The Twits

The Twits

by Roald Dahl

3.80 out of 5 (22 ratings)

Format:
Paperback 
Pages:
112 
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd 
Publication Date:
06 September 2007 
Category:
Books 
ISBN:
9780141322759 

Description

"The Twits" are possibly the nastiest and most digusting of all Roald Dahl's characters. Frogs in beds; Eyeballs in drinks; Worms in spaghetti Mr and Mrs Twit are really disgusting. They smell because they never wash, they fight because they play tricks on each other, AND they hate children. But worst of all, they keep monkeys in their back garden. In cages. It's time for the monkeys to get their revenge on these two most revolting creatures...meet the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird! with a great new cover by Quentin Blake, and a whole exciting section about Roald Dahl and his world. 'A true genius ...Roald Dahl is my hero' - David Walliams Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. After school in England he went to work for Shell in Africa. He began to write after "a monumental bash on the head", sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl died in 1990. Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's illustrators and it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations.

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  • hilariously evil and schemy.

    5.00 out of 5

    stipe168

  • This was my favorite book as a child! I love the storyline because it is so original and different. Dahl has a way with words and I am always intrigued by his books. Children will stay engaged because you want to see what happens to the Twits at the end. The Illustrator does a great job at capturing Dahl's humor and they really add to the story. "No matter how you look like physically, if you're a good person, it would shine through and would makes you a beautiful person". This is a great lesson for children to learn and can be incorporated into the classroom.

    5.00 out of 5

    KellyBryan

  • Just the title, THE TWITS, attracted me to this particular book, and with an illustration in the front cover, who wouldn't be curious! It was another coincidence when I picked up to read this book when it was Roald Dahl's Day!THE TWITS is the story of a couple of, well, twits! Mr Twit is has a nasty, unhygenic, ugly beard and Mrs Twit could be recognized by her glass eye, who lived in a windowless house. They have four pet monkeys, and a huge dead tree where they catch the birds for their weekly bird pie. to past time, they love to play tricks on each other. When enough is enough, the four monkeys strategize a plan to turn the tables on the Twits with an interesting plan.I must admit, the best part of this book, was the part where it says, no matter how you look like physically, if you're a good person, it would shine through and that would makes you a beautiful person. THE TWITS is a really good read and people in every ages should try pick up this book and take you time to read it. It is worth your time.

    5.00 out of 5

    lisa211

  • its quite boring a parts but its really funny in other parts

    5.00 out of 5

    XjessicaflorenceX

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