Struwwelpeter: Illustrated

By Heinrich Hoffmann

Struwwelpeter (1845) (or Shockheaded Peter) is a German children's book by Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book.

Hoffmann wrote Struwwelpeter in reaction to the lack of good children's books. Intending to buy a picture book as a Christmas present for his three-year-old son, Hoffmann instead wrote and illustrated his own book. In 1845 he was persuaded by friends to publish the book anonymously as Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder mit 15 schön kolorierten Tafeln für Kinder von 3–6 Jahren (Funny Stories and Whimsical Pictures with 15 Beautifully Coloured Panels for Children Aged 3 to 6).

• Language: English
• Publisher: BertaBooks
• Release date: Jun 30, 2017
• ISBN: 9788826474182

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Reviews for Struwwelpeter

[Jakey Gräupner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

We had this nearly 60 years ago.
There is one picture missing though.
I must remember, while I can,
The long red legged tailor man.
Reading again after all these years
I never really had such fears.
My sister, though, has nightmares still;
Struwwelpeter made her so, so ill.