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First published in 1845. Struwwelpeter (variously translated as "slovenly" or "shock-headed" Peter) has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential children's books ever written. Heinrich Hoffmann was a Frankfurt physician. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated Struwwelpeter as a Christmas present for his three-year-old son. The book relates in verse and pictures the often gruesome consequences that befall children who torment animals, play with matches, suck their thumbs, refuse to eat, fidget at meals, etc. Written in rhyming couplets and illustrated by the author, the book was an immediate success. It has since gone through hundreds of editions and been published in almost every European language.
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Der kölsche Struwwelpitter, Heinz Heger, Heinrich Hoffmann
- Language
- Released
- 1987,
- Book condition
- Good
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- €6.09
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- Title
- Der kölsche Struwwelpitter
- Subtitle
- Kölsche Verzällcher met dä ahle Bilder för Lück met löstijem Hätze
- Language
- German
- Authors
- Heinz Heger, Heinrich Hoffmann
- Publisher
- Bouvier
- Released
- 1987
- Pages
- 32
- ISBN10
- 341602513X
- ISBN13
- 9783416025133
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Humor, German Literature, Short Stories, Children, Gifts for Little Ones, Laughter, Morality, Cologne, Verses, For Children Aged 3 and Up
- Description
- First published in 1845. Struwwelpeter (variously translated as "slovenly" or "shock-headed" Peter) has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential children's books ever written. Heinrich Hoffmann was a Frankfurt physician. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated Struwwelpeter as a Christmas present for his three-year-old son. The book relates in verse and pictures the often gruesome consequences that befall children who torment animals, play with matches, suck their thumbs, refuse to eat, fidget at meals, etc. Written in rhyming couplets and illustrated by the author, the book was an immediate success. It has since gone through hundreds of editions and been published in almost every European language.