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"A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero" David Walliams Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, so the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve!

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9780141346397
  • ISBN: 9780141346397
  • Pub Date: 6th September 2007
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Number of Pages: 112

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13th January '18
I read it myself (an adult)
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5 stars
This book is hilarious,  if you haven't read it you've missed out.    Simply :- Roald Dahls funniest book ever I remember the worm spaghetti bolgness when ever I eat Spaghetti bolgness, those pranks Mr and Mrs twit play on each other are unforgettable. 
2nd July '15
Read to a child aged 7
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5 stars
A fantastic story.Very gripping and funny too!My Son enjoyed this very much!xx
8th February '15
Read to children aged 5 & 8
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5 stars
My girls found this very funny, they loved how disgusting the characters were and how they tried to get one up on each other.
8th February '15
Read to children aged 4 & 9
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5 stars
This is a very funny book and the Twits are very horrid in it, ugly inside and out. The only thing my boys didn't like about the book is that they wanted it to continue and finished to early. They liked the fact that the Twits played awful pranks on each other.
13th October '15
Read to a child aged 9
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5 stars
i just love Roald Dahl books, they're always my favourite to read as they're so imaginative and interesting. The Twits is my all time favorite. I really like the information at the back about Roald Dahl and how he compares himself to some of the Twits characters. I have so many favourite parts of this story..too many to list!! The illustrations throughout the book gives you an image of Mr and Mrs Twits and it makes the story more funny as you can imagine the story better in your mind. The book has a lovely bright green cover and came complete with smelly scratch 'N' sniff stickers for Mr Twits beard, they smell awful! I didn't like the smell of them but it was good as it gave you an idea of how smelly Mr Twits beard must have been. I can't wait to read this book again and others from Roald Dahl.
23rd October '15
Read to a child aged 8
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5 stars
I thought it was amazing!! It was funny and I liked how the Twits kept fighting with each because it made me laugh!! I would definitely tell my friends to read this book, I am going to read it again.
21st October '15
Read to children aged 5 & 6
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5 stars
I would highly recommend this book, it was very funny and kept my two boys gripped throughout .It was a special scratch and sniff edition that included a sticker page at the front full of revolting smells. The two main characters are disgustingly despicable , but everyone else is nice. The Twits is a fantastic tale for young and old , captivating your imagination with lots of laughs and gasps along the way. The scratch and sniff stickers included in the front of the book are for sticking on that dirty Mr Twits beard on the front cover and I think the sticker page is a fantastic added bonus , the pong is sure to make even the grossest person you know go eurgh !
22nd October '15
Read to a child aged 10
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5 stars
This book has the smelliest smell in the whole wide world. I really enjoyed it and I think it couldn't smell any worse - well, Mr and Mrs Twit smell worse! I really liked the storyline. The pranks were my favourite, they were hilarious. I like all Roald Dahl books, but this is my favourite.
31st January '17
I read it myself (an adult) , to Pickle2010 aged 6 aged 6 & to Turbo aged 5 aged 5
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5 stars
Couldn't love this classic anymore than I do already, really enjoyed the story as a youngster and have loved rereading it to with my 5&6 year old. Mr and Mrs Twit are truly vile to each other and everyone else including the poor Muddle-wump monkeys.  I love the descriptions in the book especially the one of what's in Mr Twits beard.  The tale is hilarious with the Twits getting their just desserts in the end. A hiliarious story with lovely illustrations by Quentin Blake.
26th September '17
Sol read it themselves aged 7 aged 7
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5 stars
Sol really loved this book and often mentions it in conversations a long time after he read it.  I think the disgusting nature of the characters particularly appeals to young boys.
8th December '14
Read to a child aged 8
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5 stars
We thoroughly enjoyed this book, it created lots of belly chuckles and giggles. The illustrations helped to fully appreciate the fun of the book, it was hilarious to see the Twits playing tricks on each other.
20th January '16
I read it to Belllboo aged 8 aged 8 & to Boy aged 12 aged 12
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5 stars
I have read this book numerous times to my three children over the years and they have all loved it to pieces.  The way they are so horrible to each other is only part of the appeal, mugglewump and his family are fantastic and we have always loved how they get their own back on the horrible twits.
This book is great from ages 4-5 and upwards, as soon as they are old enough to sit and listen to a chapter book.  And I won't give it an upward age as if I sat down and read this to my eight year old now both her brothers would listen in too ( and pretend their not!).
4th March '19
I read it myself (an adult)
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5 stars
Very funny story with a hillarious ending, I love how the animals talk to each other about the horrible old people and finally overcome their life long goal. 
13th March '19
Amelie read it themselves aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
The Twits are really mean, and very silly people who aren't very nice to each other.  They have monkeys who they are horrible to too. 

I liked reading this a lot. it really made me laugh lots, and I really liked the Role Poly Bird.  I want to read more books like this now.
3rd April '17
Tommyg read it themselves aged 10 aged 10
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5 stars
me and my mum read this together a chapter each night it was really funny and I loved the pranks what Mr and Mrs twit got upto.  We talked about it and was thinking of our own pranks we could get upto.

The book is very good at describing things and we both turned our noses up about the beard.

I want it to be turned into a film.
11th November '17
I read it to Marnie aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
I read this book to my 6 year old and she found it hilarious! We read it in a week because she couldn't wait to hear what happened next! 
24th January '16
I read it myself (an adult)
The Twits 9780141346397
5 stars
The Twits is a great book. It is very funny as Mr and Mrs Twit keep doing pranks on each other. Mr Twit a fierce man and he has hair all over his face. Mrs Twit is a cunning woman and she turned from looking nice into disgusting. I think it's funny at the end when they get the shrinks and they start getting really small. I love The Twits.  <3 :)
15th February '18
I read it to Lyds07 aged 10 aged 10 & to Coco09 aged 8 aged 8
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5 stars
What a funny book, the characters make me and my children laugh. I love reading this to them, time & time again. 
12th June '16
Belle read it themselves aged 7 aged 7
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5 stars
I love this book.
The twits is one of my favourite stories and when I first got it I read it with my mummy in one night.
Mr and Mrs twit are horrible but the tricks they play on each othe make me laugh. My favourite is the glass eye.
But th best bit is the big trick the monkeys play on the twits I laughed so much so much.
24th May '17
I read it to JayGra aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
Always found this book funny as a kid, and Jayden does too. Big fan of Roald Dahl anyway.
19th January '19
I read it to Zacca aged 4 aged 4
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5 stars
Fantastic book which was a childhood favourite of mine. Although my son is only 4 he has really enjoyed hearing the "tricks" that the twits play on each other and was  often belly laughing. The brilliant illustrations helped keep his interest too
24th July '18
FJGW read it themselves aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
Finn loves reading the Twits, he especially relishes the disgusting parts in the descriptions of the Twits themselves. The book is about two people living together who are not very kind to each other, or the animals in their house. The book has some pictures in it. 
1st October '15
Read to a child aged 7
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5 stars
I love the twits it is very funny and made me laugh lots. The smelly stickers were yukky and very smelly but fun all books should have smelly stickers.
23rd September '17
I read it to Graceclark aged 8 aged 8 & to Archieclark aged 5 aged 5
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5 stars
Those discusting Twits are up to mischief! My children love this book because they love reading about all the horrid things the twits do to eachother... i hope it doesnt give them any ideas.
21st August '18
Aamir read it themselves aged 11 aged 11
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5 stars
Such a fun and gross bit which will make you laugh out loud
Both the twits prank one another and try to one up on each other.
4th March '16
Mads1811 read it themselves aged 8 aged 8
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5 stars
We read this book at school and I am now reading it again at home because I find it really funny I can wait to get to the end because its my favourite part. Recommend for all 7 & 8 year olds
13th April '18
I read it to Bobbin aged 10 aged 10
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5 stars
Mr and Mrs Twit are disgustingly bad - both in appearance and behaviour (with the two likely being related!).  Mr Twit has a big beard in which food gets stuck, and the narrator suspects that it is not often washed. Mrs Twit is beardless but the story teller suggests that it might be better for her if she did have a beard to cover up her horrible face...  This is a rip roaringly funny tale of two despicable characters and how they get their come-uppence. 

Roald Dahl is rightly loved by children for his humorous and non-patronising tales - he perfectly understands how to get the attention of his audience and keep it. As an adult I have greatly enjoyed reading his stories to my eldest child, and am now looking forward to repeating the delights of his stories with my younger child.

