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The TwitsHave there ever been two more wretched people than Mr. and Mrs. Twit? They’re not just

horrible, they’re extra–specially horrible. Mr. Twit has a beard that houses every bit

of moldy food that nearly made it to his mouth. Mrs. Twit has a glass eye which she likes to pop in her husband’s beer, saying, “I’ve got eyes everywhere so you’d better be careful.” But Mr. Twit can play tricks on his wife that are just as clever and nasty. The Muggle–Wump monkeys, stuck in a cage in the Twit’s weedy, grubby garden, have been watching them play tricks on each other for years. Now Mr. Muggle–Wump has an idea for a trick of his own — he’s going to make monkeys out of the Twits!

Dahl’s thrillingly grotesque book for young

readers features Mr. and Mrs. Twit, the

smelliest, ugliest people in the world. They

hate everything — except playing mean jokes

on each other, catching innocent birds to put

in their Bird Pies, and making their caged

monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their

heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have

had enough. They don’t just want out, they

want revenge.

Dahl first established himself as a children’s

writer in 1961, when he published the book,

James and the Giant Peach. The book

met with wide critical and commercial

acclaim. Three years later, Dahl published

another big winner, Charlie and the

Chocolate Factory. Both books were

eventually made into popular movies.

A film adaptation of Charlie and the

Chocolate Factory was released as Willy

Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in 1971,

and an originally titled remake of the film,

starring Johnny Depp, was released in

2005. The movie version of James and

the Giant Peach was released in 1996.

Have you met a Twit?

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“This book is ONE OF A KIND, if I had enough

copies I would give it out to the whole of the town!”

-Aisha’s Craft Hands

“I couldn’t put it down. The Twit’s had me

GUESSING TILL THE VERY LAST PAGE”

-Bobby Newark

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Three mean local farmers – Boggis, Bunce and Bean

(one fat, one short, one lean) – make it nearly impossible

for Mr. Fox to steal enough chickens or geese to support

his wife and their three young fox cubs. Not one to die of

starvation, sly Mr. Fox hatches a plan that will not only get

them food, but give those horrible farmers a taste of their

own medicine! Now, all they’ve got to do is start digging …

The plan goes off without a hitch – almost TOO well, in fact.

Determined to get rid of Mr. Fox, the three farmers decide

to take action. They plan different ways to trap and kill Mr.

Fox, but fail miserably each and every time. Then they come

up with their best plan yet: they decided to dig into Mr. Fox’s

home. Now Mr. Fox needs to think up a solution to this problem,

or else his entire family – and all the other animals who live in

his underground neighbourhood, will be in big trouble!

Someone’s been stealing from the three

meanest farmers around, and they know the

identity of the thief—it’s Fantastic Mr. Fox!

Working alone they could never catch him;

but now fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny

Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr.

Fox and his family surrounded. What they

don’t know is that they’re not dealing with

just any fox—Mr. Fox would rather die than

surrender. Only the most fantastic plan can

save him now.

You Can Never Outfox a Fox! Fantastic

Mister Fox

“A book that good DESERVES TO BE CALLED

GROUNDBREAKING.”

-Rolling Stone

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This is not a fairy-tale. This is about REAL

WITCHES. Real witches don’t ride around on broomsticks. They

don’t even wear black cloaks and hats. They are vile, cunning,

detestable creatures who disguise themselves as nice, ordinary ladies. So

how can you tell when you’re face to face with one? Well, if you don’t

know yet you’d better find out quickly-because there’s nothing a witch

loathes quite as much as children and she’ll wield all kinds of terrifying

powers to get rid of them. Ronald Dahl has done it again! Winner of the

1983 Whitbread Award, the judges’ decision was unanimous: “funny, wise,

deliciously disgusting, a real book for children. From the first paragraph

to the last, we felt we were in the hands of a master”.

Recently orphaned Luke Eveshim spends

a holiday in a hotel with his grandmother

Helga, who taught him a lot about witches.

He befriends a fat glutton, Bruno Jenkins,

with whom he lurks around a convention

of women. They find it’s a cover for a

witches convention, where the international

Grand High Witch, Eva Ernst, instructs

the ‘soft’ English witches how to dispose

of all children. They are discovered, even

transformed into rodents, yet escape, and

must stop the evil plan at all cost.

Children Beware! The Witches

“...funny, wise, deliciously disgusting, a

REAL BOOK for children. From the first

paragraph to the last, we felt we were in

the HANDS OF A MASTER”

-Whitbread Award

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