Charlie Mackesy was born during a snowy winter in Northumberland. He 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." He has lived and painted in South Africa, Southern Africa and New Orleans, and co-runs a social enterprise, Mama Buci, in Zambia, which helps families of low and no income to become beekeepers. He lives in London but is often in Suffolk. Visit him at charliemackesy.com
"The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is not only a
thought-provoking, discussion-worthy story, the book itself is an
object of art."
-- New York Times"The world that I long
to inhabit is the one that Charlie Mackesy has created - a world of
infinite kindness, wisdom, mutual care and tenderness, and true
love between real friends. My prayer/hope is that our world will
become more like this one." -- Elizabeth Gilbert, New
York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and
Big MagicI felt this book down to my core. --
Hoda KotbLove, friendship, and kindness--this book
speaks a universal language. -- Bear GryllsA
wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart
-- Richard CurtisSimply, the world need's
Charlie's work right now. -- Miranda Hart"A sweet
tale rendered in swirly black calligraphy and watercolor. Childlike
in its simplicity, its messages are universal. . . . Mackesy has
brought people together." -- The Washington
Post"A lonely boy ambles through the countryside on a
spring day, finding companionship: first meeting the mole, then the
other animals of the title. As they walk, the new friends talk,
wonder, share their hopes and fears and pose some big questions. .
. . A big hit." -- The Philadelphia
Inquirer"A delightful treat of a book. . . . If there
were classes on how to be a good person, this book would be the
textbook." -- Horse Nation
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