Der Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann
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| Author | Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1809-1894 |
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| Title |
Der Struwwelpeter oder lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder |
| Note | Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Anca Sabine Dumitrescu, La Monte H.P. Yarroll, Thorsten Kontowski, Irma Spehar, Markus Brenner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| Summary | "Der Struwwelpeter" by Heinrich Hoffmann is a collection of illustrated children's stories written in the mid-19th century. The book is notable for its humorous yet cautionary tales aimed at young readers between the ages of three to six. It explores themes of behavior and consequences in an engaging format that combines rhymes and vivid illustrations. The stories revolve around various misbehaving characters who face exaggerated and often grim outcomes due to their actions. For example, a boy named Friedrich tortures insects and is bitten by a dog, while Paulinchen suffers a tragic fate after playing with matches. Other stories feature characters like the gluttonous Kaspar, who refuses to eat his soup and ultimately dies from starvation, and the restless Philipp, who causes chaos at the dinner table. Each story serves as both entertainment and a moral lesson, illustrating the consequences of disobedience and poor behavior in a manner that captivates and instructs young audiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Stories in rhyme |
| Subject | Behavior -- Fiction |
| Subject | Picture books for children |
| Subject | Children's poetry, German |
| Subject | Children's stories, German |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 24571 |
| Release Date | Feb 11, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 21, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3584 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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