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The Cave Downwind of the Café

Mikey Please

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HarperCollins
11 September 2025
'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 Please

A new brilliantly illustrated rhyming picture book from Waterstones Prize Winner Mikey Please, author of The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods

Every night, Glumfoot dreams of delicious meals and every night he is served the same thing: his dad’s bogey broth. He is overjoyed one day to discover the new café at the edge of the woods – but when one very hungry ogre decides he’ll eat the owner, it’s down to Glumfoot to save the chef, and with it, his dreams of ever having a good meal.

Revisit the Cafe at the Edge of the Woods and join Rene and Glumfoot in this return to their gloriously gruesome culinary world where you're never quite sure what's on the menu – or who the customer will be…

Perfect Halloween Picture Book – A monster-filled rhyming story for children aged 3-5 years

Rhyming text for easy read-alouds – Catchy rhymes make bedtime reading a breeze

Ideal Halloween gift and keepsake – Perfect for Halloween baskets, or for pairing with Waterstones Prize winner, The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods

Parent- & Educator-Approved Quality – The story is aligned with EYFS guidelines to encourage imaginative play and social-emotional learning
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Imprint:   HarperCollins
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 286mm,  Width: 226mm,  Spine: 6mm
Weight:   620g
ISBN:   9780008639051
ISBN 10:   0008639051
Pages:   48
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 3 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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, the Royal College of Art and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Reviews for The Cave Downwind of the Café

'[an] accomplished debut … the artwork is sublime … so original, so distinctive, it suddenly makes the competition look bland' The Times 'An unusual, intricate, delightfully grotesque rhyming picture book' The Guardian ‘Exasperated parents of picky eaters will love this gorgeously illustrated, gothic gourmet giggle’ Daily Mail 'I really, really love this story' Jon Klassen '[Mikey Please] has one of the most brilliant minds I know' Daniel Kwan, director of Everything Everywhere All at Once ‘A captivating picture book debut' Bookseller 'A funny, tautly plotted delight … The Café at the Edge of the Woods is a brilliantly accomplished debut that will appeal to children and their parents’ Bookseller


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