Highly recommended, a great, fun and attention-keeping tale for young ones.
19th March '19
I read it myself (an adult)
The Twits 9780141346397
5 stars
Mr and Mrs Twit are disgustingly bad - both in appearance and behaviour (with the two likely being related!).  Mr Twit has a big beard in which food gets stuck, and the narrator suspects that it is not often washed. Mrs Twit is beardless but the story teller suggests that it might be better for her if she did have a beard to cover up her horrible face...  This is a rip roaringly funny tale of two despicable characters and how they get their come-up pence.  Roald Dahl is rightly loved by children for his humorous and non-patronising tales - he perfectly understands how to get the attention of his audience and keep it. As an adult I have greatly enjoyed reading his stories to my eldest child, and am now looking forward to repeating the delights of his stories with my younger siblings. Highly recommended, a great, fun and attention-keeping tale for young ones.
21st January '19
Earthquake read it themselves aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
This story is about Mr and Mrs Twit. They were mean to each other and I liked it because they did funny tricks. My favourite character is Muggle Wump , the monkey. 
6th October '17
Lollipop101 read it themselves aged 9 aged 9
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5 stars
This book is so funny ! We loved the 4 monkeys !
What an awful Pair !!!
5th September '18
I read it myself (an adult) , to summerkerchey aged 7 aged 7 & to milliekerchey aged 5 aged 5
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5 stars
Such a funny and silly story of two disgusting people! We laugh every time at the wormy spaghetti! A definite read for any Roald Dahl fan! 
20th November '16
I read it to Hermione aged 7 aged 7
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5 stars
I got this book when I was 8 years old and absolutely loved it! My daughter first read it aged 6 and almost 2 years later, still loves it. It is definitely a book children will return to again and again. Dahl at his best.
20th March '19
Key Stage 2 Book Club read it themselves aged 7 to 11
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5 stars
The twits is an amazing book to read ,I love the pictures and wording . it is very funny and is for if you like pranks or jokes.
17th June '16
I read it to rsa aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
My son can not get enough of Roald Dahl at the moment. He enjoyed the grotesque images of Mr and Mrs Twit. He was very happy that they got their just deserts.
1st November '15
Elliemai read it themselves aged 8 aged 8
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5 stars
This story is about two mean and nasty people who live in a small house with hardly and windows.   They have 4 monkeys and every Wednesday mr and mrs twit have bird pie for tea YUCK!!  This book is really funny and made me laugh
24th February '19
I read it to Ellawall aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
My daughter loved it. Just the right kind of silliness you expect from Roald Dahl book. She loved all the little plots and plans and found the tricks hilarious. We read it 2 weeks ago and she is still talking about it. 
6th June '16
2scoops read it themselves aged 9 aged 9
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5 stars
I really liked this book it is really funny. I really like Mr Twit with his big dirty beard!
14th November '18
I read it to Matt2011 aged 7 aged 7 & to Josh2013 aged 5 aged 5
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5 stars
This book is fab. My kids love reading this book, it is funny and an entertaining read for the whole family. 
17th December '18
I read it to Hingham aged 4 to 7
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5 stars
We recently read this as our class book in year 2. The children loved it. They loved the description of the disgusting mr and Mrs Twit. Mr and mrs Twit are horrible and in the end get what the deserve. A classic family favourite that will live on for years. 
1st March '18
I read it to mrbear aged 7 aged 7
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5 stars
We love Roald Dahl's books. My son thought this one was particularly hilarious.
9th September '17
Booyu read it themselves aged 8 aged 8
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5 stars
I love Roald Dahl, this is a great book. The twits are funny as they bicker. A great book full of pranks. If you read it on the bus people will think you strange as you will laugh out loud. Like any Roald Dahl I would recommend it to my friends.
15th August '17
I read it to RUBYB aged 5 aged 5
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5 stars
I read this to my five year old daughter and she loved it! She found the characters very funny and couldn't wait to read on to find out what happened next. Would recommend to any young child, excellent book! 
3rd May '19
I read it to Olirudd aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
As I started to read this book to Oliver, I quickly remembered why it was one of my favourite books as a child. We laughed and squirmed together as we read. Roald Dahl effortlessly captures the imagine of children and we really enjoyed reading The Twits together. 
19th May '16
I read it to Erin aged 5 aged 5 & to Amelia aged 7 aged 7
