That's fantastic. Could you please post a source and/or the author? I'd love to share it with my cooking students, but need to be able to attribute it properly. Thanks so very much for sharing it.

Der Struwwelpete (Slovenly Peter): http://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/primary-sources/328 Talk about your terrifying children's books! The illustrations in the German version that a childhood friend had were much more gruesome than the translated version she also had. I can still remember the gist of many of the stories (parables?) to this day! Made quite the impression on me!

For the fireplace pennant/bunting I copied book covers off the internet and printed them off and used a template to cut the banner out and strung it up on twine. Here are a few more pictures from the shower. The "Jackson" pennant that we decided not use at the shower was made from vintage library cards. It was really cute but we decided we liked the book one better for the colors.

When I was a child I adored Uncle Remus. Never understood it being racist as it taught acceptance. I also love Little Black Sambo, he was a hero in my eyes. The Hole Book would have made me laugh. It has a moral also. Don't touch or play with real guns. Parents actually used to teach their children that, not try to instill fear of guns. I come from an era when children understood fantasy versus reality. I used to march up and down the street with an old army parade rifle. Imagine that happening today. We played Cowboys and Indians along with cops and robbers. I lived during Jim Crow times yet I was also old enough to remember the civil rights movement. Actually participated. I detest the revisionist history being taught today along with the redefinition of racism. It helps no one. It hurts many. Racism that really does exist has been over-shadowed by BS. Today I live in a multicultural neighborhood. My grandchildren are colorblind as were/are my own children. They were both negatively impacted throughout their school years via affirmative action policies but held true to their value system, always judge by the person and deed, not by the "group" they belong to, despite that. But if I say one negative thing against someone who doesn't have lily white skin by today's definition I am a racist.