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THE UK'S BEST SELLING ADULT NON-FICTION BOOK OF ALL TIME. The book that inspired the BAFTA and Oscar-award-winning short animated film available on BBC and Apple+. A book for all ages, a book for all times, treasured by millions. Charlie Mackesy's The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse was adapted into the BAFTA and Academy Award winning animated short film. #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ""What do you want to be when you grow up?"" asked the mole. ""Kind,"" said the boy. In this beautiful book, follow the tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love. ""A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart."" Richard Curtis

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Author:   Charlie Mackesy
Publisher:   Ebury Publishing
Imprint:   Ebury Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.548kg
ISBN:  

9781529105100

ISBN 10:   1529105102
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   10 October 2019
Recommended Age:   From 3 to 6 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Charlie's drawings speak to people from every culture, religion and background because they are about love, friendship and kindness - the universal language of the heart. -- Bear Grylls From seemingly divine inspiration Charlie drew the most beautiful images of the boy, the mole and later the horse and fox. Their cosy, timeless and relatable beauty give people a moment away from busy, modern culture; to harness a nostalgia they had no idea they needed. His characters hit home in a way that has helped thousands of people. Charlie's work has given people the licence to be vulnerable again (even grown men), and to remember the importance of all the things recent society has not valued as success - kindness, openness, honesty, connection, wonder, friendship and love. The world needs Charlie's work right now. -- Miranda Hart

A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart. -- Richard Curtis You will not be able to buy a more beautiful book for Christmas for somebody you love Those in need of peace will find it between the covers of this elegant picture book for adults and children * 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. Pure Joy * London Evening Standard * A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart. Love, friendship and kindness - this book speaks a universal language. Simply, the world needs Charlie's work right now. Charlie Mackesy's mesmerizing debut combines the simplicity of 'The Giving Tree', magic of 'The Velveteen Rabbit' and the curiosity of 'Paddington' * The New York Times * Wise words -- James Corden

A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart. -- Richard Curtis You will not be able to buy a more beautiful book for Christmas for somebody you love Charlie Mackesy's mesmerizing debut combines the simplicity of 'The Giving Tree', magic of 'The Velveteen Rabbit' and the curiosity of 'Paddington' * The New York Times * Those in need of peace will find it between the covers of this elegant picture book for adults and children * The New York Times * Pure Joy * London Evening Standard *

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 Simply, the world needs Charlie's work right now. -- Miranda Hart A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart. -- Richard Curtis You will not be able to buy a more beautiful book for Christmas for somebody you love Pure Joy * London Evening Standard *

From seemingly divine inspiration Charlie drew the most beautiful images of the boy, the mole and later the horse and fox. Their cosy, timeless and relatable beauty give people a moment away from busy, modern culture; to harness a nostalgia they had no idea they needed. His characters hit home in a way that has helped thousands of people. Charlie's work has given people the licence to be vulnerable again (even grown men), and to remember the importance of all the things recent society has not valued as success - kindness, openness, honesty, connection, wonder, friendship and love. The world needs Charlie's work right now. -- Miranda Hart

Author Information

British artist, illustrator and author Charlie Mackesy began his career as a cartoonist for The Spectator, before becoming a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. His award-winning work has been exhibited widely and featured in books, private collections, galleries, school classrooms, hospital wards, prisons, and public spaces around the world. Charlie worked with Richard Curtis on the set of Love Actually to create a set of drawings to be auctioned for Comic Relief, and with Nelson Mandela on a lithograph project, The Unity Series. His bronzes can be found in public spaces in London, including Highgate Cemetery and the Brompton Road. His internationally bestselling book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, was published in October 2019 and holds the record for the most consecutive weeks in the Sunday Times Non-Fiction Chart across all formats as well as being the longest running Sunday Times Non-Fiction Number One of all time. A number one New York Times best-seller, it is one of eight books since 2013 that has remained on the number one New York Times Bestseller and on the New York Times Advice, Misc. Best Seller list. Charlie's beloved book is the first ever book to be awarded both the Waterstones Book of the Year and Barnes and Noble Book of the Year (2019) and has been translated into over 50 different languages. In 2023, the short animated film adaption of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film, the Academy Award for Best Animated Short film and five Annie Awards including Best Special Production. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse- The Animated Story was published in November 2023 to accompany the animated short film. Away from art, Charlie co-runs Mama Buci, a honey social enterprise in Zambia that helps families of low and no income become beekeepers. He lives between Brixton and Suffolk with his dog Barney.

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