"I really, really love this story." —Jon KlassenLemony Snicket meets Grimms' fairy tales in an outrageously original picture book debut by BAFTA Award–winning and Oscar-nominated animation director...
"I really, really love this story." —Jon Klassen
Lemony Snicket meets Grimms' fairy tales in an outrageously original picture book debut by BAFTA Award–winning and Oscar-nominated animation director Mikey Please. In The Café at the Edge of the Woods, an aspiring chef opens a café beside an enchanted forest and discovers locals with a most peculiar palette.
Rene and Glumfoot are ready to serve Very Fine Cuisine at the Café at the Edge of the Woods. But when their first customer, an ogre, demands pickled bats and battered... Read More
"I really, really love this story." —Jon KlassenLemony Snicket meets Grimms' fairy tales in an outrageously original picture book debut by BAFTA Award–winning and Oscar-nominated animation director...
"I really, really love this story." —Jon Klassen
Lemony Snicket meets Grimms' fairy tales in an outrageously original picture book debut by BAFTA Award–winning and Oscar-nominated animation director Mikey Please. In The Café at the Edge of the Woods, an aspiring chef opens a café beside an enchanted forest and discovers locals with a most peculiar palette.
Rene and Glumfoot are ready to serve Very Fine Cuisine at the Café at the Edge of the Woods. But when their first customer, an ogre, demands pickled bats and battered... Read More
Description
"I really, really love this story." —Jon Klassen
Lemony Snicket meets Grimms' fairy tales in an outrageously original picture book debut by BAFTA Award–winning and Oscar-nominated animation director Mikey Please. In The Café at the Edge of the Woods, an aspiring chef opens a café beside an enchanted forest and discovers locals with a most peculiar palette.
Rene and Glumfoot are ready to serve Very Fine Cuisine at the Café at the Edge of the Woods. But when their first customer, an ogre, demands pickled bats and battered mice,Rene is ready to give up! She can't possibly serve such rubbish. Or can she?
With a little bit of compromise, perhaps she can satisfy her customer and still serve the most delicious grub.
Full of humor, unlikely friendship, themes of teamwork, and unexpected surprises, this charming and hilarious picture book is a winning recipe for readers who loved A Spoonful of Frogs by Casey Lyall, The Dark by Lemony Snicket, The Skull by Jon Klassen, and any fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm!
Details
Pages: 48
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 1st October 2024
Trim Size: 8.5 x 11 in
Illustration Note: f/c
ISBN: 9780063345492
Reviews
“A delightful and silly treat for gourmets, gourmands, and picky eaters alike.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Appealingly loathsome” — Publishers Weekly
“Goofiness abounds, and, with rhyming to boot, this picture book is an obvious storytime pick for the Halloween season.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Author Bio
Mikey Please is a BAFTA Award–winning and Oscar-nominated animation director and writer based in London. He is an alumnus of Wimbledon College of Arts and the Royal College of Art and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Café at the Edge of the Woods, his picture book debut, has received astounding praise from booksellers around the globe and has landed on many best-books lists. He is also the author of the upcoming adult novel The Expanded Earth. You can visit Mikey at mikeyplease.co.uk.
Mikey Please is a BAFTA Award–winning and Oscar-nominated animation director and writer based in London. He is an alumnus of Wimbledon College of Arts and the Royal College of Art and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Café at the Edge of the Woods, his picture book debut, has received astounding praise from booksellers around the globe and has landed on many best-books lists. He is also the author of the upcoming adult novel The Expanded Earth. You can visit Mikey at mikeyplease.co.uk.
Lemony Snicket meets Grimms' fairy tales in an outrageously original picture book debut by BAFTA Award–winning and Oscar-nominated animation director Mikey Please. In The Café at the Edge of the Woods, an aspiring chef opens a café beside an enchanted forest and discovers locals with a most peculiar palette.
Rene and Glumfoot are ready to serve Very Fine Cuisine at the Café at the Edge of the Woods. But when their first customer, an ogre, demands pickled bats and battered mice,Rene is ready to give up! She can't possibly serve such rubbish. Or can she?
With a little bit of compromise, perhaps she can satisfy her customer and still serve the most delicious grub.
Full of humor, unlikely friendship, themes of teamwork, and unexpected surprises, this charming and hilarious picture book is a winning recipe for readers who loved A Spoonful of Frogs by Casey Lyall, The Dark by Lemony Snicket, The Skull by Jon Klassen, and any fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm!
Pages: 48
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 1st October 2024
Trim Size: 8.5 x 11 in
Illustrations Note: f/c
ISBN: 9780063345492
“A delightful and silly treat for gourmets, gourmands, and picky eaters alike.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Appealingly loathsome” — Publishers Weekly
“Goofiness abounds, and, with rhyming to boot, this picture book is an obvious storytime pick for the Halloween season.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Mikey Please is a BAFTA Award–winning and Oscar-nominated animation director and writer based in London. He is an alumnus of Wimbledon College of Arts and the Royal College of Art and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Café at the Edge of the Woods, his picture book debut, has received astounding praise from booksellers around the globe and has landed on many best-books lists. He is also the author of the upcoming adult novel The Expanded Earth. You can visit Mikey at mikeyplease.co.uk.
Mikey Please is a BAFTA Award–winning and Oscar-nominated animation director and writer based in London. He is an alumnus of Wimbledon College of Arts and the Royal College of Art and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Café at the Edge of the Woods, his picture book debut, has received astounding praise from booksellers around the globe and has landed on many best-books lists. He is also the author of the upcoming adult novel The Expanded Earth. You can visit Mikey at mikeyplease.co.uk.
