Possen und Schwänke, Schnurren und Schnaken : Zur unschuldigen Erholung für fleißige Kinder gesammelt
Possen und Schwänke, Schnurren und Schnaken is a German children's book of comic tales and jokes, compiled by Ernst Gottschalk and published in 1820 by Friedrich Campe, meant as harmless entertainment for diligent children. The two hand-coloured plates show a bear reaching toward a man in a red coat and blue breeches in a barn, and a mounted rider in a tricorn hat pointing on a mountain road. A designer could draw on their flat colour, bold outlines, and humorous staging of costume and animal action.
