See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.

Ready to Buy?
woodys-uk
Price: £12.77
In stock
51 used & new from £0.01
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
The Twits
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

The Twits (Paperback)

by Roald Dahl (Author), Quentin Blake (Illustrator) "What a lot of hairy-faced men there are around nowadays ..." (more)
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


7 new from £1.74 44 used from £0.01
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover £14.99 £11.49 46 used & new from £0.01
Paperback £6.99 £4.49 27 used & new from £1.79
Library Binding (Reprint) Order it used
Audio CD (Audiobook) £9.78 £6.36 15 used & new from £3.58
Audio Cassette (Audiobook) Order it used
Flexibound (New edition) £8.99 £8.09 19 used & new from £3.02

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Fantastic Mr Fox

Fantastic Mr Fox

by Roald Dahl
4.9 out of 5 stars (36)  £3.99
The BFG

The BFG

by Roald Dahl
4.6 out of 5 stars (41)  £4.01
George's Marvellous Medicine

George's Marvellous Medicine

by Roald Dahl
4.7 out of 5 stars (32)  £3.50
The Witches

The Witches

by Roald Dahl
4.7 out of 5 stars (24)  £3.49
The Magic Finger

The Magic Finger

by Roald Dahl
4.6 out of 5 stars (13)  £3.99
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin Books; New edition edition (5 April 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 014131138X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141311388
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 12.4 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 40,958 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in these categories:

    #35 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > D > Dahl, Roald
    #47 in  Books > Fiction > Authors, A-Z > D > Dahl, Roald

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
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.

Product Description
This is the tale of the Twits: Mr and Mrs Twit, an obnoxious couple who spend their lives trying to outdo each other in nastiness. But the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve.

See all Product Description

Inside This Book (Learn More)
First Sentence
What a lot of hairy-faced men there are around nowadays. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below
(2)
See all 2 tags...

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

The Twits
65% buy the item featured on this page:
The Twits 4.6 out of 5 stars (42)
The Twits (My Roald Dahl)
15% buy
The Twits (My Roald Dahl) 4.0 out of 5 stars (5)
£3.73
Fantastic Mr Fox
8% buy
Fantastic Mr Fox 4.9 out of 5 stars (36)
£3.99
The BFG
6% buy
The BFG 4.6 out of 5 stars (41)
£4.01
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

42 Reviews
5 star:
 (29)
4 star:
 (8)
3 star:
 (5)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.6 out of 5 stars (42 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great children's book, 29 Sep 2001
By A Customer
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.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hairy!, 12 Feb 2008
Plot: Mr and Mrs Twit are always playing pranks on each other like Mr Twit put a frog under Mrs Twit's bed sheets so she put some worms in her husband's spaghetti and she covered it in tomato sauce, sprinkling cheese on top! The Twits are a pair of revolting people. They never wash, they hate children and they catch birds for yucky bird pie!

An author fact: Roald Dahl kept an old school exercise book for putting in his book ideas; for The Twits it simply said `do something against beards'!

Rating and recommendation: I would rate it 7/ 10; I would recommend it to all Roald Dahl fans.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits by Roald Dahl, 14 Mar 2003
By A Customer
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.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits
It was written in 1979 and it is 30 years old and it is funny because... Mrs Twit puts an eye ball into Mr Twits beer and the house was 40 years old. Read more
Published 14 days ago

3.0 out of 5 stars The Twits
This is a hilarious book becuase Mrs Twit and Mr Twit who are quite old and never get along with each other. Read more
Published 14 days ago

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Dahl Classic
Simon Callow has won awards for his spoken word titles, and it is easy to see why with this CD. The twits are disgusting people, who get their just rewards in the end!
Published 2 months ago by Saffy

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book in the world
BOOK TITLE; THE TWITS
AUTHOR: ROALD DAHL
ILLUSTRATOR: Quentin Blake

Mrs Twit and Mr Twit look just like stone-age people or cavemen. Read more
Published 12 months ago by St Bede

5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits
This is one of Roald Dahl's most marvellous stories! You wil be excited with the way this book is written because it was funny, it had a lot of detail and also included some... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Miss A

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, funny Twits
The Twits has 95 pages but you soon get through it. It is written by Roald Dahl. It is a weird and funny story about an ugly couple who do mysterious things. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Wells Primary School

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant for younger children!
I first read the twits when I was very young and back then I thought it was brilliant!However when I read it again aged 16,although it was good,it's not what I would recommend for... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Bebe Belisma

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book!
This is a fun packed story about Mr and Mrs Twit. These two horrible people enjoy playing tricks on each other for a lifetime. Read more
Published on 19 April 2007 by Joe

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
I thought this was a fantastic book. Great for disgusting descriptions and imaginative practical jokes. I liked the way The Twits were ALWAYS horrible to eachother. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2006 by Marlcliffe Y6

5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits by Roald Dahl
The charecteres are MrsTwit and Mr Twit who are discusting and eat bird pie.They never wash thereselves.They have pet monkeys in there garden. Read more
Published on 7 Jul 2006 by Paige

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

Fun for Everyone

Christmas Gifts
Achieve over 15,000 RPM with our great range of Powerballs.

›Shop the Powerball store

  

More From Dahl Roald

Fantastic Mr Fox

Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl

In the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a "garden... Read more
£4.99 £3.99

 

We've Got Converse

Converse
Stock up on your favourite styles with great deals on Converse shoes.

›Shop Converse

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates