I have been rescuing books from the book donation pile at work, for months now. I have piles. In fact, my piles have piles and there are THREE boxes of books sitting in my office. Some items I rescue because they are hilarious. Others because the covers are great, or because it's a topic I am interested in, even mildly (Why yes I will take this book on cargo cults). Some are given to me by coworkers who find them first and understand my terrible sense of humor. Since I have so many, I have decided, that a blog might be the best place for some of these. I want to share these great books with the world. I want to save them from Goodwill and the recycling bin. I may even find the time to read them some day.
The other day a coworker, found THE BEST children's book EVER. It is called, "Slovenly Peter, or, Cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks." I was going to scan in the book, but while researching the copyright (published in 1919, just in case you were wondering), I found it on Archive.org.
Here is my absolute favorite poem from the book so far. I hope you enjoy and are as terrified as I was when I read it.
Mom says, "This is the English translation of "Der Struwelpeter" of which I have the original German - a wonderful book. Cool that you now have it in English. It's always fun to go back to - both the pictures and the text. (Pfui da sagt ein jeder. Garstiger Struwelpeter!) Turn it upside down and there is another book - "Max und Moritz" about two little delinquents who come to horrible end. You haven't read it??? You must have."
No Mom... I haven't
