{"product_id":"max-and-moritz-isbn-9781782692539","title":"Max and Moritz","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lively \u003cb\u003eNEW TRANSLATION\u003c\/b\u003e of this anarchic children's classic alongside \u003cb\u003eCLASSIC ORIGINAL ARTWORK\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA nostalgia pick, 19th-Century sensibility but THE foundational classic of German children's literature. As irreverant as \u003ci\u003eThe Cat in the Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, though 92 years older, and dark!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMax and Moritz\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the defining classic of German children's literature. In this darkly hilarious story, two young boys exercise their talent for ingenious mischief in a variety of dazzling tricks. Whether stealing a widow's chickens through her chimney or filling their teacher's pipe with gunpowder, Max and Moritz bring chaos and comedy wherever they go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContaining all of the original illustrations, this new translation by Mark Ledsom brings the original's rhyming couplets to vibrant life and promises to delight a new generation of young readers.\"Mark Ledsom captures the gallop and verve of the original German while steering readers past a small number of semantic anachronisms… The pictures are terrific: sharp, witty, kinetic.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWilhelm Busch (1832-1908) was a German humorist, poet, illustrator and painter. He contributed satirical sketches to German weekly papers and wrote short verse narratives accompanied by illustrations, which are now considered to be forerunners of the comic strip. \u003ci\u003eMax and Moritz,\u003c\/i\u003e his most famous work, was published in 1865.Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Many stories have been told\u003cbr\u003e Of children who were good as gold,\u003cbr\u003e But these two boys played darker games:\u003cbr\u003e Max and Moritz were their names.\u003cbr\u003e Instead of trying to be good\u003cbr\u003e (As all young children really should),\u003cbr\u003e They laughed at those who stuck to rules,\u003cbr\u003e Giggling like two cackling fools:\u003cbr\u003e “Playing tricks on everyone,\u003cbr\u003e That’s the way to make life fun!\u003cbr\u003e Catching people unawares,\u003cbr\u003e Stealing apples, plums and pears.\u003cbr\u003e That’s the way we spend our time,\u003cbr\u003e With clever pranks and daring crime.\u003cbr\u003e We can’t see much point at all\u003cbr\u003e In wasting time at church or school!”\u003cbr\u003e But, oh, dear readers, it’s too late\u003cbr\u003e To steer them to a better fate.\u003cbr\u003e You’ll see the way our story ends\u003cbr\u003e Is not so nice for these foul friends.\u003cbr\u003e Their nasty acts, their final plight,\u003cbr\u003e It’s all set down in black and white.","brand":"Pushkin Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299780448485,"sku":"NP9781782692539","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781782692539.jpg?v=1742917204","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/max-and-moritz-isbn-9781782692539","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}