Storybook by bob staake and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Most of the stories tell the tale of a childs misbehavior and the grizzly end they will meet if. Struwwelpeter is a bit different from the poetry book of my youth. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids. Intending to buy a picture book as a christmas present for his 3yearold son, hoffmann instead wrote and illustrated. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Hoffmann wrote struwwelpeter in response to a lack of good childrens books. Heinrich hoffmanns struwwelpeter from andys early comics archivestruwwelpeter is a childrens book that has been endlessly imitated and retold, while providing the inspiration for countless parodies. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids into. Read the wartime shockheaded peter, a childrens book on the british librarys world war one website.
These cautionary tales are more grim than others, however they often end in death or dismemberment for the child. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a christmas present for his. German childrens book the wartime shockheaded peter the. Struwwelpeter the story of little suck a thumb youtube.
The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. Book is readable but may have normal wear andor signs of aging spotting, yellowed pages, etc. This german childrens book is the creepiest thing youll. Heinrich hoffmann and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dust jacket, access codes and any supplemental material if. The book contains 10 poems that serve as warnings to naughty boys and girls. The title poem is about a messy boy struwwel means slovenly with his uncombed hair and dirty nails. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens classics. Wanting to buy his threeyear son a book for christmas and dissatisfied with.
Struwwelpeter is a collection of childrens poetry meant to serve as instructions for lifes lessons. In the original edition of heinrich hoffmans 1845 german childrens book, the most famous characterstruwwelpeter, or shockheaded peter. Author nikki sheehan is still traumatised by reading the cautionary tales of shockheaded peter at a young age. In the 19th century, a german psychiatrist and writer wrote a childrens book which, if published today, would cause an outrageous scandal. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. A publishing phenomenon that is still in print today, the english struwwelpeter first appeared as a german childrens christmas picture book, dr heinrich hoffmanns lustige.
This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. It is the most demented book ever published in germany, where each morality tale is supposed to scare little. Struwwelpeter project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The best scenes from the most demented german childrens.
One of the bestselling childrens books of 1845 is back on bookstore shelves. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has. The best scenes from the most demented german childrens book ever published. Struwwelpeter, pronounced stroolvelpayter, is a collection of cruel and frightening stories written and illustrated by dr. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. I bought it and thought what a great book for little boys, having never heard of it myself before that. Nearly every german knows this story, so it is culturally significant. The childrens book every kid dreaded in the 18th century. Heinrich hoffmann has 84 books on goodreads with 6530 ratings. Pages may include minimal notes andor highlighting and it may have a library stamp or other used book markings. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hoffman, a frankfurt physician and father, wrote the book after realizing that there were none he wanted to buy for his 3yearold son for christmas. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering.
Struwwelpeter and other disturbing tales for human beings. Struwwelpeter heinrich hoffmann this web edition of hoffmanns classic childrens story incorporates the original illustrations. But the violence in struwwelpeter is not unusual for childrens books from. Finally there has been published a descriptive catalogue of what is probably the best collection in private ownership of heinrich hoffmanns famous picturebook. Struwwelpeter or slovenly peter as he is known from english translations.
The book was written and illustrated in 1845 by a physician for his 3 year old son. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Each of its ten illustrated rhymes contain clear moral lessonsand shows, in. Struwwelpeter the story of little suck a thumb masacciomasaccio.
Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories and funny. It is macabre, but so was much great childrens writing before the saccharinization of childrens books and films. Text and dictionary dual language quiz short answer struwwelpeter. The former is innocent with a sense of good and evil for which he is rewarded in the end. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Each of its ten illustrated rhymes contain clear moral lessonsand shows, in an exaggerated way.
Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written. A british production of shockheaded peter, with kate bishop, lawrence grossmith, george grossmith jr. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time. They are a source of plenty of nightmare fuel, too there are ten stories, each of them rhyming and illustrated.
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