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The Rambler’s Curse

Name: The Rambler’s Curse
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SKU: 9780008808501
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By Mikey Please

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The first book in a brand new trilogy for 8+ readers, set in the world of the best-selling, 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... Read More

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The first book in a brand new trilogy for 8+ readers, set in the world of the best-selling, award-winning The Café at the Edge of the Woods – perfect for fans of The Wild Robot, The Last Bear and The Hobbit.

The brand new children’s novel from the award-winning author of The Café at the Edge of the Woods

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The first book in a brand new trilogy for 8+ readers, set in the world of the best-selling, 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 opinion, are monsters. After Glumfoot discovers that humans have also been venturing into the enchanted world of Wandthorn Woods, threatening to disturb the lives of all the creatures who live within it, he and Rene must set out on a mission to uncover who the intruders are, what they want, and how to stop them from destroying everything they hold dear.

It is a mission that will set in motion a series of events that may very well change the world forever…

Award-winning author-illustrator Mikey Please expands the world of his best-selling picture book The Café at the Edge of the Woods in this incredible story, the first in a brand new trilogy for 8+ readers featuring Rene and Glumfoot.

Funny, exciting, warm-hearted, and beautifully illustrated throughout with stunning black and white artwork, The Rambler's Curse is an unmissable adventure.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008808501

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 May 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 185.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 272

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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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