Peter the rabbit
Peter, the rabbit is a children's book by Irma Wilde that was published in Germany in 1956 . It originally came from the USA. It appeared there in 1950 under the title The Hungry Little Bunny by Wonder Books, Inc., New York.
It was published in Germany by Carlsen Verlag from Hamburg as part of the children's book series Wunder-Bücher (Issue 10).
action
The rabbit Peter gets breakfast from his mother and doesn't want to eat. He throws his bowl of food on the floor, whereupon his mother tells him that he can go out and look for something better to eat. Peter then leaves his home and meets nine different animals who want to share their food with him. However, he does not want to eat the dog's bones, the mouse's cheese, or the food of the other animals. Thereupon Peter gives up and returns home, where his mother is already waiting for him with a bowl of carrots. He is happy and now always promises to be good.
Teaching
The aim of the book is to show children that they must listen to their parents and that parents always mean well to them. For illustration, human characteristics are transferred to animals like in a fable . The book is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 6.
In addition, the book teaches which animal eats which food, although one was guided by childish clichés (mouse and cheese, dog and bones, etc.).
layout
The book has 24 pages, with about one to three sentences of the plot on each page and including a large picture of Peter and the animal he meets with its food. The style of the paintings is relatively realistic, with the figures being thicker and rounder than in real life and with particularly large eyes. The style is typical of the 1950s in the USA.
literature
- Steve Santi: Warman's® Children's Books Identification and Price Guide Krause Publications, Iola, WI 2006, ISBN 978-0-89689-467-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steve Santi: Warman's® Children's Books Identification and Price Guide Krause Publications, Iola, WI 2006, ISBN 978-0-89689-467-9 , p. 218