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Don't be Silly Mr.Twiddle!

by Enid Blyton · 1949

Mr Twiddle series

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Mr Twiddle is a kind old man who means to do his best, but he is often forgetful, a bit lazy and sometimes very silly. Poor Mrs Twiddle is driven to distraction by his muddles.

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This time he brings a sheep and a goat into the kitchen, cleans his teeth with glue and loses his railway tickets.

Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1940s1940sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 184 pages

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