Childhood reading

A German aunt sent me a copy of this "lustiges Bilderbuch", which is still in print  (originally published in the 1920s) -

It was a favourite of my formative years. I was fortunate to have lots of grownups who would read to me in those very young years when I had to spend a lot of time immobile.

She had no inkling that she'd grow up speaking a different language - just wanted to be able to run around again, like the bunnies going off to school -

"Kinder", spricht die Mutter Hase,

"putzt euch noch einmal die Nase

mit dem Kohlblatt-Taschentuch!

Nehmt nun Taffel, Stift und Buch!

Tunkt auch eure Schwaemmchen ein!

Sind denn eure Pfoetchen rein?"

"Ja!" - "Nun marsch, zur Schule gehn!"

"Muetterchen, auf Wiedersehn!"