"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!
The Café at the Edge of the Woods by Mikey Please, Mikey Please (Illustrator)
Mikey Please is a BAFTA Award-winning and Oscar-nominated animation director and writer based in London. He is an alumnus of Wimbledon School of Art 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 is his picture book debut.
Mikey Please is a BAFTA Award-winning and Oscar-nominated animation director and writer based in London. He is an alumnus of Wimbledon School of Art 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 is his picture book debut.
ISBN-13: 9780063345492
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 10/01/2024
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 4 - 8 Years
Picture books - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical
Picture books - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | General
Picture books - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
Picture books - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
Picture books - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
Picture books - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | General
Picture books - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
Picture books - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
Picture books - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
Picture books - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
LC Subjects:
-Women cooks -Animals, Mythical
-Forests and forestry -Eating customs
-Food habits -Restaurants
-Compromise (Ethics) -Mythical animals
-Stories in rhyme -Picture books
INGRAM Categories:
- Topical | Friendship
- Topical | Self-Esteem
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2023944815