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The Twits [Paperback]

Roald Dahl (Author)

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Publication Date: 6 Sep 2007

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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The Twits are possibly the nastiest and most digusting of all Roald Dahl's characters.

Frogs in beds; Eyeballs in drinks; Worms in spaghetti

***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

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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Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Puffin (6 Sep 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0141322756
ISBN-13: 978-0141322759
Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 0.8 x 19.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (117 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 22,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Roald Dahl has such an unusual first name due to fact that his parents spelt his name wrong on the Register of Births. From this non-literary background came one of the masters of children's literature.

The Twits is one of his many successful and highly entertaining books. The Twits are a couple that nobody would like to know. They are hairy, dirty, smelly and generally unpleasant. Roald Dahl's characters are possibly the most horrid people you will ever read about. Mr and Mrs Twit spend their days inventing new ways to be be nasty to each other. Each time Mrs Twit does something bad to Mr Twit, he just invents something worse to do to her. The Twits are not only unpleasant towards each other but they also hate animals. It is because of the Twits' attitude towards animals that we see their really awful side: Mr Twit keeps a family of monkeys that have to spend their days upside down and Mrs Twit likes to make pies with freshly caught birds.

Dahl's story, as is characteristic with all his books, has a happy ending. Only how will the animals beat the Twits? --Jon Smith --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Do any Dahl books need recommending? . . . The Twits is funny, enjoyable - with a spooky insight to grown-ups" (Tony Ross Big Issue London 20111031) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A great children's book 29 Sep 2001

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Mr and Mrs Twit are mean - in fact very mean - to each other; they play tricks on each other, which appeal to your sense of humour. They are cruel to birds - who hates birds? They're also horrible to Muggle-Wumps, a friendly group of monkeys. However, when the Roly-Poly Bird arrives the birds and Muggle-Wumps manage to turn the tables on the Twits (quite literally).
Roald Dahl's story is clever and cleverly funny. I couldn't think of a child between six and nine not enjoying this - or any of his other 'classics', 'Fantastic Mr. Fox', 'The BFG', and 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' to name but a few. This is a very good child's book, written by the best children's author of all time - is there any better? - supported by superb illustrations by Quentin Blake, so you can really hate the Twits.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits by Roald Dahl 14 Mar 2003

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The Twits is one of Roald Dahls shorter & less famous children's novels. The Twits are a repulsive elderly couple who do mean things to each other. Some of the details and ideas in this book are disgusting! I still remember the bit about the worms and the spaghetti fifteen years later. It's screamingly funny. But it's never too horrible to give children nightmares and there's always enough humour for children to love it.

Any child aged 6 to 9 will adore this book to bits. Most adults will wonder what the fuss is about. Therefore it's perfect younger childrens book. This was one of my favourites when I was a child and I used to take great delight in reading the nastiest bits out loud to my mother (who pretended to be shocked). The literary equivalent of a whoopie cushion.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Just to add some balance... 28 Nov 2008

By Peter E. Spencer

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This is a very good book. I remember reading it when I was around 12. It may have what could be read as "gross out tactics" in it but they are very inventive ones. Kids may be impressed by burps and farts, but even an adult would be impressed by someone who could fart the national anthem...

Also, if you read some of his adult fiction (only for adults mind. Subject matter and language get very mature) you'll see that he can fart symphonies. Incredibly gross and incredibly imaginative all at once.

The fact that this book involves two of the biggest antiheroes who get their comeuppance at the end, and I remember it 18 years after I read it at least means it at least deserves four stars, but because the other reviewer is so unfair in the one star that they gave it I'm going to be unfair in the other direction!

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2.0 out of 5 stars The twits

I bought this book thinking it would be a great adventure book ( another classic from Roald Dahl)
but 76 pages long for for 5 50� no way the story is great and fun but real... Read more

Published 4 days ago by Edward Alex Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars The twits

I like it when the monkey was the boss and got revenge on Mr and miss twit it was very good

Published 11 days ago by Iain Bryson

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CHILD REVIEW -- Ollie:

'The Twits' is my favourite book because it tells you about the author, and the illustrator, at the back of the book and it's a brilliant... Read more

Published 14 days ago by Titan'sDaughter

5.0 out of 5 stars the twits book

as with the bfg, this book has kept my son enthralled for hours, a very good product with excellent delivery times

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits by Nathan

The twits are smelly and dirty and they all play trick on each other . and they say to the monkey stay on your heads in till we came back from shopping. Read more

Published 22 days ago by NathanYr4

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourites

Bought for a friends 8 year old daughter who is mad on Roald Dahl books. A true classic! Worth a read.
Mr and Mrs Twit are disgustingly funny in this book!

Published 26 days ago by Mrs. C. E. Arnott

5.0 out of 5 stars The twits

It is very,very good and I think it should be suitable for all ages.It is very very good I think the dead would read it.

Published 1 month ago by Peter M

5.0 out of 5 stars Good childrens book

I love this book. There is enough gross things to even engage a boy who hates reading. My 10 yr old started it begrudgingly and in the end was reading it without any encouragment.

Published 1 month ago by mandi

4.0 out of 5 stars one of Roald Dahl's classics

A book about two very silly adults quite disgusting in places very detailed description about food in beard but good little read not to complicated keeps the kids entertained.

Published 1 month ago by Dr. A. Hedges

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book

I enjoyed this book as it was very crazy at the start and it got mote interesting as I read on and it only took me an hour to read it and it a very short book for the price it is... Read more

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