Lena Hach & Julia Dürr
Tomke Digs
Digging – what else!
Tomke is in the garden. Tomke is digging. The hole gets bigger and deeper. ‘It’s already a real pit!’ exclaims Mum.
‘You must be looking for pirate treasure!’
Tomke doesn’t answer. If you dig, you can’t answer.
In her first picture book, bestselling author Lena Hach leaves the words to the constantly intervening adults. Tomke doesn’t have to say anything, digging is enough.
The ingenious illustrations by Julia Dürr delve deep into Tomke’s world and allow us to feel the fascination of childlike self-forgetfulness.
Mixtvision
Picture Book
Original title: Tomke gräbt
Age 3+
32 pp | € 17
hc | 230 x 280 mm
Publication: February 2025
Author: Lena Hach
Illustrator: Julia Dürr
All rights available
- Look inside
- Book trailer
- Tomke: ideal identification figure for boys and girls
- An ode to the meaningless activities of children in the here and now
Awards
- Awards
“A story that we should pick up with our kids every day and be inspired by.” – Instagram @liesa_kinderbuchbloggerin
“Lena Hach tells Tomke’s story in a few words, which otherwise lives from the visual language. Julia Dürr’s drawings […] capture the action and direct the reader’s gaze to the essentials. The more people are added, the more the pictures fill up, as each character brings an unspoken story with them. Sometimes it is an object in the hand of one of the observers, sometimes it is a facial expression or the interaction of two characters and then there are also small focusing scenes that line up and form a sequence of images that almost seem like movements.” – kunterbuntundnochvielmehr.blogspot.com
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