by Heinrich Hoffmann · Pabel/Moewig, Rastatt · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783811814776
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«Der Struwwelpeter» is the classic children's verse work by Heinrich Hoffmann, published by Pabel/Moewig in paperback (20 pages, in German).
The book brings together verse stories about misbehaving children: besides the famous Struwwelpeter, with wild hair and untrimmed nails, others suck their thumbs, play with matches or refuse to eat; each suffers exaggerated and instructive consequences, with illustrations by Hoffmann himself.
Heinrich Hoffmann, a Frankfurt physician, wrote and illustrated «Der Struwwelpeter» in 1845 as a Christmas gift for his three-year-old son. This edition is from 1999.
For readers of illustrated children's classics; the moralizing tone and extreme consequences are typical of the 19th century.
Heinrich Hoffmann was a German psychiatrist, who also wrote some short works including Der Struwwelpeter, an illustrated book portraying children misbehaving.
