Where's My Cow?

Where's My Cow? is the real-world adaptation of the fictional picture book that Sam Vimes reads to his infant son Young Sam in the Discworld novel Thud! (2005). The actual book was published by Doubleday in 2005 with illustrations by Melvyn Grant.

No — it works as a standalone picture book for small children. Reading Thud! first reveals the emotional context (Vimes's nightly commitment to reading to his son regardless of circumstances), which makes the book considerably more affecting for adult readers.

The illustrations were created by Melvyn Grant, who also illustrated several Discworld books and calendars.

Young Sam is the infant son of Sam Vimes and Lady Sybil, born in Thud! (2005). In the novel, Vimes's unwavering commitment to reading to him at six o'clock every evening, whatever is happening, becomes a defining character moment.