What books are similar to The Twits?

The 10 closest matches to The Twits by Roald Dahl on ReadingList include Danny, the Champion of the World, Matilda, Cook-A-Doodle-Doo!, Skinnybones, and Wayside School Is Falling Down. Each is scored on shared themes (pranks, revenge, and animals), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 2–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Twits reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 2–5), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like The Twits

If you liked The Twits, read Danny, the Champion of the World, Matilda, or Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Closest match: Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl

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Looking for books like The Twits by Roald Dahl (Humor · grades 2–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of pranks, revenge, and animals. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 2–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Danny, the Champion of the Worldgrades 3–6: Is by Roald Dahl, the same author, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Matilda840L: Is by Roald Dahl, the same author, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
Cook-A-Doodle-Doo!grades 3–6: Shares themes of animals, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Skinnybonesgrades 3–6: Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
Wayside School Is Falling Downgrades 3–5: Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
When the Boys Ran the Housegrades 3–6: Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
Crash, Splash, or Moo!grades K–3: Shares themes of animals, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Just Another Ordinary Daygrades K–3: Shares themes of animals, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Dear Mrs. LaRuegrades 3–5: Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
How to Eat Fried Wormsgrades 3–6: Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →