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Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann worked in a mental hospital in Frankfurt. He was unable to find a suitable book to buy for his child, so he decided to write and draw his own. This book was about a boy named Peter who never cut his nails, combed his hair, or washed. The book featured unique drawings.

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Mark Twain translated a book called "Shaggy Peter" into English and called it "Slovenian Peter". This book was published 25 years after his death. It was also featured in an episode of the TV show "The Office" where Michael Scott said it was written by Dwight's Nazi criminal grandmother.

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Der Struwwelpeter is a German children's book written by Heinrich Hoffmann in 1845. It contains ten stories with illustrations and rhymes, mostly about children. Each story has a lesson that shows how bad things can happen if you do something wrong. The title of the book comes from the title of the first story.

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He added the movie "Edward Scissorhands" to the "See Also" section on his Wikipedia page, which suggests that he might have been inspired by it.

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Two authors wrote a children's book that made fun of the events of World War II. They were inspired by a book called Struwwelpeter, so they named their book Struwwelhitler.

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A messy boy is a story about a boy who is always making a mess and the lessons he learns from it. It is a fairy tale book with many references to moral lessons.

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A special performance of a show called Shockheaded Peter is available in London, put on by the London Improbable Theatre and the Tiger Lilies. The show has amazing illustrations and is done in a style called "black cabaret".

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It is hard to decide which children's books are the best. From my own experience, I would say the small books by Heinrich Hoffmann are great, even though they may not be perfect. It is hard to know how good they will be until we read them.

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