Der Struwwelpeter is regarded as the most successful German childrens book ever and has been translated into many languages
In 1844 the doctor Heinrich Hoffmann tried to find a picture book that he could give to his three-year-old son Carl for Christmas Unfortunately or fortunately for the reader he found nothing that seemed appropriate for a child of Carls age
Instead Hoffmann bought an empty notebook and decided to draw a picture book for his s...