Cologne

From the cathedral that scrapes the sky to the bridge crowded with love-locks — a Cologne a toddler can find their way around.

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Volume II

p. 02— About

The cathedral, the bridge, the bell, the boat.

From the cathedral that scrapes the sky to the bridge crowded with love-locks — a Cologne a toddler can find their way around.

Hardcover · 14 spreads · English + Deutsch · ages 1–4

The flyleaf

p. 03— The map

The Dom, the cable car, the chocolate fountain — drawn by hand on the flyleaf.

Painted map of Cologne from the book's flyleaf

Inside

p. 04— The spreads

14 spreads, one big thing each.

German on the top line, English on the bottom — every page, every find. No flashcards.

  1. A hand-painted bird's-eye map of Cologne showing the Dom, Hohenzollernbrücke, Rhine, Zoo, Seilbahn, Schokoladenmuseum, Karneval, Heinzelmännchen, Tünnes & Schäl, Brauhaus, Kranhäuser, and bedroom — all connected by a red dotted path with the toddler and goat walking along it
    p. 2

    Where everything is

    Follow the red path.

    Every place in the book lives somewhere on the map. The toddler and goat walk a red dotted path that visits them all — a little finger can trace it from page to page.

  2. A wide morning view of the Cologne skyline from the Altstadt promenade, with the Dom and the Hohenzollernbrücke
    p. 3

    Köln

    Hello, Cologne.

    Pigeons rise from the cobblestones. The little goat trots ahead, bell already ringing.

    Find on the page

    • DomCathedral
    • RheinRiver
    • BrückeBridge
    • TaubePigeon
    • SchiffBoat
  3. Looking across the Domplatte at the twin spires of the Kölner Dom, the toddler reaching up to pop a giant soap bubble, the goat gazing straight up
    p. 4

    Kölner Dom

    Look up.

    The cathedral has two pointed spires that climb into the clouds. Soap bubbles drift past, big as her face.

    Find on the page

    • DomCathedral
    • SeifenblaseBubble
    • StufeStep
    • WolkeCloud
    • MünzeCoin
  4. The Rheinboulevard limestone steps on the Deutz side, the toddler eating an ice cream, a swan paddling below, the Cologne skyline across the river
    p. 6

    The Rhine

    Steps to the river.

    An ice cream on the limestone steps. A swan looks up. The goat eyes the cone like a thief.

    Find on the page

    • RheinRiver
    • SchwanSwan
    • TreppeSteps
    • EisIce cream
    • SchiffBoat
  5. On the Hohenzollernbrücke beside the love-lock railing, a red train overhead, the toddler covering one ear, the goat nibbling a heart-shaped lock
    p. 8

    Hohenzollernbrücke

    The bridge of a thousand locks.

    A red train roars overhead. The goat is busy nibbling someone's love-lock.

    Find on the page

    • BrückeBridge
    • ZugTrain
    • SchlossLock
    • HerzHeart
    • RheinRiver
  6. Inside a bubble cable-car cabin high above the Rhine, the toddler pressed to the window with delight, the goat clinging to the bench in fear
    p. 10

    Seilbahn

    Up in the cable car.

    The city is tiny down below. The goat is closing its eyes — too high.

    Find on the page

    • SeilbahnCable Car
    • DomCathedral
    • RheinRiver
    • FensterWindow
    • WolkeCloud
  7. At the Kölner Zoo elephant enclosure, an elephant reaches for a peanut from a small hand, the goat standing inside the fence
    p. 12

    Kölner Zoo

    An elephant says hello.

    A trunk reaches gently for a peanut. The goat has wandered into the enclosure.

    Find on the page

    • ElefantElephant
    • ErdnussPeanut
    • ZiegeGoat
    • ZaunFence
    • BaumTree
  8. The chocolate fountain at the Schokoladenmuseum, a chocolatier offering a wafer to the toddler, the goat sniffing spilled cocoa beans
    p. 14

    Schokoladenmuseum

    A fountain made of chocolate.

    A kind chocolatier offers a wafer. The goat has tipped over the cocoa beans.

    Find on the page

    • BrunnenFountain
    • SchokoladeChocolate
    • BohneBean
    • WaffelWafer
    • DampfSteam
  9. Cologne Karneval on a cobblestone street, a big brass tuba in the foreground, the toddler covering both ears with a delighted smile, the goat in a carnival cap
    p. 16

    Karneval

    Kölle Alaaf.

    A big brass tuba. A sky full of confetti. The goat wears a cap, slightly sideways.

    Find on the page

    • TubaTuba
    • KonfettiConfetti
    • StrüßjerBouquet
    • WagenFloat
    • MützeCap
  10. A candlelit Altstadt workshop at night, tiny red-capped Heinzelmännchen finishing the tailor's work, the toddler peeking from behind a door
    p. 18

    Heinzelmännchen

    Tonight, little helpers finish the work.

    Tiny gnomes stir, stitch, sweep. The goat is about to give them away.

    Find on the page

    • MännchenGnome
    • SchuhShoe
    • KerzeCandle
    • TürDoor
    • MondMoon
  11. A child's bedroom at night, the moon over the silhouetted Dom and Rhine through the window, the goat curled asleep at the foot of the bed
    p. 20

    Gute Nacht, Köln

    Good night, little city.

    The moon hangs over the Dom. The goat is asleep on the blanket.

    Find on the page

    • MondMoon
    • SternStar
    • BettBed
    • DomCathedral
    • ZiegeGoat
  12. The bronze statues of Tünnes and Schäl in the Old Town, the toddler reaching up to rub Tünnes's polished nose, the goat mimicking Schäl's cross-eyed expression
    p. 22

    Tünnes & Schäl

    Two old friends in bronze.

    Rub Tünnes's nose for luck — it's shiny from a hundred years of hands. The goat copies Schäl's cross-eyed grin.

    Find on the page

    • TünnesTünnes
    • SchälSchäl
    • HandHand
    • NaseNose
    • BlumenFlowers
  13. A cozy Brauhaus table at lunchtime, a Halver Hahn (rye bread topped with aged Gouda) on a cutting board, the toddler delighted with a mug of apple juice, the goat staring at the cheese
    p. 24

    Halver Hahn

    Half a rooster — but not really.

    Rye bread, a big slab of cheese, raw onion rings, mustard. A funny name for a snack. The goat wants the cheese.

    Find on the page

    • BrotBread
    • KäseCheese
    • ZwiebelOnion
    • ApfelschorleApple Juice
    • GurkePickle
  14. The inverted-L Kranhäuser towers along the Rheinauhafen, the toddler pointing up, the goat tipping backward to look, a small sailboat on the Rhine below
    p. 26

    Kranhäuser

    Buildings like upside-down Ls.

    Three glass towers lean out over the river. The goat tips back to look — too far back.

    Find on the page

    • KranhausCrane House
    • SegelbootSailboat
    • PflasterCobbles
    • KranCrane
    • FahrradBike

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The white goat of Cologne — the book's mascot

The mascot

p. 05— The white goat

A small white goat, on every page.

The white goat is their shadow through the city — nibbling a love-lock on the Hohenzollernbrücke, copying Schäl's cross-eyed grin in bronze, and asleep on the blanket by the last page.

One creature per city — picked the way you’d pick a local: the white goat is Cologne’s.

My First Cologne — front cover

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