Join Rene and Glumfoot at the Café at the Edge of the Woods – this time with some unexpected visitors beneath the floorboards …When Rene hears gnawing, clawing and scratching sounds from underneath the café, she just can't ignore them. Using every skill she can muster, she lays an elaborate trap – but what she finds will put all of her hopes and dreams in jeopardy …Full of Mikey's unparalleled world-building and imaginative storytelling, rejoin Rene and Glumfoot once again ...

The first book in a brand-new trilogy for 8+ readers, set in the world of the bestselling, award-winning The Café at the Edge of the Woods – perfect for fans of The Wild Robot, The Last Bear and The Hobbit.Everything is going wonderfully for Rene and Glumfoot at the Café at the Edge of the Woods until one day disaster strikes – a creature most foul and dangerous stumbles across the café during a storm: a human!Humans, in Rene’s op...

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 MailWelcome 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 ...

THE TOP TEN TIMES BESTSELLERA FINANCIAL TIMES 'BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2025''An excellent, inventive novel' Financial Times'The Expanded Earth is a wonderfully sustained celebration of human ingenuity' Irish Times'I loved the fantastic, horrifying, heartwarming, mind-boggling adventure of it' Emma Hooper'Mikey Please h...

'Glumfoot grew up in a cave, where every morning, father made a bogey broth, served with a spade. He dreamed of something sweeter…'Glumfoot saves the day once again in another brilliantly disgusting story about hungry bellies, bogey broth and human-eating ogres from award-winning author Mikey PleaseA new brilliantly illustrated rhyming picture book from Waterstones Prize Winner Mikey Please, author of The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods...

A classic picture book inspired by the Aardman Christmas musical animation, written by the directors of the film.A chirpy young robin is adopted by a family of mice in the joyful retelling of the new animation holiday musical special from Netflix and Aardman Animation.When her egg fortuitously rolls into a garbage dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist to end all h...

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 Gl...

Join Rene and Glumfoot at the Café at the Edge of the Woods – this time with some unexpected visitors beneath the floorboards …When Rene hears gnawing, clawing and scratching sounds from underneath the café, she just can't ignore them. Using every skill she can muster, she lays an elaborate trap – but what she finds will put all of her hopes and dreams in jeopardy …Full of Mikey's unparalleled world-building and imaginative storytelling, rejoin Rene and Glumfoot once again ...

'Glumfoot grew up in a cave, where every morning, father made a bogey broth, served with a spade. He dreamed of something sweeter…'Glumfoot saves the day once again in another brilliantly disgusting story about hungry bellies, bogey broth and human-eating ogres from award-winning author Mikey PleaseA new rhyming picture book from Waterstones Prize Winner Mikey Please, author of The Cafe at the Edge of the WoodsEvery night, Glumfoot...

The first book in a brand-new trilogy for 8+ readers, set in the world of the bestselling, award-winning The Café at the Edge of the Woods – perfect for fans of The Wild Robot, The Last Bear and The Hobbit.Everything is going wonderfully for Rene and Glumfoot at the Café at the Edge of the Woods until one day disaster strikes – a creature most foul and dangerous stumbles across the café during a storm: a human!Humans, in Rene’s op...

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