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
Specifications
| Product ID / ISBN / EAN | 9780008639013 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format | Paperback |
| Condition | New |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 26 Sep 2024 |
| Number of Pages | 48 |
| Width | 22.0 cm |
| Height | 28.0 cm |
| Depth | 0.5 cm |