Struwwelpeter: Merry Stories and Funny Pictures

A classic illustrated children's book in rhymed verse, presenting cautionary tales about misbehaving children, from thumb-sucking and refusing soup to cruelty and teasing, each ending with vivid, often grim consequences.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›German, Dutch, and Flemish poetry›The mid-19th century (1830 to 1884)

Reader

First readers›Nursery rhymes and poems›Poems›German, Dutch, and Flemish poetry