{"product_id":"the-cafe-at-the-edge-of-the-woods-exclusive-story-play-christmas-gift-box","title":"The Café at the Edge of the Woods | Exclusive Story \u0026 Play Christmas Gift Box","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStep inside the Café at the Edge of the Woods… where the menu is wonderfully disgusting!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn award-winning story. A magical world of imaginative play. One beautifully curated Christmas gift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Christmas, give them more than a present. Give them a whole world to explore!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Café at the Edge of the Woods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by BAFTA award-winning author and illustrator Mikey Please, this exclusive Little Talkers Club Christmas Gift Box brings one of the most wonderfully weird children's stories to life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this brilliantly imaginative picture book introduces children to René, who has finally opened her dream café beside an enchanted wood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut there's one rather enormous problem…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer customers have some VERY unusual tastes!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith mythical creatures ordering everything from Slugs in Goo to Battered Mice, René and her trusty waiter Glumfoot must find a way to satisfy their rather gruesome guests.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd now, it's your little one's turn to open their very own café!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat's inside this magical Christmas gift box?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery element has been thoughtfully selected by The Little Talkers Club to extend the magic of the story beyond the pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Café at the Edge of the Woods – by Mikey Please\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe award-winning picture book at the heart of this collection. Bursting with extraordinary illustrations, deliciously disgusting dishes and wonderful rhyming language, it's a story children will want to enjoy again and again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautiful wooden café play equipment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gorgeous collection of wooden cooking accessories, including a mixing bowl, wooden spoon, measuring spoons and serving bowls. Perfect for mixing, measuring, serving and inventing all sorts of peculiar café creations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGruesome recipe-making kits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's time to get messy! Using specially selected sensory play products, children can follow our themed recipes to recreate some of the wonderfully revolting dishes from the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Slugs in Goo to Maggot Fondue and Battered Mice, these playful activities bring the café's most disgusting dishes to life!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExclusive recipe cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated especially for The Little Talkers Club, these story-inspired recipe cards guide children through their own gloriously gruesome café experiments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Recipe writing pad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery great chef needs somewhere to record their creations! 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