LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Hope Crumble is a normal twelve-year-old with all the usual twelve-year-old concerns, like starting secondary school and negotiating friendships with other Year 7s. But unlike most twelve-year-olds, Hope’s family run a café, and it tends to be all hands on deck, especially when things aren’t going well. She also has to share a bedroom with her fortune-telling, patchouli-loving Auntie Rosie.
Just as well Hope is the easiest person in the whole family according to her mum, though when things get tough at school, thanks to the machinations of snobby Skyla Lipton, it would be good if her family actually noticed.
Catherine Wilkins’ new story is a delicious treat from start to finish, with so much for readers to relish. The busy chaos of her home life in the café is beautifully observed, her family a wonderful and believable bunch of characters; her friendship with super-cool Leila is convincing and satisfying too, while the tension at school when she is suddenly and unfairly labelled posh feels very real.
Fortunately, with the help of Leila, Hope manages to find her own way through that, even without the help of her parents, and this is very much a feel-good story. With a fun layout and lots of illustrations, it’s a fast and accessible read and great fun.
Andrea Reece
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Cafe Chaos: My Family Is Not a Piece of Cake Synopsis
Hope Crumble and her family serve up cakes, coffee and calamity in this hilarious new series from much-loved author Catherine Wilkins. Illustrated throughout by the brilliant Katie Abey.
Running a bustling cafe is Hope's family's dream - it's just not hers! While Dad and Gran battle it out in the kitchen, Mum tries to balance the books while serving quiche to hordes of hungry pensioners. Meanwhile Hope's dramatic sister Stacey is determined to turn all of life into a stage and her "wishes-he-was-on-Wall-Street" cousin Connor decides to buy novelty costumes to advertise the business. And then Auntie Rita rocks up...
Cafe Crumble is tipping straight into Caf� Chaos! Luckily for her family, Hope is there to save the day, though ideally this wouldn't involve dressing up as a giant ice cream and dancing outside the school gates.
You'll laugh (a lot), you'll cry (with even more laughter), you'll develop a strange yearning for caroons (whatever they are!). Welcome to Cafe Chaos!
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9781805132660 |
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13th March 2025 |
| Author: |
Catherine Wilkins |
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Katie Abey |
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Nosy Crow an imprint of Nosy Crow Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
257 pages |
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Café Chaos |
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Press Reviews
Catherine Wilkins Press Reviews
'A beautifully funny story - effortlessly brilliant' - Romesh Ranganathan
'This funny and relatable story will appeal to fans of Jacqueline Wilson, as well as children who, like Hope, have to stand up to their families to make their wishes heard.' - The Bookseller
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About Catherine Wilkins
Catherine Wilkins is a writer and comedian. She grew up in Hertfordshire and now lives in London. She writes jokes and stories which she performs around the country to strangers in the dark, trying to make them laugh. Catherine has always wanted to write funny stories for children and is finding the whole process more exciting than that time she bungee jumped. Which is pretty exciting. If you think about it.
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