The Cave Downwind of the Café

'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

Mikey Please is the author of debut picture book THE CAFE AT THE EDGE OF THE WOODS, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2025. He is a BAFTA award-winning and OSCAR nominated animation director and writer based in Bristol and 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.