Reasons for selection and synopsis
Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man with bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard.
Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye.
Together they make the nastiest couple you could ever hope not to meet.
Down in their garden, the Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his family locked in a cage.

But not for much longer, because the monkeys are planning to trick the terrible Twits, once and for all . . .

Before reading…
Ask the children to look at the front cover. What do you think the book will be about?

What things can you see on the front cover?
What sort of story will it be? Who might enjoy it?
Now read the blurb – where any of your predictions correct?

How do the reviews on the back persuade you to read the book?
How might the book have got its title?

Hairy Faces and Mr Twit

Vocabulary

What’s the difference between cutting and trimming?
Define ‘sprouted’ – why do you think the author chose this word?
Define ‘revolting’.
What is a ‘twit’?

Infer 

Why might men not want you to know what their face looks like?
Why does Mr Twit have a large beard?
What can we learn from Mr Twit’s personal hygiene?

Predict

Predict what Mrs Twit will be like.

Explain 

Why did the author italicise ‘what’?
What is the effect of all the questions?

Retrieve 

Why would washing a big beard be hard work?
What is Mr Twit’s face covered in?
How old is Mr Twit?
When does Mr Twit wash his beard?

Summarise

Pick one word to describe Mr Twit and explain why you chose it.

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