The eighth book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER series. Perfect for readers aged 7-10 years old and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, Dennis the Menace and Pamela Butchart's Wigglesbottom Primary series.

It’s Barry’s birthday and his mum and dad have bought him the amazekeel new gaming helmet he wanted – The Shnozinator 9000! It’s the best birthday present ever … until his baby brother breaks it and ruins everything.

But Barry has a plan: he’ll just have to become a billionaire inventor and make enough money to buy another one, before his life is comperleeterly over …

Join everyone’s favourite Loser on his eighth hilarious adventure!

Don't miss the other funny books by Jim Smith: I am not a Loser, I am still not a Loser, I am so over being a Loser, I am sort of a Loser, Barry Loser and the holiday of doom, Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton, Barry Loser hates half term, Barry Loser's ultimate book of keelness, My mum is a loser, My dad is a loser, Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies and Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms.

Praise for BARRY LOSER:

'Twice as good as my other favourite book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Ben, aged 7 years

'Hugely enjoyable, surreal chaos' Guardian

'The review of the eight year old boy in our house … "Can I keep it to give to a friend?" Best recommendation you can get' Observer

'I laughed so much, I thought I was going to burst!' Finbar, aged 9

Barry Loser: I am Not a Loser was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title

Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and is the author of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning and bestselling BARRY LOSER series. He is also the author of Future Ratboy and and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies. He lives in London, and designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake.

This short story, penned by the Sunday Times bestselling author, is a delightful social fiction that explores themes of ambition and resilience. Barry's journey from a regular child to a hopeful billionaire inventor is both hilarious and inspiring.

For fans of Skeleton Steve (Diary of a Teenage Minecraft Zombie Villager -), Jeff Kinney (The Deep End), Lee. M. Winter (What Reggie Did on Halloween), Ann M. Martin (Claudia and the Bad Joke), and Tiffany Nicole Smith (Bex Carter 2).

HarperCollins 2022

Barry Loser and the birthday billions (Barry Loser)

Barry Loser and the birthday billions (Barry Loser)