bin Make paper aeroplanes out of them and throw them at each other Wallpaper the downstairs loo with them “I never asked,” said Bob. “What does your dad do?” Boys at St. Cuthbert’s School for Boys have to wear an Elizabethan ruff. Find out what this is and learn about other types of Elizabethan costume.

At one point in the story, there is a petition to get Miss Spite reinstated. Talk about what a petition is. Are there any issues that you would like to change? Think about ways that you could help to make that change. Would a petition help? Investigate vocabulary linked to place value (e.g. unit, ten, hundred… million… billion). Compare the values. Investigate other words used to describe numbers, including fictitious ones (e.g. gazillion) – see this article for more information.The only David Walliams book I have read is Ratburger, which I thought was a great book and not unexpected from the comedy genius that is Walliams. I have seen a few more adaptations of his other works and found them to be largely hit-and-miss and, sadly, Billionaire Boy was one of the adaptations that I disliked and couldn't actually finish watching. BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB!” The chants grew louder and louder. “BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB!” They started clapping in time now. “BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! Voor Lara, Ik hou meer van je, dan ik met woorden kan zeggen There is video content at this location that is not currently supported for your device. Caption for this video is diplayed below. David Walliams introduces Billionaire Boy

It is an easy book to get through and it has wonderful Dahl-esque characters and it tells an important story about how money cannot buy friends, and anyone who likes you for your money alone isn't your friend at all, but other than that I thought it was rather dire. BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB! BLOB!” Undeterred, Bob hurled his body across the finish line. “HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!” The other kids fell around laughing, pointing at Bob, as he bent over and panted for breath. Turning around, Joe felt a sudden twinge of guilt. As the school kids dispersed, he went over to Bob and helped him stand up straight. “Thanks,” said Joe. “You’re welcome,” said Bob. “To be honest I should have done that anyway. If you came last on your very first day, you’d never hear the end of it. But next year you’re on your own. I don’t care if you give me a million pounds – I ain’t coming last again!” Joe thought about his two-million-pound birthday cheque. “What about two million pounds?” he joked. Bullying takes place at both schools that Joe goes to. Discuss what bullying is and how we can help those who are affected by it.Read Chapter 1 and look at the prices of some of the things that Joe has. How much are these items worth? Could you make some word problems which include the items and their values? Billionaire Boy sees young Joe Spud-a billionaire-wanting to move to a "normal", non-posh school because he is terribly bullied and has no friends. But there's a catch: no-one can know that he is in fact a squillionaire thanks to his father's wet-n-dry toilet paper invention. Mr. Spud used to roll the toilet paper around the cardboard inner tube. Could you use this as a starting point for learning about measurement / distances / circumference?

The editorial work on the book is generally very good, with a nice play on fonts and layouts. However, the novel is stangely riddled with tiny editorial mistakes, especially regarding punctuation. Joe’s dad travels to his new school in a helicopter. Think of different ways that you could travel to school and discuss the pros / cons of each. Could you draw a map of your route to school, adding features that you see on the way? Chapter 5 Out of Date Easter Eggs DING! No, reader, that’s not your doorbell. No need to get up. It’s the sound of the bell tinkling in Raj’s shop as Bob and Joe opened the door. “Ah, Bob! My favourite customer!” said Raj. “Welcome, welcome!” Raj ran the local newsagent’s shop. All the local kids adored him. He was like the funny uncle you always wished you had. And even better than that, he sold sweets. “Hi, Raj!” said Bob. “This is Joe.” “Hello Joe,” exclaimed Raj. “Two fat boys in my shop at one time! The Lord must be smiling on me today! Why have you both got so little on?” “We came straight from cross-country running, Raj,” explained Bob. “Fantastic! How did you do?” “First and second…” replied Bob. “That’s wonderful!” exclaimed Raj. “…to last,” finished Bob. “That’s not so good. But I imagine you boys must be hungry after all that exercise. How can I help you today?” “We’d like to buy some chocolate,” said Joe. “Well, you have come to the right place. I have the finest selection of chocolate bars in this parade!” Raj announced triumphantly. Considering the only other shops in the parade were a launderette and a long since closed florist that wasn’t saying much, but the boys let it pass. David Walliams gives us here a fun tale that shows that money really doesn’t buy you everything, and the importance of friends. As we meet Joe Spud he is just turning twelve and is rich but lonely. When he was eight his dad came up with a new toilet roll, proving that there is money to be made in ----. Propelled into the jet set lifestyle due to its popularity so life has altered, but on the way Mrs Spud has divorced her husband and the Spuds, father and son live in a huge mansion alone with their servants. Ancient Greek; Croquet; Pheasant Shooting; Being beastly to servants class; Mandolin level 3; History of Tweed; Nose in the air hour; Learning to step over the homeless person as you leave the opera; Finding your way out of a Maze.Being nouveau riche so Joe is bullied and looked down on by the other children at the posh school he attends, and persuades his dad to let him go to the local comprehensive. But will Joe find happiness and friends, or will other things get in the way? The adaptation aired on New Year's Day 2016 at 7pm on BBC One. [4] It was seen by 6.34 million viewers, making it the 17th most watched programme on BBC One for the week ending January 3, 2016 and the 21st most watched across all UK TV channels. [5] The outrageous display of money in the novel plays on the same instinctive craving in children. Children are the economically deprived class – however rich their parents are, they have no access to the bank accounts and have to rely on their parents for all spendings. Billionaire Boy effectively gets rid of this tough law of childhood to present a kid who can have as much money as he wants, to do whatever he wants with it. Once again, this is the ultimate dream for a child reader, and the attraction of the novel depends heavily on it. I tried reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and the first book was Ok, funny in one way or another but it lost its magic as the series continued, this in comparison was so funny, original and there is no repetition in David's different books. And I can't resist reading the books in David sound which makes them much funnier.