Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. One day, mamma said, conrad dear, i must go out and leave you here. This german childrens book is the creepiest thing youll. Text and dictionary dual language quiz short answer struwwelpeter. In addition to all this, he was a prolific writer, beginning with a book of poems. It comprises ten colorfully illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. See our editors favorite books each month for kids of all ages. In case you didnt know, germany has a collection of really creepy bedtime stories called struwwelpeter. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential children s books ever written. 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 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids into. At christmastime, hoffmann was searching for a childrens book to give to his. He served on the committee for the first german songfest in frankfurt. But mind now, conrad, what i say, dont suck your thumb while im away. The fun but morbid struwwelpeter is a 19thcentury german. This creepy af german childrens book is pure nightmare fuel. How to scare your children into behaving well without having to say anything yourself. The fun but morbid struwwelpeter is a 19thcentury german childrens book in which the children suffer bizarre punishments. German childrens book the wartime shockheaded peter. An untranslatable word we havent had one of those for a while. I want to learn german and figured reading german children s books are a great way to go i love the book, as i am sure you know it is a classic and i enjoy sharing it shipped fast came in a box and came with awesome little authentic sticker on the book just thinking about this purchase makes me smile, i am very happy with the service and book. It is macabre, but so was much great children s writing before the saccharinization of children s books. 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 is a bit different from the poetry book of my youth. In the original edition of heinrich hoffman s 1845 german childrens book, the most famous characterstruwwelpeter, or shockheaded peter, whose name later became the books titleappeared last. In this collection of morality tales, children are with gleeful abandon immolated. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids. The world of the childrens book classic struwwelpeter and its author, heinrich. Heinrich hoffmanns struwwelpeter from andys early comics archive struwwelpeter is a children s book that has been endlessly imitated and retold, while providing the inspiration for countless parodies struwwelpeter, pronounced stroolvelpayter, is a collection of cruel and frightening stories written and illustrated by dr. 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 heinrich hoffmann this web edition of hoffmanns classic children s story incorporates the original illustrations. Struwwelpeter the story of little suck a thumb masacciomasaccio. 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. In six short, illustrated stories, hoffman, a physician from frankfurt. Whats more, despite the inherent horror, its visuals have proved timeless. 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. He wrote this book because he claims that there was a lack of good childrens book and published his work of art in 1845. I bought it and thought what a great book for little boys, having never heard of it myself before that. Free german childrens books for language learners young. Heinrich hoffmann was a 19th century german psychiatrist who published. Struwwelpeter is a series of cautionary tales set to rhyme, for which. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available f. The fun but morbid struwwelpeter is a 19thcentury german children s book in which the children suffer bizarre punishments jan 27, 2018 tijana radeska learning can be a painful process, especially for children. Grownups might find this book about the little mole with poop on his head a bit embarrassing. Wilhelm schweizer pewter angel figurines wilhelm schweizer. Struwwelpeter in english translation on apple books. English picture books for children 9 children s german book. This book was first published in german in 1844, and in english translation in 1848.
Heinrich hoffmann via the english version is actually. Read the wartime shockheaded peter, a children s book on the british librarys world war one website. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. This german childrens book is the creepiest thing youll see today. Lot of 2 vintage childrens books from 1953 my kitten and journey cake, ho.
The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Struwwelpeter is one of the most successful german children s books and has been translated into more than 45 languages. Zappelphilipp posted by constanze on sep 14, 2016 in children, language, literature guten tag. How one brutal childrens book from 1845 left permanent.
It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. The influence of struwwelpeter the new york public library. Also, the grimm brothers worldfamous collection of fairytales can be easily obtained through the projekt gutenberg. The book was written and illustrated in 1845 by a physician for his 3 year old son. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Web site for use of german children s literature for language learning. In the 19th century, a german psychiatrist and writer wrote a childrens book which, if published today, would cause an outrageous scandal. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a christmas present for his. The childrens book every kid dreaded in the 18th century. In the original edition of heinrich hoffmans 1845 german childrens book, the most famous characterstruwwelpeter, or shockheaded peter.
He was a member of the preparliament, which organized the first german. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written. Struwwelpeter 2000 english and german edition heinrich hoffmann, colin. We all know the original grimms fairy tales were more gruesome than the disney stories we grew up watching. The best scenes from the most demented german childrens. Two years later, hoffmann searched for a decent childrens book for his. In the original story, the thumbs were cut off by a tailor rather than the boys mother. He originally was going to purchase a book for his 3yearold son, but decided to write his own childrens book. These stories were created and illustrated by the german physician and psychiatrist heinrich hoffmann. In this collection of morality tales, children are with gleeful abandon immolated, humiliated, and mutilated by men with giant scissors. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover children s classics i love my dad english korean.