They are delightful, beautifully illustrated and fun to read. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. It is bizarre as it is hilarious, and the fact that it is a childrens book just. The most notoriously upsetting childrens book is definitely struwwelpeter, the german collection of cautionary tales. It is macabre, but so was much great children s writing before the saccharinization of children s books and films. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. They hail him modern satyr disgusting struwwelpeter. Grownups might find this book about the little mole with poop on his head a bit embarrassing. This book was first published in german in 1844, and in english translation in 1848. One day, mamma said, conrad dear, i must go out and leave you here. It is the most demented book ever published in germany, where each morality tale is supposed to scare little children into behaving. The book is a huge collection of very clear cut stories illustrations from a new edition of one of my favorite fables, struwwelpeter. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids into behaving.
This is one of the most famous german children books of all time. Struwwelpeter 2000 english and german edition heinrich hoffmann, colin blyth, heinrich hoffmann, georgina blyth roche, valerie blyth on. I stumbled upon this german book of children s verses. Many translated example sentences containing struwwelpeter englishgerman dictionary and search engine for english translations. The first translation into english, the english struwwelpeter, or pretty stories and funny pictures, already appeared in 1848, a version.
Color illustrations appear on every page, often playing with the text. Struwwelpeter is one of the most successful german childrens books and has been. Reading this also brought to mind a big book of illustrated childrens verses that my. A giant of german childrens lit, otfried preussler wrote for kids aged six and up. This german childrens book is the creepiest thing youll see today. 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. It describes the gruesome fates of children who fidget at table, suck their thumbs or refuse to. If you possess any sort of fluency in the german language, theres a good chance youve encountered childrens author heinrich hoffmans 1845 bedtime classic struwwelpeter. Struwwelpeter is one of the most successful german childrens books and has been translated into more than 45 languages. The title poem is about a messy boy struwwel means slovenly with his uncombed hair and dirty nails. I stumbled upon this german book of childrens verses. In 1914, german kaiser william ii was the butt of english satire in swollenheaded william. Also, since he offers his childrens books in multiple languages, you can read the english and the german editions side by side.
Peter is an 1845 german childrens book by heinrich hoffmann. The influence of struwwelpeter the new york public library. Most of the stories tell the tale of a childs misbehavior and the grizzly end they will meet if. Sanya glisic made these creepy illustrations for an old german book from 1844 called struwwelpeter. In the original edition of heinrich hoffmans 1845 german childrens book, the most famous characterstruwwelpeter, or shockheaded peter. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover children s classics hoffmann, heinrich on. A nazi story book dorothea mcewan the warburg institute, university of london. Free german childrens books for language learners young. This creepy af german childrens book is pure nightmare fuel. A similar british parody, struwwelhitler, was created during the second world war. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover children s classics.
Reading this also brought to mind a big book of illustrated childrens verses that my grandmother had given me as a gift. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. But mind now, conrad, what i say, dont suck your thumb while im away. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids into. Web site for use of german children s literature for language learning. Reading this also brought to mind a big book of illustrated children s verses that my grandmother had given me as a gift. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens classics hoffmann, heinrich on.
The book contains 10 poems that serve as warnings to naughty boys and girls. How to scare your children into behaving well without having to say anything yourself. We all know the original grimms fairy tales were more gruesome than the disney stories we grew up watching. He wrote the book for his 3 year old son, after searching for a childrens book for christmas and not being happy with any he found. The former is innocent with a sense of good and evil for which he is rewarded in the end. Also included are the full german text and an afterword with a brief biography of the author and note on. The fun but morbid struwwelpeter is a 19thcentury german. Focus on international illustrated books and surrealism. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. Struwwelpeter in english translation paperback or softback 5 out of 5 stars. Internet archive bookreader the english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures internet archive bookreader the english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures. Struwwelpeter in english translation by heinrich hoffmann.
I read and reread those poems many times and loved the drawings. Merry tales and funny pictures, by heinrich hoffman this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens classics. He wrote this book because he claims that there was a lack of good childrens book and published his work of art in 1845. He is pictured on the front cover, in a struwwelpeter like pose, with an enlarged head and hands dripping with blood. The best scenes from the most demented german childrens book. The best scenes from the most demented german children s book ever published. Illustration by heinrich hoffman in his book struwwelpeter. He originally was going to purchase a book for his 3yearold son, but decided to write his own childrens book. I bought it and thought what a great book for little boys, having never heard of it myself before that. Struwwelpeter is a collection of childrens poetry meant to serve as instructions for lifes lessons. The english struwwelpeter by heinrich hoffmann the british library.
The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids. In the original edition of heinrich hoffmans 1845 german childrens book, the most famous characterstruwwelpeter. First of all the struwwelpeter cantata for childrens. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories. Washington university libraries owns many versions of struwwelpeter, including several that date back to the early 1900s.
Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories and funny. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Struwwelpeter is a bit different from the poetry book of my youth. It is macabre, but so was much great childrens writing before the saccharinization of childrens books and films. Free german childrens books for language learners young and old. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written. The english version is actually translated by mark twain. The childrens book every kid dreaded in the 18th century. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a christmas present for his. All the books in this section are printed in the german language.
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