The Tweedles are back and ready to take another exuberant swing at going
modern. When their neighbors the Hamms announce that they've "gone
online" by buying a telephone, Mama excitedly follows suit. But will the
lure of the telephone be too much of a distraction for this sweetly
old-fashioned family?
Fresh from their adventure with their new electric car, Mama decides
that the family needs a telephone to keep up with the changing times,
and daughter Frances could not be more thrilled. But not all the
Tweedles are convinced. Son Francis only has eyes for the family's car,
and Papa worries about the family's privacy.
Once the phone is installed in the family's home, they can hardly
believe the noise it makes! But Frances takes a shine to the telephone
immediately, and her enthusiasm for the new device threatens to keep the
whole family up at night. Eventually Mama and Francis warm up to the
telephone, too, and soon they can't sit still long enough to play a
family game of Crokinole. Will the Tweedles ever be able to go offline
again?
This clever companion to The Tweedles Go Electric gently pokes fun at
our modern addiction to technology, while further endearing readers to
the sweetly odd Tweedles family.