Max may not be the strongest, or the smartest, or the handsomest kid in his classâbut he may well be the funniest! Except when Maxâs classroom joke lands flat, he suddenly becomes the Un-Funny Kid!
The only way to make everyone forget Maxâs comedy catastrophe is for him to win the town talent quest with his very own stand-up comedy routine. Max is ready to bring comedy gold to his audition, but thanks to a heckling clown, Max canât even remember his first joke!
With the help of his best friend Hugo and their feathered pet, Duck, Max thinks he has everything he needs to come up the greatest stand-up comedy routine of all timeâbut will it be enough? Max will need all the advice he can get to prove that he is the kid who can make everyone laugh!
Matt Stanton brings his veteran childrenâs book chops to this hilarious series, perfect for early middle grade readers looking for side-splitting laughs!
Matt Stanton is a bestselling childrenâs author and illustrator who has sold more than one million books worldwide. Matt lives and works in Sydney, Australia, with his wife, bestselling author Beck Stanton, and their children. You can visit him online at mattstanton.net.