Children’s Books

Rübezahl! The legendary Silesian Lord of the Mountains!

September 4, 2020

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A small scale disaster hit our house last week in the form of a flood (ok, it was just an unnoticed spill). The only thing really wrecked? A box of my old childhood Albums. As I pulled them out one by one, it broke my heart a little bit. Mold had already started to set […]

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Eisheiligen in Germany – The German Ice Saints of May

What’s the most Scary German Children’s book? Surviving a German Childhood

June 4, 2020

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Growing up it never occurred to me that the books and Fairy Tales I read were that different, but as it turns out the biggest difference between growing up with American Parents and German Parents can be found in the stories we are read/told as children. My American friends grew up hearing about Cinderella being dressed […]

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Pennsylvania Germans: An Interpretive Encyclopedia

German Nursery Rhymes and Children’s Songs

March 26, 2020

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My mother didn't recite Mother Goose to me when I was a child. I got the German Nursery Rhymes and songs  that she grew up with. "Alle Meine Enten", "Hoopa Hoppa Reiter", and "Backe backe Kuchen". Funny thing, when I had children, I mainly sang and clapped my way through the rhymes of my childhood. […]

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Rübezahl! The legendary Silesian Lord of the Mountains!

Die Häschenschule A Day At Bunny School -A German Easter Classic

April 3, 2019

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If you are of a certain age, you probably had a storybook about a Rabbit School on your bookshelves as a child. In 1924 Albert Sixtus published a book about a bunnies going school called Die Häschenschule. 95 years later, this classic book is still charming children all over Germany.  For Easter in 2019, the […]

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Pennsylvania Germans: An Interpretive Encyclopedia

Hanni and Nanni – Our Favorite Twins for Over 50 Years!

January 25, 2019

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  Of all the nicknames I had growing up, my favorite was bestowed on me by my German family, “Leseratte” (Reading Rat). Probably because every time I went to Germany, I spent a LOT of time reading. Why would I spend so much time with my nose in a book in GERMANY? Well, the family […]

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Pennsylvania Germans: An Interpretive Encyclopedia

Who are Max and Moritz? Behind Wilhelm Busch’s Bad Boy Stories

August 24, 2018

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In the end, two boys are ground up by the Miller in the giant flour mill, and then eaten by ducks. Sounds like the latest horror film to come out of Hollywood doesn’t it? But this is the ending of Wilhelm Busch’s “Max und Moritz: Eine Bubgeschichte in sieben Streichen” (“Max and Moritz : A […]

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin Story-800 Year Mystery Wrapped in Fairy Tale

July 13, 2018

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While visiting Germany many years ago I had to visit the town of Hameln. You see, when I was growing up, one of my favorite records had the Rattenfänger von Hameln story… the Pied Piper of Hamelin Story. As a child, the idea of all those kids being snatched up because the town fathers didn’t […]

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The Gingerbread for Liberty Book- The Story of a German American Hero during the Revolution

September 29, 2017

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Gingerbread for Liberty!: How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution The Gingerbread for Liberty book is a lovely way to celebrate German American Day on October 6th. This beautifully illustrated children’s book by Mara Rockliff is based on the true story of Christopher Ludwich, a German Baker who arrived in America as a young […]

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Your Favorite German Children’s Books, in English and German!

July 8, 2017

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I grew up reading German books for children in German. Sadly, my kids never learned German (read why HERE), and I was sad that they would never get to enjoy the stories that were so familiar to me. Now I’m finding more and more German Children’s Books in English… so, finally, my kids will get […]

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German Easter Story Books For Kids- Perfect for Easter Baskets!

March 3, 2016

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Cute German Easter Story Books for kids are a nice (non-edible and non-messy) addition to the Easter Basket. The stories can be read over and over, long after the chocolate and candies have been eaten. Most of these Easter Stories are in German, and a few are bilingual. They are perfect for young children who […]

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Pennsylvania Germans: An Interpretive Encyclopedia