See more ideas about childrens books, christmas traditions. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids into behaving original illustrations from the book that inspired edward scissorhands. The title poem is about a messy boy struwwel means slovenly with his uncombed hair and dirty nails. Text and dictionary dual language quiz short answer struwwelpeter. The classic book of cautionary tales now available in a luxury paperback editiona true classic, bursting with cautionary tales and gruesome punishment, struwwelpeter has been a favourite of children all over the world since its publication in 1845. The best scenes from the most demented german childrens book ever published. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens. A wartime parody of the famous slovenly peter or shock headed peter struwwelpeter by robert spence and philip spence. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories. The best scenes from the most demented german childrens. Struwwelpeter is a bit different from the poetry book of my youth. Nearly every german knows this story, so it is culturally significant.
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