The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

Published: 10 October 2019
ISBN: 9781473571686
Imprint: Ebury Digital
Format: EBook
Pages: 128

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The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

Charlie Mackesy

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A reminder of what truly matters, as told through the adventures of four beloved friends. Based on Charlie's daily Instagram. For fans of Winnie-the-pooh's Little Book of Wisdom.

Discover the very special book that has captured the hearts of millions of readers all over the world.

'A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart' Richard Curtis

A book of hope for uncertain times.
Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons.

The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared millions of times online - perhaps you've seen them? They've also been recreated by children in schools and hung on hospital walls. They sometimes even appear on lamp posts and on cafe and bookshop windows. Perhaps you saw the boy and mole on the Comic Relief T-shirt, Love Wins?

Here, you will find them together in this book of Charlie's most-loved drawings, adventuring into the Wild and exploring the thoughts and feelings that unite us all.

Published: 10 October 2019
ISBN: 9781473571686
Imprint: Ebury Digital
Format: EBook
Pages: 128

Categories:

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About the author

Charlie Mackesy

Artist Charlie Mackesy has been a cartoonist for The Spectator and a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. He has collaborated with Richard Curtis for Comic Relief, and Nelson Mandela on a lithograph project, ‘The Unity Series’. His first exhibition for the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse was in London in November 2018. Charlie lives in South London with his dog.

Praise for The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

Pure Joy
London Evening Standard

You will not be able to buy a more beautiful book for Christmas for somebody you love
Chris Evans

Those in need of peace will find it between the covers of this elegant picture book for adults and children
The New York Times

Charlie Mackesy's mesmerizing debut combines the simplicity of 'The Giving Tree', magic of 'The Velveteen Rabbit' and the curiosity of 'Paddington'
Elisabeth Egan, The New York Times

The world that I am required to inhabit is this one. But the world that I long to inhabit is the one that Charlie Mackesy has created.
Elizabeth Gilbert

Love, friendship and kindness - this book speaks a universal language.
Bear Grylls

A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart.
Richard Curtis

Simply, the world needs Charlie's work right now.
Miranda Hart

Wise words
James Corden

A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart.
Richard Curtis

Love, friendship and kindness - this book speaks a universal language of the heart.
Bear Grylls

Simply, the world needs Charlie's work right now.
Miranda Hart

The world that I am required to inhabit is this one, but the world that I long to inhabit is the one that Charlie Mackesy has created.
Elizabeth Gilbert

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The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy

Charlie Mackesy describes the inspiration behind his new book THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE. A reminder of the most important things in life. This is a book of hope for uncertain times.

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