The Café at the Edge of the Woods
The Café at the Edge of the Woods
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The Café at the Edge of the Woods

Written and illustrated by Mikey Please
Part of the Rene & Glumfoot Book Series
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4 - 8
Reading age
48
Page count
Oct 1, 2024
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“I really, really love this story.” –Jon KlassenLemony Snicket meets Jon Klassen meets Grimm’s fairy tales in an outrageously original picture book debut by BAFTA Award-winning and Oscar-nominated animation director Mikey Please, co-director of the acclaimed stop-motion tribute for Over the Garden Wall’s 10th anniversary. 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!

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780063345492
    Publication Date
    October 1, 2024
    Publisher
    HarperCollins
    Original Publication Date
    October 1, 2024
    Page Count
    48
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2023944815

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