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Twoo Twit
Owls are supposed to be wise, but Twoo Twit is anything but! He has the eyes of an owl, the beak of an owl, the feathers of an owl and the brains of a greenfly! Why? Because he never goes to school!
32 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2007
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Kes Gray
174 books124 followersKes Gray is a bestselling, multi award-winning author of more than 70 books for children. He eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and lives in a place called Different. Kes was the second bestselling picture book author in 2018.
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June 7, 2012
Twoo Twit
By Kes Gray
This is a picture book story about a young Owl called Twoo Twit who, to the dismay of all the other animals, is not wise. It transpires after an accident with a church bell, that could have been avoided had the owl been able to read, that Twoo Twit is not wise because he has not been attending school.
This may be a useful book to read to a Key stage 1 class at carpet time if you wanted to broach the subject of their attendance or wanted to talk about how meaningful education is to our lives. However, I felt that the book at times advocated a rather unkind approach to those who are not as bright as we feel they should be and might also want to discuss whether it was nice to refer to Twoo twit as a ‘Dandelion brain’ or a ‘Mushroom bonce’. It emerges after the teasing and delight in Twoo twits misfortune that he would be capable of more had he been attending school. The importance of achieving all you are able to achieve seems to me a very good message but I was disappointed by the sense that those who do not conform to our ideas of what they should be capable of are valid candidates for ridicule and I felt that this message carried equal weight within the story.
I would read this book to a class of key stage 1 children but I would also ask them whether it was right for everyone to tease Twoo Twitt and call him names.
By Kes Gray
This is a picture book story about a young Owl called Twoo Twit who, to the dismay of all the other animals, is not wise. It transpires after an accident with a church bell, that could have been avoided had the owl been able to read, that Twoo Twit is not wise because he has not been attending school.
This may be a useful book to read to a Key stage 1 class at carpet time if you wanted to broach the subject of their attendance or wanted to talk about how meaningful education is to our lives. However, I felt that the book at times advocated a rather unkind approach to those who are not as bright as we feel they should be and might also want to discuss whether it was nice to refer to Twoo twit as a ‘Dandelion brain’ or a ‘Mushroom bonce’. It emerges after the teasing and delight in Twoo twits misfortune that he would be capable of more had he been attending school. The importance of achieving all you are able to achieve seems to me a very good message but I was disappointed by the sense that those who do not conform to our ideas of what they should be capable of are valid candidates for ridicule and I felt that this message carried equal weight within the story.
I would read this book to a class of key stage 1 children but I would also ask them whether it was right for everyone to tease Twoo Twitt and call him names.
May 4, 2012
Twoo Twit is all about an owl, who although is supposed to be clever, is not because he doesn’t go to school when he is told to by his mum. This mean that he can not read and ends up in a situation where he can’t read an important sign which means he gets clanged in a church bell. All the animals laugh at him because he can not read and this combined with the bell incident makes him determined to go to school to learn to read.
Despite the overall moral of the story being good, that you should go to school to learn, I didn’t like the way it was narrated. The other children laughed at his ability and weren’t reprimanded for it, even though the owl was sad. Although school is a place to go to learn, I believe children should also no feel bullied by their peers to learn, but want to because it is enjoyable.
The illustrations are very friendly and portray each of the characters perfectly. Some of the words are also typed to portray their meaning.
Despite the overall moral of the story being good, that you should go to school to learn, I didn’t like the way it was narrated. The other children laughed at his ability and weren’t reprimanded for it, even though the owl was sad. Although school is a place to go to learn, I believe children should also no feel bullied by their peers to learn, but want to because it is enjoyable.
The illustrations are very friendly and portray each of the characters perfectly. Some of the words are also typed to portray their meaning.
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June 21, 2016First read to Ivy 19/06/2016
Moral: If you skip school you'll end up thick and everyone will laugh at you. So don't do it kids.
Moral: If you skip school you'll end up thick and everyone will laugh at you. So don't do it kids.
November 15, 2020
When reading the book I thought it was going to be a nice story about friendship with the animals coming together to help Twoo Twit, however, the ending is strange and none of the animals make friends with Twoo Twit. Twoo Twit never goes to school, instead he does fun things and all the animals tease him about him not being clever. At the end of the book, Twoo Twit can't stand the teasing any more so goes to school.
The book seems to be about bullying with no solution to the problem. I wouldn't read the book with children as I don't think it promotes a very positive message.
The book seems to be about bullying with no solution to the problem. I wouldn't read the book with children as I don't think it promotes a very positive message.
June 16, 2017
"Twoo Twit was without doubt the silliest collection of feathers ever to take to the sky."
Why? Because he has never bothered to go to school. But after a night of bell ringing, he suddenly realizes he needs to learn to read, like all the other forest animals.
Why? Because he has never bothered to go to school. But after a night of bell ringing, he suddenly realizes he needs to learn to read, like all the other forest animals.
February 23, 2024
Owls are usually wise but Twoo Twit is the total opposite! He has the eyes of an owl, he has the feathers of an owl, but he DOESN’T have the brains of an owl. His mother sends him of to school every night but Twoo Twit never goes to school. But the question is, will Twoo Twit EVER go to school?
October 29, 2010
Cute
Note for self - Church and pastor mentioned.
Note for self - Church and pastor mentioned.
December 20, 2012
Loved the illustrations...didn't love the story.
February 13, 2015
Started and ended abruptly, but very cute art.
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