The Twits

This is the story of a terrible old couple who hate each other and the whole world around them and they play awful jokes on each other to amuse themselves. Eventually the story moves on and away from their jokes and begins to focus on the monkeys they keep in the garden. These monkeys are treated very cruelly and forced by Mr Twit to perform circus tricks all day. Eventually the monkeys meet the Rolly Polly bird who helps hem escape from their cage and get back at the Twits by playing a joke of their own. The wonderful humour that is conveyed in the text is supported beautifully by the illustrations on each page. While these are rough around the edges, illustrate perfectly the characters of the Twits and really bring the text to life. While the book doesn’t have any curricular themes it does have underlying messages about morality and friendship which is useful when considering the target audience which is quite obviously young children. I love this story because it has nonsensical themes and it is a good laugh to read. The use of language is great because it encompasses a number of made up words that are perfectly in keeping with the books crazy story line. This book would be great for readers that are moving away from foundation reading and starting to develop their skills. The books themes of mischief would probably appeal more to a male audience although there is plenty here to be enjoyed by girls as well.
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