A luxurioius gift edition of the classic book of iconic illustrated cautionary tales Struwwelpeter has been a favourite of children and parents all over the world since its first publication in 1845. Rediscover these wildly inventive cautionary tales, which have inspired popular culture for generations! Meet Shock-headed Peter, Conrad Suck-a-Thumb, Harriet and the Matches, Johnny Head-in-Air, Fidgety Philip, Augustus Who Would Not Eat His Soup and many more ... and discover the unfortunate - and always imaginative - fates that befall them! Widely acknowledged as one of the most popular and influential children's books ever written, Struwwelpeter has been translated into at least forty languages, and inspired countless contemporary interpretations, including Edward Scissorhands. Mark Twain produced a translation, and renown children's writer Maurice Sendak described it as "one of the most beautiful books in the world". This new hardback gift edition includes the original artwork, as well as new content about the author and the book's original publication.

Struwwelpeter

Children's Books

Hoffmann, Heinrich

Animals

Farshore

Adolf Hitler: Faces of a Dictator

History

Europe

Harcourt

Struwwelpeter: Merry Stories and Funny Pictures is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Heinrich Hoffmann is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Heinrich Hoffmann then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Struwwelpeter: merry stories and funny pictures (Piccolo picture books)

Education & Reference

Pan Books

First published in 1845. Struwwelpeter (variously translated as "slovenly" or "shock-headed" Peter) has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential children's books ever written. Heinrich Hoffmann was a Frankfurt physician. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated Struwwelpeter as a Christmas present for his three-year-old son. The book relates in verse and pictures the often gruesome consequences that befall children who torment animals, play with matches, suck their thumbs, refuse to eat, fidget at meals, etc. Written in rhyming couplets and illustrated by the author, the book was an immediate success. It has since gone through hundreds of editions and been published in almost every European language. The present volume reprints 25 color plates from a German edition (including a bonus plate done for the 100th edition in 1876) with the reset text of a standard English translation. Also included are the full German text and an afterword with a brief biography of the author and note on how the book came to be written. Children, bibliophiles, antiquarians — any lover of time-honored tales for children — will welcome this new edition of the classic German story.

Struwwelpeter in English Translation (Dover Children's Classics)

Literature & Fiction

Dover Publications

OH fie on Kate! untidy girl, With dirty face, hair out of curl, Who soils each dress, however neat, First with the pudding, then with meat. More like a little pig is she, Than what a tidy girl should be! Thus begins Heinrich Hoffmann's series of darkly humorous cautionary tales, all recounted in rhyme and accompanied by hilarious illustrations. Kate's long-suffering mama produces a trio of pigs as dining companions for the filthy girl, much to the other children's derision. Similar comeuppances await Headstrong Nancy, Envious Tom, Tell-Tale Jenny, and the other rude and disobedient denizens of this extraordinary book. Frankfurt physician Heinrich Hoffmann wrote and illustrated Slovenly Kate's predecessor, Struwwelpeter, as a Christmas present for his three-year-old son. The popularity of his stories about the lamentable (and laughable) consequences of naughty behavior led to this volume's 1875 publication. The compilation includes a wealth of additional nursery rhymes and fables—recounting the fates of Cruel Jack, Greedy Bob, and other juvenile miscreants—plus delightful illustrations by Theodor Hosemann.

Slovenly Kate and Other Stories: From the Struwwelpeter Library (Dover Children's Classics)

Classics

Slovenly Betsy, Proud Phoebe, Lazy Charlotte, and other naughty girls get their comeuppance in these darkly humorous fables by Heinrich Hoffmann, the author of Struwwelpeter (Shock-headed Peter). Hoffmann's Slovenly Betsy features the same hilarious approach to manners and morals as its famous predecessor. Adults and children alike will revel in these quaintly illustrated rhyming stories of bad habits and their dire consequences. More than 40 full-color drawings accompany Hoffman's cautionary tales in verse of Sophie Spoilall, who deliberately breaks her toys; The Little Glutton, whose greed for sweets leads to a misadventure with a beehive; Envious Minnie, whose pretty face is ruined by jealousy; and other rude and disobedient children. The first large-format edition of a lost classic, this volume will delight book collectors and bibliophiles as well as all readers with a taste for perverse drollery.

Slovenly Betsy: The American Struwwelpeter: From the Struwwelpeter Library (Dover Children's Classics)

Struwwelpeter; or, Shock-headed Peter and Other Funny Stories

Poetry

Adamant Media Corporation

Slovenly Peter (1918)

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

Classic tales in verse about naughty boys and girls and the fates that befall them when they misbehave.

Slovenly Peter;: Or, Pretty stories and funny pictures for little children,

C.E. Tuttle Co

Die Mondzugler: Eine Komodie Der Gegenwart (1843) (German Edition)

Dramas & Plays

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