Here we go: Bagger Wuff and the start

On our summer holiday in 2026 we were in Denmark. My son and his grandad were digging on the beach and made up Bagger Wuff, a digger that is really a dog. Only my son knew exactly what he looks like. The two of them had a fantastic time, and Bagger Wuff got up to quite a lot that day.

I thought, there's a book in this.

So I opened the drawer again, and this time it fitted. I knew enough about the technology by then to really see something like this through, and the image models could finally keep a character the same across many pictures. It still doesn't just happen by itself, but it works.

I started on 16 August 2026, and the first book existed the same day: “Bagger Wuff und das tiefste Loch am Strand” (Bagger Wuff and the Deepest Hole on the Beach).

Every character now gets a profile and a portrait, and every picture in the book sticks to it. The same goes for places, so that the kitchen on page eight is still the same as on page five.

You can also see what the book will be like before you pay, with the story, the characters and the cover. That mattered to me from the start. I wouldn't buy anything myself that I couldn't look at first.

Since 6 September you can order books from Sagalino. I didn't know whether anyone would. The next post is about that.