The Rambler’s Curse
$15.81
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2026
Summary
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 opi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008808501 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008808503 |
| Author: | Mikey Please |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 130mm x 185mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Critics Review
‘Laugh out loud’ Guardian
‘[The] battle between magic and greed, truth and secrets, tradition and change is pure, high-octane hilarity and will leave readers hungry for the next course in the trilogy’ Daily Mail
Praise for The Café at the Edge of the Woods:
’[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
Mikey Please
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.
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