Age
8-11
Grade
3-5
Heinrich Hoffmann, Theodor Hosemann
Slovenly Kate and Other Stories: From the Struwwelpeter Library
Paperback
(Dover Publications Dec. 19, 2012)
, Green ed. edition
OH fie on Kate! untidy girl, With dirty face, hair out of curl, Who soils each dress, however neat, First with the pudding, then with meat.More like a little pig is she, Than what a tidy girl should be! Thus begins Heinrich Hoffmann's series of darkly humorous cautionary tales, all recounted in rhyme and accompanied by hilarious illustrations. Kate's long-suffering mama produces a trio of pigs as dining companions for the filthy girl, much to the other children's derision. Similar comeuppances await Headstrong Nancy, Envious Tom, Tell-Tale Jenny, and the other rude and disobedient denizens of this extraordinary book.Frankfurt physician Heinrich Hoffmann wrote and illustrated Slovenly Kate's predecessor, Struwwelpeter, as a Christmas present for his three-year-old son. The popularity of his stories about the lamentable (and laughable) consequences of naughty behavior led to this volume's 1875 publication. The compilation includes a wealth of additional nursery rhymes and fables—recounting the fates of Cruel Jack, Greedy Bob, and other juvenile miscreants—plus delightful illustrations by Theodor Hosemann.
- Series
- Dover Children's Classics
- ISBN
- 0486490327 / 9780486490328
- Pages
- 96
- Weight
- 25.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 0.2 in.
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