A review by scaifea
The Robber Hotzenplotz by Otfried Preußler

3.0

After Kasperl's grandmother is robbed of her favorite coffee grinder by the famous Robber Hotzenplotz, Kasperl and his friend, Seppel, set out to find the thief's hideout, but get caught instead and suffer mild torments from Hotzenplotz and his evil wizard friend, Petrosilius Zackleman. There's also a toad/fairy, who gets helped and also helps along the way.
Meh. It was okay, but read more like a parent trying to make up a silly story on the fly at bedtime. Having said that, I think little ones (3-5, maybe) would actually eat this up as a bedtime story.