Editing Struwwelpeter (section)

{{short description|1845 German children's book by Heinrich Hoffmann}}
{{About|the children's book|the musical opera by [[The Tiger Lillies]]|Shockheaded Peter (musical)}}
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| name              = Der Struwwelpeter
| image             = H Hoffmann Struwwel 03.jpg
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| caption           = ''Struwwelpeter'' in the edition from 1861
| author            = [[Heinrich Hoffmann (author)|Heinrich Hoffmann]]
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| orig_lang_code    = de
| title_working     = Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder mit 15 schön kolorierten Tafeln für Kinder von 3–6 Jahren
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| illustrator       = [[Heinrich Hoffmann (author)|Heinrich Hoffmann]]
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| country           = [[Free City of Frankfurt]] (Part of [[German Confederation]]) (1845)
[[German Empire]] (1917 Edition)
| language          = [[German language|German]]
| series            = 
| subject           = Cautionary tales
| genre             = Children's book
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| pub_date          = October 1845
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| published         = 1845
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| preceded_by       = 
| followed_by       = König Nussknacker und der arme Reinhold
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'''''Der Struwwelpeter''''' ("shock-headed Peter")<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Sauer |first=Walter |date=2003 |title=A Classic Is Born: The "Childhood" of "Struwwelpeter" |url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/pbsa.97.2.24296027 |journal=The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America |language=en |volume=97 |issue=2 |pages=215–263 |doi=10.1086/pbsa.97.2.24296027 |s2cid=183733593 |issn=0006-128X|url-access=subscription }}</ref> is an 1845 German [[children's literature|children's book]] written and illustrated by [[Heinrich Hoffmann (author)|Heinrich Hoffmann]]. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each [[cautionary tale]] has a clear moral lesson that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way.<ref name="Hoffman entry">[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hoffmann_dr_heinrich.htm "Hoffman entry"], ''Lambiek Comiclopedia''. Accessed 29 October 2017.</ref> The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. ''Der Struwwelpeter'' is one of the earliest books for children that combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, and is considered a precursor to [[comic book]]s.<ref>[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hoffmann_dr_heinrich.htm ‘Hoffman entry’], ''Lambiek Comiclopedia''. Accessed 28 November 2016.</ref>

''Der Struwwelpeter'' is known for introducing the villainous character of the Tailor (or Scissorman) to Western literature. Some researchers now see the stories in the book as illustrations of modern child [[mental disorder]]s.<ref name=Stewart1970>{{cite journal |last1=Stewart |first1=Mark A. |title=Hyperactive Children |journal=Scientific American |date=April 1970 |volume=222 |issue=4 |pages=94–98 |doi=10.1038/scientificamerican0470-94 |pmid=5417827 |bibcode=1970SciAm.222d..94S }}</ref>