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5 stars
We absolutely loved this book it had my 5 year old belly laughing in her bed. The funny things these two grumps get up to is hilarious like worms for spaghetti and a false eye in the bottom of his mug. Easy reading sort of story you don't want to put down. Loved it so much bought it on cd for the car! 
19th December '17
I read it to GLM1 aged 9 aged 9 & to JLM aged 5 aged 5
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5 stars
I adored this book as a child and found it hilarious to read.
I recently purchased it again to share with my children.
2nd October '17
I read it to RJ61 aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
Funny, engaging and fantastic book. I loved reading it as a child and love reading to my boys now, ageless. 
7th June '16
I read it myself (an adult) , to Diddle aged 12 aged 12 & to Princessava aged 4 aged 4
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5 stars
I read this book when I was a girl! I have just finished reading it with my girls aged 12 and 4.  They enjoyed it as much as I did. We had fits of giggles at how Mr Twit gets food stuck in his beard and how he puts Mrs Twits eye in a glass. Really made us laugh and we couldn't wait for bedtime when we would read it again. 
29th January '17
Mads1811 read it themselves aged 9 aged 9
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5 stars
The twits is very funny and 1 of my favourite roald dahl books. I think the illistrations are really good.
15th October '17
I read it to Montymoo aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
Cannot go wrong with this book! I remember loving it when I was a child and so pleased my son enjoys it too!  He finds it so funny!  
28th June '18
Lalam read it themselves aged 10 aged 10
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4 stars
I liked this book it was disgusting in places and I hope people like this don’t really exist , the roly poly bird is very clever and he really sorts the twits out. There are not many pictures but the ones that are there are good .
11th June '15
Read to a child aged 6
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4 stars
I borrowed this book from the library because Matilda is my favourite film but that book was quite big for me. This one is by the same person. I liked this a lot. It was really funny. I laughed when the wife went up in the air with lots of balloons. They were really silly people. I think other people my age would like this book (and maybe older too)
8th December '16
Hermione read it themselves aged 7 aged 7
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4 stars
M favourite part was when Mr twit ate woms because he thought it was spaghetti. I think this book is fantastic. Please read this book and get ready to be amazed.
25th December '14
Read to a child aged 6
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4 stars
This book is very funny and enjoyable for all ages, with two gruesome characters and some vivid description you really get drawn into the story! Quentin has brilliantly illustrated this story and children love and can relate to the lively drawings. A fun read with a great happy ending!
25th December '14
Read to children aged 4 & 7
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4 stars
The children liked Mrs Twit because of the way she expressed her emotions but they didn't like Mr Twist because when wrote the letter he carried on repeating the word poo. They enjoyed the story because it was both funny and exiting
18th August '17
I read it to Alex0512 aged 6 aged 6
The Twits 9780141346397
4 stars
My son and I read this book together, it is the 2nd time that we have read the book as the first time at 6yrs old he found it a little scary and was a little apprehensive about the story. 
I read the book with him and the started to enjoy the storyline and realised that it was more of a funny book than anything bad. He found it funny and also gasped at some of the activities the twits got up to. Alex also enjoyed trying to second guess what was going to happen next.
3rd September '17
I read it to ElijahG aged 4 aged 4
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4 stars
I read this with my 4 yr old.  He really enjoyed it and found it hilarious!  He was a bit worried when there was talk of guns but it didn't bother him for long.  I do think it's not going to suit all 4 year olds, so parents need to be sensible about what their child would or wouldn't like.
9th July '17
I read it to Lh27 aged 6 aged 6
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4 stars
Smelly and disgusting but so funny! I hated when all the food was stuck in Mr twits beard but loved the book
10th May '17
I read it to DylanC08 aged 8 aged 8
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3 stars
 My favourite characters are the roly-poly bird and the monkey family. My favourite part was when the monkey family escaped and all birds the helped put the furniture in the Twits's house on, the ceiling.I didn't like the Twits.
1st April '19
I read it myself aged 9 aged 9
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3 stars
I read this in year 2 and thought it was ok. Mr and Mrs twit are very revolting. I wouldn’t really recommend this book to many people I would only recommend it if you loved Roald Dahl 
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