The Twits by Roald Dahl

Not sure why, but for some reason this blog didn't save the first time I wrote it. It's supposed to be between my blog on the Enormous Crocodile and my blog on Matilda. This is a very interesting tale from Dahl for many reasons, but one in particular. It doesn't contain children, except for one chapter. Most stories by Dahl either are about a child or children are a big part of the story. This book however focuses on two of the most despicable characters Dahl has ever created, Mr. and Mrs. Twit whose sole purpose in life is to torture one another. Whether its Mrs. Twit putting worms in Mr. Twits spaghetti, or Mr. Twit tying Mrs. Twit to balloons and "stretching her out," these two are always playing nasty tricks on one another. Mr. Twit also happened to keep a family of performing monkeys that he wishes to train to do everything upside down. The Father monkey, Mugglewumps, is tired of watching the Twits perform their revolting pranks, and decides to pull a few pranks on the Twits himself. This book was a hilarious good read that makes you laugh with each page. I think this is great book to get kids into slightly more advanced reading, because it will keep them entertained all the way through.