Just look at him! there he stands,
With his nasty hair and hands.
See! his nails are never cut;
They are grimed as black as soot;
And the sloven, I declare,
Never once has combed his hair;
Anything to me is sweeter
Than to see Shock-headed Peter.

(C) Heinrich Hoffmann
03/10/2020


Best Poems of Heinrich Hoffmann

• What Happened To Lazy Charlotte
• The Cry-baby
• The Story Of Flying Robert
• The Dreadful Story Of Pauline And The Matches
• The Story Of Augustus Who Would Not Have Any Soup
• Phoebe Ann, The Proud Girl
• Envious Minnie
• The Story Of Romping Polly
• Sophie Spoilall
• The Story Of A Dirty Child
• The Story Of Fidgety Philip
• The Little Glutton
• The Story Of Little Suck-a-thumb
• Slovenly Betsy
• The Story Of Johnny Head-in-air
• The Story Of The Man That Went Out Shooting
• Shock-headed Peter
• The Story Of The Inky Boys
• Cruel Frederick
• Merry Stories And Funny Pictures