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Struwwelpeter in English Translation
Struwwelpeter in English Translation | Heinrich Hoffmann
8 posts | 8 read | 5 to read
1845 classic children's book relates the consequences, in funny rhyming couplets, that befall children who torment animals, play with matches, suck their thumbs, and fidget at meals.
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yoavshai
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 119.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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BeeMagical
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Thanks for tagging me @Yuki_Onna !👏🏻🖤

1. Tagged - I am half German & half Italian, and my German grandparents had all kinds of books around when I was a kid. Struwwelpeter is DEFINITELY a book that takes me back😂 #germantales - You better not misbehave or Struwwelpeter just might get you! ✂️ ✂️

2. Snowy and grey! You don‘t want to leave the house weather🌬❄️

3. Litsy friends!!🖤

@StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @Moonprismpower @DinoMom

Yuki_Onna Oh, great answers! Struwwelpeter... I completely forgot about that one... So creepy ☠ And: Litsy friends are precious people 🖤 2y
BeeMagical @Yuki_Onna The OG Edward Scissor Hands! & they really are!!👼🏻 2y
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Libby1
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What fresh hell is this?

This book of 19th century children‘s cautionary tales is terrifying. It must be seen to be believed.

Don‘t have nightmares.

wanderinglynn 😬 that‘s terrifying! 4y
julesG One of my first books. Terrifying but a treasure. I know it by heart. It's made me cautious of fire, always eat up, and I've never beaten an animal. I still tend to look up at the sky while walking (sometimes driving). 4y
Angitron We had to read some of these in German class. You‘re right - they are horrifying! 4y
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Libby1 @wanderinglynn and @Angitron - I think the drawing I chose is one of the less terrifying. 4y
Libby1 @julesG - wonderful! I wonder how I would have reacted to it as a child. 4y
quirkyreader I always thought that Peter‘s nails were creepy. 4y
Billypar I like the cats in this picture. Instead of darting away, it's like they're rising up with 'Oh my God!' expressions 😺 4y
Libby1 @quirkyreader - they are TERRIFYING. 4y
Libby1 @Billypar - the cats literally cry her a river as she burns to ashes. This book is messed up! 4y
Kimberlone Lol 4y
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julesG
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#FriYayIntro
@4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads

1) can't remember which was THE first, but the tagged book was among the first. I had to learn reading the old German letters because it was pretty much a reprint of the very first edition.

2) Chernobyl and Challenger (6y/o), Berlin Wall (9y/o)

3) red onion syrup for coughs, tea and chicken soup

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julesG
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#friyayintro @howjessreads

1) a scary German classic
2) both!
3) knitting, crocheting, weaving,...
4) by the sea, probably in a cottage somewhere on the British coast

Have a great Friday everyone!

TrishB You too 😘 6y
Libby1 You too! 🌈 6y
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JillR
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When your husband notices your fascination with an odd German children‘s book and gets you it for Christmas! Happy Christmas Littens! 🎄

julesG That's a staple in every German household. We all know the stories of Struwwelpeter, Robert, Pauline, Hans, ... 6y
emilyhaldi Love that cover!!! 😄 6y
Bookzombie Merry Christmas! 🎄 6y
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Dragon Merry Christmas 🎄 6y
DivineDiana That‘s a husband who pays attention! ❤️ 6y
monalyisha This looks fantastic! 6y
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JillR
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Have you read this?! "In this book disobedient children brought doom upon themselves in a variety of ways..." says Gustav in The Gustav Sonata, my most recent read. I keep stumbling across references to Struwwelpeter and feel like it's following me around, daring me to read it ??

IamIamIam Oh man, I'm gonna use this story on my 8 year old!!!! 7y
JillR I'm very tempted to get the book to bring out in moments of disobedience @lamlamlam! It truly seems to be the stuff of childhood nightmares though, from what I've seen... 😱 7y
bitterbear I've been dying (💀💀💀💀👻👻👻👻) to reads this!! 7y
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JillR @bitterbear maybe we need a Litsy buddyread so we can all face it together haha 7y
TheWordJar I learned of Struwwelpeter in my high school German class. I recently bought a copy to read with my kids, and throughout all the horrific stuff happening to the kids in the book, they were squealing with disgust and screaming with laughter! A great combination! 7y
JillR @TheWordJar I'm sold! I'm going to have to get it! 7y
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merelybookish
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These books, called Beaverdimes, were sold in drugstores and gas stations across Canada in the 1950s and 60s for ten cents. Some classic kidlit #cheapthrills.
#lyricalapril @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Are these your actual copies? Pretty cool! 7y
merelybookish Yes, they're mine. 😃 I managed to track a few copies down. 7y
DebinHawaii How fun!! 😆📚👍 7y
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