Picture books – Kjærs Bøger

The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods

Mathilde Orefici Frederiksen — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:54:09 +0000

Welcome to the Café at the Edge of the Woods, the utterly charming and mesmerising new picture book from BAFTA award-winning writer Mikey Please.
Rene’s dreams have finally come true! She’s opened a café beside an enchanted wood, and with the help of a newfound waiter, Glumfoot, she is ready to serve the finest cuisine!

But the locals seem to favour a most peculiar palette, requesting all sorts of disgusting things. Can Glumfoot’s quick-thinking save the day?

Join Rene and Glumfoot in this incredible other-worldly story full of magical humour, mythical creatures and culinary curiosities.

CREATOR AND CODIRECTOR OF THE OSCAR-NOMINATED ANIMATED FILM ROBIN ROBIN, AS SHOWN ON NETFLIX ‘I really, really love this story‘ – Jon Klassen
WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN’S BOOK PRIZE 2025
‘An unusual, intricate, delightfully grotesque rhyming picture book‘ The Guardian ‘

Stick Man (Christmas Special Edition)

Mathilde Orefici Frederiksen — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:26:06 +0000

The heartwarming modern classic – now with a shiny foiled cover and Christmas crafts for little ones to make and do!

“Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.”

But it’s dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire!

Will he ever get back to the family tree in time for Christmas? Perhaps Santa can help…

The super shiny cover makes this a special gift for toddlers with fun festive activities at the front and back of the book.
Enjoy making mini Christmas trees and paper snowflakes, shortbread stars and a Christmas card to cut out and design yourself!
A modern classic picture book about family, courage and adventure from the UK’s number one picture book duo.
Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page with lots of details to spot.

This perfect gift book is a journey through the seasons with a gloriously festive Christmas Eve ending.

From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog, which have all been made into animated films Stick Man has been adapted into a popular animated film starring voices from Martin Freeman (Stick Man), Jennifer Saunders (Narrator), Sally Hawkins (Stick Lady), Russell Tovey (Dog) and Hugh Bonneville (Santa) Look out for Jonty Gentoo, the latest book by superstars Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler ‘A cracker of a book’ FT ‘Touching, whimsical … Utterly original – a classic’ Angels & Urchins ‘Donaldson and Scheffler’s poignant, suspenseful profile of an inanimate object recalls The Velveteen Rabbit’ Publishers Weekly

Dimensions:280 x 225 x 9 (mm)

Cat’s Cookbook : A Lift-the-flap Story

Mathilde Orefici Frederiksen — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:36:14 +0000

Lift the flaps and join in the fun with this bestselling rhyming preschool favourite, Cat’s Cookbook by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

Cat wants to learn to cook. Will she find a book to help her in Acorn Library?

Lift the flaps to find out, and then join Cat and all her friends for a special surprise!
With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, the Tales from Acorn Wood series has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has been delighting both parents and toddlers for over twenty-five years.

Look out for the other ten Tales from Acorn Wood stories: Hare’s New Dress, Postman Bear, Squirrel’s Snowman, Rabbit’s Nap and more!