Rene and her waiter Glumfoot's dreams of running their own cafe hit the rocks when their clientele start requesting the most disgusting meals in this darkly hilarious picture book.
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'The Café at the Edge of the Woods bursts with charm and delight, juggling the delicious and the disgusting through addictive rhymes and exquisite illustration. Sweetly slapstick and quirkily surreal, it crams silliness and splendour into every tiniest detail.' - Bea Carvalho, Waterstones Head of Books
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.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008639013
Number of pages: 48
Dimensions: 280 x 220 x 3 mm
Interest age: From 4 years
Weight: 250 g
Language: English
'I really, really love this story' - Jon Klassen
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I loved this so, so much, as did my daughter!
Written in rhyme that's so fun to read aloud, this follows Rene as she opens a cafe in the woods, serving fancy, delicious food. But her first customer is an ogre...
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An absolute DELIGHT. With beautiful rhymes and wonderful illustrations, this inventive story book is super duper creative, and a joy to read aloud!
Gorgeous illustrations accompany this fun and imaginative rhyming story. Sure to be a firm favourite for any age.
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