He originally was going to purchase a book for his 3yearold son, but decided to write his own childrens book. German wikisource has a bibliography of editions, adaptations, and parodies. Focus on international illustrated books and surrealism. 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 story of the thumb sucker, a mother warns her son not to suck his thumbs. How one brutal childrens book from 1845 left permanent marks. Nov 18, 20 struwwelpeter the story of little suck a thumb masacciomasaccio. 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 original 1845 version by heinrich hoffman is horrifying enough, but we. It is the most demented book ever published in germany, where each morality. How to scare your children into behaving well without having to say anything yourself. He decided to write the book after being unable to find a suitable book for his three year old son and the book was first published in 1845. Struwwelpeter a popular german childrens book by heinrich.
Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. 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. 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. The best scenes from the most demented german childrens book ever published.
Its a collection of childrens stories so brutal, it almost outdoes the brothers grimm. This collectible, high quality piece features the signature style and look of wendt and kuhn with a 36 tone swiss music box. Struwwelpeter heinrich hoffmann this web edition of hoffmanns classic childrens story incorporates the original illustrations. Edition japanese edition,japanese children books,japanese. Feb 11, 2008 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. May 15, 20 it immediately became immensely popular.
The story of little suckathumb 19thcentury german stories vcu. We all know the original grimms fairy tales were more gruesome than the disney stories we grew up watching. Learning can be a painful process, especially for children. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Jan 27, 2018 the former is innocent with a sense of good and evil for which he is rewarded in the end. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens. Web site for use of german children s literature for language learning. This german childrens book is the creepiest thing youll see today. These stories were created and illustrated by the german physician and psychiatrist heinrich hoffmann.
Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential children s books ever. English picture books for children 9 childrens german book. Another piece of historical satire came in 1975 with tricky dick and his pals, designed to pointedly make a. These stories were designed to show children the perils of misbehaving.
Struwwelpeter is a bit different from the poetry book of my youth. I bought it and thought what a great book for little boys, having never heard of it myself before that. 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. It is macabre, but so was much great children s writing before the saccharinization of children s books and films. Hoffman, a frankfurt physician and father, wrote the book after realizing that there were none he wanted to buy for his 3yearold son for christm. The fun but morbid struwwelpeter is a 19thcentury german children s book in which the children suffer bizarre punishments learning can be a painful process, especially for children. But nothing is as hard as learning the system of ethics. May 14, 2018 by jill braithwaite, publishing director, trade.
Also, the grimm brothers worldfamous collection of fairytales can be easily obtained through the projekt gutenberg. The story of the thumbsucker, a mother warns her son not to suck his thumbs. The book is a huge collection of very clear cut stories illustrations from a new edition of one of my favorite fables, struwwelpeter. The best scenes from the most demented german childrens book. The fun but morbid struwwelpeter is a 19thcentury german. Struwwelpeter heinrich hoffmann this web edition of hoffmann s classic children s story incorporates the original illustrations. The great tall tailor always comes to little boys that suck their thumbs. The title poem is about a messy boy struwwel means slovenly with his uncombed hair and dirty nails. It is the most demented book ever published in germany, where each morality tale is supposed to scare little children into behaving. Struwwelpeter the story of little suck a thumb youtube.
The book was written and illustrated in 1845 by a physician for his 3 year old son. If you possess any sort of fluency in the german language, there s a good chance youve encountered children s author heinrich hoffman s 1845 bedtime classic struwwelpeter. Jun 14, 2017 the 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids into behaving. Its known as one of the first books to put together pictures and words in a book meant specifically for children. His parents tell him to stop it, but he doesnt listen. The gruesome story of little suckathumb is from struwwelpeter heinrich hoffman, 1845, a very popular childrens book it saw over 100 editions by 1876, originally in german of cautionary lessons for young children, told in rhyming couplets and with a dark sense of humor that would send todays children into therapy. Jun 02, 2012 the most notoriously upsetting childrens book is definitely struwwelpeter, the german collection of cautionary tales. The former is innocent with a sense of good and evil for which he is rewarded in the end. Heinrich hoffmanns struwwelpeter from andys early comics archive struwwelpeter is a childrens 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. After grimms fairy tales, struwwelpeter is the most widely published german children s book. Heinrich hoffmann via the english version is actually. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids into. They are a source of plenty of nightmare fuel, too there are ten stories, each of them rhyming and illustrated. A publishing phenomenon that is still in print today, the english struwwelpeter first appeared as a german children s christmas picture book, dr heinrich hoffmann s lustige.
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. Grownups might find this book about the little mole with poop on his head a bit embarrassing. It is bizarre as it is hilarious, and the fact that it is a childrens book just adds to it. Color illustrations appear on every page, often playing with the text. What happens to disobedient children who suck their thumbs when told not to is. It consists of ten cautionary tales, predominantly about errant children and the consequences of their. 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. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids into behaving in the original edition of heinrich hoffmans 1845 german children s book, the most famous characterstruwwelpeter, or. In zappelphilipp, philipp cant stop fidgeting at the dinner table. But mind now, conrad, what i say, dont suck your thumb while im away. Struwwelpeter deutsch, struwwelpeter heinrich hoffmann. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny. The best scenes from the most demented german childrens.
Washington university libraries owns many versions of struwwelpeter, including several that date back to the early 1900s. Internet archive bookreader the english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures internet archive bookreader the english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures. A giant of german childrens lit, otfried preussler wrote for kids aged six and up. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids. The book develops only the story of struwwelpeter, there is no mention of the other 9 hoffmann stories. And ere they dream what hes about he takes his great sharp scissors and cuts their thumbs clean off, and then. Nov 07, 2009 the gruesome story of little sucka thumb is from struwwelpeter heinrich hoffman, 1845, a very popular children s book it saw over 100 editions by 1876, originally in german of cautionary lessons for young children, told in rhyming couplets and with a dark sense of humor that would send today s children into therapy. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids into behaving. Text and dictionary dual language quiz short answer struwwelpeter. The story of cruel fredrick, little johnny head in air, harriet and the matches, the story of little sucker thumb and many more. Struwwelpeter is one of the most successful german childrens books and has been. Heinrich hoffman poked fun at the dreary moralistic stories of its time and thats probably why children loved it. A publishing phenomenon that is still in print today, the english struwwelpeter first appeared as a german childrens christmas picture book, dr heinrich hoffmanns lustige. Original illustrations from the book that inspired edward scissorhands.
Free german childrens books for language learners young. Sep, 2017 this german children s book is the creepiest thing youll see today. Struwwelpeter the story of little suck a thumb masacciomasaccio. How one brutal childrens book from 1845 left permanent. Struwwelpeter is one of the most successful german childrens books and has been translated into more than 45 languages. Merry stories and funny pictures see other formats the project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter. The book contains 10 poems that serve as warnings to naughty boys and girls.
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. This book was first published in german in 1844, and in english translation in 1848. Suckathumb, which is one of the most famous stories in the book. These cautionary tales are more grim than others, however they often end in death or dismemberment for the child. 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. He wrote this book because he claims that there was a lack of good childrens book and published his work of art in 1845.
It is macabre, but so was much great childrens writing before the saccharinization of childrens books and films. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories. One of the most famous stories is the story of little suckathumb, a boy. The story of little suckathumb 19thcentury german stories. The influence of struwwelpeter the new york public library. There have now been over a thousand german editions and it has been translated into over 35 languages. Struwwelpeter books the christmas sleigh german christmas. Struwwelpeter soup rim bowl featuring the story of fidgety phillip and on the edge the. The childrens book every kid dreaded in the 18th century.
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