The Café at the Edge of the Woods

Paperback

WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2025

'An unusual, intricate, delightfully grotesque rhyming picture book' The Guardian

‘[a] gorgeously illustrated, gothic gourmet giggle’ Daily Mail

Welcome to the Café at the Edge of the Woods, the utterly charming and mesmerising new picture book from BAFTA award-winning writer Mikey Please.

Rene's dreams have finally come true! She's opened a café beside an enchanted wood, and with the help of a newfound waiter, Glumfoot, she is ready to serve the finest cuisine! But the locals seem to favour a most peculiar palette, requesting all sorts of disgusting things.

Can Glumfoot's quick-thinking save the day?

Join Rene and Glumfoot in this incredible other-worldly story full of magical humour, mythical creatures and culinary curiosities.

CREATOR AND CODIRECTOR OF THE OSCAR-NOMINATED ANIMATED FILM ROBIN ROBIN, AS SHOWN ON NETFLIX

'I really, really love this story' – Jon Klassen

RRP: £7.99

Imprint

HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks

ISBN

978-0-00-863901-3

Publication Date

26-09-2024

Format

Paperback

Pages

48 pages

Dimensions

220x280mm

Product Description

WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2025

'An unusual, intricate, delightfully grotesque rhyming picture book' The Guardian

‘[a] gorgeously illustrated, gothic gourmet giggle’ Daily Mail

Welcome to the Café at the Edge of the Woods, the utterly charming and mesmerising new picture book from BAFTA award-winning writer Mikey Please.

Rene's dreams have finally come true! She's opened a café beside an enchanted wood, and with the help of a newfound waiter, Glumfoot, she is ready to serve the finest cuisine! But the locals seem to favour a most peculiar palette, requesting all sorts of disgusting things.

Can Glumfoot's quick-thinking save the day?

Join Rene and Glumfoot in this incredible other-worldly story full of magical humour, mythical creatures and culinary curiosities.

CREATOR AND CODIRECTOR OF THE OSCAR-NOMINATED ANIMATED FILM ROBIN ROBIN, AS SHOWN ON NETFLIX

'I really, really love this story' – Jon Klassen

Author

Mikey Please

Mikey Please is the author of debut picture book THE CAFE AT THE EDGE OF THE WOODS, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2025. He is a BAFTA award-winning and OSCAR nominated animation director and writer based in Bristol and is an alumnus of Wimbledon School of Art, the Royal College of Art and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Imprint

HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks

ISBN

978-0-00-863901-3

Publication Date

26-09-2024

Format

Paperback

Pages

48 pages

Dimensions

220x280mm

Product Description

WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2025

'An unusual, intricate, delightfully grotesque rhyming picture book' The Guardian

‘[a] gorgeously illustrated, gothic gourmet giggle’ Daily Mail

Welcome to the Café at the Edge of the Woods, the utterly charming and mesmerising new picture book from BAFTA award-winning writer Mikey Please.

Rene's dreams have finally come true! She's opened a café beside an enchanted wood, and with the help of a newfound waiter, Glumfoot, she is ready to serve the finest cuisine! But the locals seem to favour a most peculiar palette, requesting all sorts of disgusting things.

Can Glumfoot's quick-thinking save the day?

Join Rene and Glumfoot in this incredible other-worldly story full of magical humour, mythical creatures and culinary curiosities.

CREATOR AND CODIRECTOR OF THE OSCAR-NOMINATED ANIMATED FILM ROBIN ROBIN, AS SHOWN ON NETFLIX

'I really, really love this story' – Jon Klassen

Author

Mikey Please

Mikey Please is the author of debut picture book THE CAFE AT THE EDGE OF THE WOODS, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2025. He is a BAFTA award-winning and OSCAR nominated animation director and writer based in Bristol and is an alumnus of Wimbledon School of Art, the Royal College of Art and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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