Not nearly as good, in my humble opinion, as the first one. I hated the nursery rhymes, half of them made no sense at all. The story about the crows was depressing. I did not hate it, but I LOVED the first one. ( )

"This funny picture-book...that we may grow good and wise, and 'neath a merry laugh's disguise, Learn naughty ways to fear.",, October 8, 2014

This review is from: Slovenly Kate and Other Stories: From the Struwwelpeter Library (Dover Children's Classics) (Paperback)
I adored Struwwelpeter, but didn't know till recently that Hoffmann had actually written further 'morality verses' for children (originally published 1875) - when I did, I just had to buy a copy!
'Slovenly Kate' is longer than 'Struwwelpeter' (93p as against 24p). However only the first 37p contain this kind of verse; there are then around 20p of well-known nursery-rhymes (with illustrations). Then a fairly long tale in rhyme about crows. Then 3 poems that afficianados of Struwwelpeter will already know, but in a new translation, which doesn't work if you know the original off by heart. ("Augustus was a chubby lad..." rendered into "Now William was a healthy child.." for example.) And finally a longish tale (in prose) about a pig.
HOWEVER the new verses are a delight! I loved Meddlesome Matthew, whose habit of sticking his fingers into various boxes, ends with him interfering with a basket of crabs (wonderful illustration of a crab affixed to each digit!) Also Fred who, running away from his shadow, falls downstairs and breaks his crown ("There on the mat he lay forlorn Till Betty brought her tray; Till Betty came at peep of dawn, and threw poor Fred away.") Naughty Mary swallows a cherry-stone and ends with a tree growing out of her mouth; Sammy Sweet-Tooth steals dough which expands inside him ("So big is grown her little son, He cannot waddle - much less run.") And the wonderful 'Screaming Annie' who when left at home by Mama screams "I will be taken out" till a stork on the roof responds "You SHALL be taken out" and flies off with her.
I think these verses somewhat lack the horror aspect of Struwwelpeter, but it's an absolute must for Hoffmann afficianados! ( )