Der Struwwelpeter (Shaggy-Peter or Shockheaded Peter), written and illustrated by Heinrich Hoffmann, is an 1845 German children's book filled with cautionary tales. These cautionary tales are more grim than others, however -- they often end in death or dismemberment for the child. They are a source of plenty of Nightmare Fuel, too. There are ten stories, each of them rhyming and illustrated. They are: Needless to say, please don't read these stories to your children if you don't want them to have nightmares.