Der Struwwelpeter (Bilderbücher)
by Heinrich Hoffmann
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Read in January, 2001
Quoted from the back of the book:
Warning!
This children's book is not for children!
Since 1845, millions of parents bought Struwwelpeter, a book that threatened their children with the consequences that befall the disordered and disorderly. Thumbs are sheared off, eyes fall out of sockets, faces are pecked to death and bodies waste to nothing.
Though castigated in recent years for its sadistic approach to child-rearing, Struwwelpeter remains a cultural phenomenon ... translated into ...more
Warning!
This children's book is not for children!
Since 1845, millions of parents bought Struwwelpeter, a book that threatened their children with the consequences that befall the disordered and disorderly. Thumbs are sheared off, eyes fall out of sockets, faces are pecked to death and bodies waste to nothing.
Though castigated in recent years for its sadistic approach to child-rearing, Struwwelpeter remains a cultural phenomenon ... translated into ...more
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A ghastly and horrifying collection of children's stories guaranteed to frighten and scare your children. What else is there to say about a book where children's thumbs are severed as a punishment for sucking them or where little girls are burned to death because they play with match (nothing quite as disturbing as seeing an illustration of two sad cats crying a river of tears beside the charred remains of a disobedient German child).
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Read in January, 1970
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Children
This was one of my first books, and it explains a lot on how I view the world. How I believe bad children & people should be punished. It explains why my humor often has a dark undertone. I found an English language version of this the prose is not quite as good but it is very entertaining. Modern version of this book the art is faded, better to find a good copy. I did learn it was important to brush your hair & cut your nails.
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I learned very important lessons from this book: to not be a picky eater, to pay attention to my surroundings, Santa Claus punishes racists, and that sucking your thumbs (masturbating) can result in unwanted amputations.
Bring it to your next babysitting job!
Bring it to your next babysitting job!
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Read in January, 1987
People wonder why I am wierd sometimes... Maybe it's because I grew up reading books like this! It's amazing German children are as normal as they are, when they grow up contantly reading about kids dying in ovens, dying at the dinner table, dying.....
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When I did the pre-show/intermission "music" for Mercury Players production of "the Pillowman" I recorded Pete Rydberg reading "Stuwwelpeter" and added a shimmery metallic backing-track to it. I've always loved this book. Be good or die horribly.
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Read in January, 1966
My father was German-American and his sense of humor is all over this book. Much like Gorey these are twisted and subversive children's tales. How can you not love children's stories where all the children die?
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Should be sub-titled: "Scaring the Crap out of Children & Adults since 1845" or "How to Traumatize Your Children without Actually Beating Them."
Complete with scary-ass illustrations.
Hold me.
Complete with scary-ass illustrations.
Hold me.
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Struwwelpeter was great... Can't wait to read it to my daughter... Can't believe it was originally published in the 1800's Freddy Kruger owes it all to Struwwelpeter!!!!
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Ha, I have the German edition and now I have the English version. It's SUCH an upsetting book. I adore it. Every Halloween I consider being der Struwwelpeter.
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Read in October, 2007
I love Struwwelpeter so much. This edition has a really brilliant essay in the beginning about what makes the Struwwelpeter such a phenomenon/curio.
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Read in March, 2001
A hair-raising cautionary tale of boys who face the consequences of their bad behavior. Translated from the German, originally published in 1847.
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English translation of good ole german "scare your kids straight" stories! The pictures are great too! Nice and graphic...
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First book I bought when I found out I was pregnant, I couldn't wait to share the trauma with my own child.
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recommends it for:
those with a dark sense of humor
Reading this book to actual children may border on child abuse, but this is definitely adult reading fun.
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There is an English translation of this book for those who are interested.
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
fans of fairytales
German didactic poems, basically. They're all rather horrible.
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