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Struwwelpeter

By: Heinrich Hoffmann
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
ISBN: 0486284697
ISBN-13: 9780486284699
Released: 08 Aug 1995
RRP: £6.95
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Struwwel Peter - By: Mr. P. S. Winks, 21 Oct 2008
I was introduced to Struwwel Peter 40 years ago when my mother would read & translate the German version to us as children. It was the pictures that captivated us & the images stayed with me well in to adult life. I recently brought two English versions & I was delighted to find that they contained the orginal pictures. The moral of the stories are as relevant today as they were in the mid 19th Century. A timeless classic that should be read to alll children. My two year old insists I read it over & over again.Struwwelpeter
Great reading for boys (and their father) - By: , 09 Dec 2005
My brother & I were given a copy of this by an Austrian aunt when we were children & we loved this book. I bought it for my sons (age 6 & 8) & they feel much the same. It is not perhaps a good choice for the easily frightened or very sensitive child but if your target audience like Dahl or Snikett then they will have no problems with the content. The poems are honest, clever, great fun & most have a lesson you would want your child to think about. The illustrations are fabulous. This is a classic that unites the generations in my family. Intelligent & accessible with a good dose of the macarbre. Highly recommended.
Wonderfully shocking - By: bookwormjb@hotmail.com, 14 Mar 2000
I have been a fan of Struwwelpeter for many years & have a very early English edition which has been passed down through the family. I particularly like this edition as it gives a brief but interesting biography of the author & history of the book. As a child I was always fascinated by the rhymes & I think they should be read to every girl & boy!
Naughty Peter won't comb his hair or cut his nails! (1848) - By: , 20 Apr 1998
Cautionary tales written & illustrated by a German psychiatrist over 150 years ago continue to alarum children & amuse parents. Racial intolerance is the target in "The Inky Boys," vicious acts in "Cruel Frederick," & of course hygiene in the title story "Shock-Headed Peter.".