Hello Mr Twiddle

Mr. Twiddle #1

by Parragon Books

Mr Twiddle is a delightful old man who is always doing something silly! He loses everything; he puts the fireworks on the fire by mistake; he tries to read the herrings and feed the newspaper to the cat; forgets the dog and takes the lead for a walk and try as he might, he just can't remember anything. His poor wife is driven to distraction by his muddles but you'll be in stitches.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, 20th Century, Humor, Comedy

118 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1942

About the author

The Parragon name means quality, entertainment, and value and has been at the forefront of publishing for nearly 40 years. Going forward as an imprint of Cottage Door Press, the Parragon brand includes books that are interesting, entertaining, and affordable. The Parragon tradition continues...

Reviews

[Rafia Rahman · Rating 4 out of 5]

বিপদ যেন পিছুই ছাড়ে না!
কিন্তু বিপদগুলোকে যেভাবে দেখানো হয়েছে... মজার একটা সিরিজ। এক বইয়ে ছোট ছোট অনেকগুলো গল্প রয়েছে।

[Manda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved Mr Twiddle stories so much when I was a kid, I use to have the tapes and used to listen to them over and over again. They were so fun, I knew them off by heart and laughed away because Mr Twiddle is such a silly man. My favorites included the one where he lost the dog he was suppose to be walking and instead walked an empty lead, the one where he smokes his pen and writes with his pipe and the one with the bonfire where he put all the fireworks into the bonfire and they chased everyone around.

I would so love to get these as actual books so I can relive my childhood days and read all the ones I didn't get round to listening to as a child.

The Mr Twiddle stories are great, read them!

[Hannah Mozingo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read through to remind me of back when the happiest moments of my childhood were when I was immersed in my large collection of Enid Blyton books. Ah the memories. xD There is no substance whatsoever to this book - just light-hearted repetitive froth. But good froth all the same. xD

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a character! Mr. Twiddle is such an adorable being. He has a heart of gold and is forever trying his best to be helpful, but he always seems to muddle things up. In reality this would be near impossible to live with, but for a book character I think it works and makes for such great tales.

[Waniya Aneel · Rating 5 out of 5]

wait, let me finish adoring this book first then I may decide to review it.

5/5
perfect and a child should read it before jumping to YA books, lol.

[Heelqueen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved rereading this as an adult. A childhood favourite of mine growing up I used to spend hours and hours laughing at mr twiddles disasters he always got himself into.
As an adult reading about him still made me laugh. Poor mr twiddle always getting everything wrong all the time.

The books that first got me into reading

[Amutha · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very silly man, indeed

[Jaidev A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Summers, reading the tales of suppandi, shikari shambu and Mr. Twiddle made my day when I was apparently 8 or 9 this also made me enter the universe of famous five and secret seven

[Sarah-Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Took me back to my childhood.

[Diletta Nicastro · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read this book in Italian.
Here is my review in Italian.

'Le disavventure di Mister Twiddle' è una raccolta di racconti scritti da Enid Blyton tra il 1938 e il 1941 su 'Sunny Stories', periodico per bambini creato e diretto della stessa Blyton.
Si tratta del primo di tre raccolte dedicate al distratto vecchietto (le altre sono 'Don’t Be Silly, Mr Twiddle!' del 1949 e 'Well Really, Mr Twiddle' del 1953), ma le ultime due, a quanto posso verificare su internet, non sono mai state tradotte in italiano.
Si tratta di racconti buffi, scritti con penna arguta e precisa, che inducono a far ridere tutti, non solo i bambini, e ricordano quanto sia bella un’ironia pulita basata sull’assurdo.

Nella lettura non posso non accostare la figura di Mr Twiddle ad un altro personaggio inglese noto per gli innumerevoli guai in cui rimane coinvolto: Mr Bean.
Maldestro, smemorato, confusionario. Ma sempre animato dai migliori propositi. Con il risultato di guai sempre nuovi e imprevedibili!

Complessivamente si tratta di una raccolta divertente e simpatica. I racconti sono molto brevi (5 pagine) e scritti con dovizia di particolari. Ottimo come prime letture per i bambini (e per far divertire anche ai grandi).

Per la recensione completa visita il mio blog: https://dilettanicastro.blogspot.com/...

[L · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Mr Twiddle books appear to be out of print now which is such a pity. I loved these stories when I was a child and I’ve just read this book to my 5 year old. She loved the stories too and laughed out loud many times. They’re silly, but they’re meant to be. There is a few archaic phrases or words but didn’t stop my daughter enjoying the stories. I think they were first published during World War II and there’s one story where Mr Twiddle has to feel around in the dark because no one has drawn the curtains and he can’t put a light on (or light a candle) - that was the only situation that I had to try to explain. These funny stories are ideal for ages 5-6.

[Zak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely funny.
Will make you laugh out loud!

[Mariam]

Mr Twiddle just needed some Ritalin.

[Deity World · Rating 4 out of 5]

Never heard of this series before thought I would give it a go glad I did made me laugh so much

[Glenn Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Call me Twiddle

[Alison Dean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sentimental, enjoyed reading them and laughing at some of the ridiculous things Mr. Twiddle did. More thank yous to Enid.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a character! Mr. Twiddle is such an adorable being. He has a heart of gold and is forever trying his best to be helpful, but he always seems to muddle things up. In reality this would be near impossible to live with, but for a book character I think it works and makes for such great tales.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a character! Mr. Twiddle is such an adorable being. He has a heart of gold and is forever trying his best to be helpful, but he always seems to muddle things up. In reality this would be near impossible to live with, but for a book character I think it works and makes for such great tales.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a character! Mr. Twiddle is such an adorable being. He has a heart of gold and is forever trying his best to be helpful, but he always seems to muddle things up. In reality this would be near impossible to live with, but for a book character I think it works and makes for such great tales.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a character! Mr. Twiddle is such an adorable being. He has a heart of gold and is forever trying his best to be helpful, but he always seems to muddle things up. In reality this would be near impossible to live with, but for a book character I think it works and makes for such great tales.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr Twiddle was another of my daughters favourite stories.

But then, you can't really go wrong with Blyton can you?

The tales are simply timeless.

[Dan Blu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read it when I was a kid. Was mocked for it but I love it so much and it's amazingly funny.