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The Cave Downwind of the Café

By Mikey Please
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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... Read More
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'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.

The new monster-filled rhyming picture book from the same world as The Café at the Edge of the Woods, winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year 2025

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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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008639068

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 220.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 48

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About the Author

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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