The World According to Jacob
By (Author) Jacob Whelan
By (author) Donna Whelan
Bonnier Books Ltd
Black and White Publishing
7th January 2025
3rd October 2024
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Media tie-in humour
Humour collections and anthologies
302.231
Hardback
192
Width 138mm, Height 204mm, Spine 21mm
264g
Jacob's journey has been truly amazing. When his mum Donna posted his first video on TikTok two years ago, she had no idea that her son would go viral. But in a very short time, Jacob has captured the hearts of people all over the world with his infectious humour, attracting millions of followers including A-listers like Jennifer Lopez, Brooke Shields, Conor Maynard and Melissa Gilbert, as well as Irish rugby coach Andy Farrell.
From lovely moments like Jacob's joy when he discovers that he has a birthday EVERY year to his favourite jokes like 'What do you call a woman who lives between two houses Elaine!' THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JACOB will bring happiness to the darkest of days. As Jacob himself says, all he wants to do is to make people laugh and smile, and that's exactly what THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JACOB will do!
Jacob and his mum, Donna Whelan, live in Ireland. Donna started posting videos of Jacob two years ago because she thought they were funny and hoped that at least a few other people would think the same and would enjoy them. Now with 4 million followers, that initial thought has turned out to be a bit of an underestimate and Donna looks after their social media channels and the many other requests they get, most of which are politely refused. When he's not at school, playing or making videos, Jacob is the Official Toy Tester at a well known supermarket.