Struwwelpeter (1845) (or Shockheaded Peter) is a German children\'s book by Heinrich Hoffmann.
Intending to buy a picture book as a Christmas present for his three-year-old.
Hoffmann wrote Struwwelpeter in reaction to the lack of good children\'s books.
The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book.
Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way.
It comprises ten Illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children.
Struwwelpeter (1845) (or Shockheaded Peter) is a German children\'s book by Heinrich Hoffmann