Struwwelpeter in English Translation (Dover Children's Classics) by Heinrich Hoffmann
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Book Reviews of Struwwelpeter in English Translation (Dover Children's Classics)
Book Review: Should be a little more of Struwwelpeter...
Summary: 5 Stars
..and less worry about self esteem. Fidgety Philip and Cruel Frederick will open a few tiny eyes to what happens to naughty little folks! I give this to every kid I know!Book Review: What a find!
Summary: 5 Stars
Growing up my Dad changed the name of "Sucka thumb" to "pick a nose" for one of my sisters!!
It worked, trust me!! It took me forever to find these books again!
Book Review: Hilarious book
Summary: 5 Stars
It wouldn't be so funny if it wasn't written for children. A must see.Book Review: Britains can still benefit greatly from this book
Summary: 4 Stars
In the latter part of the late 19.th century this book could have originated in every European country, or the US of that time. Especially the products of Anglo-American education were at that time violently pillaging the continents of our planet. A behaviour that was only to be achieved through physical violence as the main form of 'education'. This book instead tries to deter children from doing bad things by 'only' terrifying them, a clear humane progress in comparison to the then prevalent Anglo-American 'education-model'.
When our class went on a school-exchange to the UK in the early 1980ies (Broadstairs, near Margate, to be precise), they still had canes (yes, those canes, for beating) hanging on the walls of their schools, wich were still used to punish schoolchildren. A real jaw-dropper for everyone, exept for the British teachers, who saw nothing objectionable and didn't understand our uneasiness. Compared with that reality in UK's 1980ies, this book is progress. So if you know someone (e.g. a Brit) who still suffers from the beatings in his youth, donate this book to him, he certainly will benefit greatly from it and see what he missed.
Book Review: Twisted Moral Tales fur Kinder
Summary: 4 Stars
Ever wonder what early German television programs for children must have been like? A bit of the Grimm brothers, with a dash of Weimar dada and an big dose of the unintentionally sick humor of the classic Struwwelpeter by today's standards. This is a classic on some level, not sure where or what. It is not that unusual a children's book when compared to other mid-Victorian attempts at the moral edification of youth. Perhaps a fear of the wages of infantile sins consisting of thumb sucking, poor grooming, cruelty, matches and finicky eaters would help with some of the childish monsters many parents raise today. I have a dream to place copies of Struwwelpeter in every waiting room in America for the kiddies enjoyment. Maybe the injections & dental drills will not seem so bad after all. Herr Hoffman, we thank you for disturbing innocent lullaby land with the dark creatures dwelling in the deep shadowy Tuetonic forests from whence you sprang, an unsung hero to real family values. I guarantee you cannot pick up this book without giggling. Enjoy & sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite...