Sophie Hofmann & Leonard Erlbruch

Teddy Goes to Town

Hey kiddo, do you need help?

A picture book story about dogs travelling on the underground

Dogs like Flea and his mum live all over the big city. The little one lives in a building pit on the outskirts of the city and has been waiting a long time for the day when his mum takes him with her on her forays.

The day finally arrives and the two of them do what everyone else does: they get on the underground. As soon as they get off, everything happens too quickly for Flea, the door closes in his face and his mum has disappeared. But he already learns the most important lesson: the city is dangerous, but he’s not alone!

The search for Flea’s mum continues over escalators, through underground canals and across backyards, and the troop of four-legged helpers grows ever larger… An exciting, vividly illustrated story about friendship, solidarity – and big city dogs.

Peter Hammer Verlag

Picture Book

Original title: Floh geht in die Stadt
Age 8+
32 pp | € 16
hc | 210 x 258 mm
Publication: July 2024


Author: Sophie Hofmann
Illustrator: Leonard Erlbruch

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Awards

“Wild dogs in the city […] are part of the urban landscape in Istanbul, for example, and their worries and hardships are wrapped up here in a warm-hearted story.” – Eselsohr, September 2024

By the same illustrator