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First published in 1845. Struwwelpeter (variously translated as "slovenly" or "shock-headed" Peter) has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential children's books ever written. Heinrich Hoffmann was a Frankfurt physician. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated Struwwelpeter as a Christmas present for his three-year-old son. The book relates in verse and pictures the often gruesome consequences that befall children who torment animals, play with matches, suck their thumbs, refuse to eat, fidget at meals, etc. Written in rhyming couplets and illustrated by the author, the book was an immediate success. It has since gone through hundreds of editions and been published in almost every European language.

Jede Landschaft, Region oder Stadt hat ihren speziellen Charakter und ihre kleinen Eigenheiten, die sie vom übrigen Land unterscheiden. Ob nun die Sprache und Literatur, die Geschichte und Anekdoten oder die Küche mit ihren Spezialitäten, diese Besonderheiten schätzen die Einheimischen ebenso wie die Besucher. Typisch westfälisch stellt in Geschichten, Gedichten und Liedern, in Sprüchen und Kochrezepten vor, was das Land und seine Menschen prägt und so liebenswert macht.