The deluxe edition is the perfect gift for Father's Day and Graduation
“Those in need of peace will find it between the covers of this elegant picture book for adults and children.”
—The New York Times
Featuring a yellow spine and all new end papers, the deluxe edition is the perfect gift for Father's Day and Graduation.
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OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“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.”
—Elizabeth Egan, The New York Times
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Discover the universal tale of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse brought to life in audio by its author and illustrator Charlie Mackesy, with a beautiful music score and the real wildlife sounds of rural England.
“I recorded the audiobook in an old barn in Suffolk in a cave of cushions. Often being interrupted by pigeons, Barney the Dachshund snoring, and bees around the microphone. I drank a lot of tea and ate a lot of cake. I really hope you enjoy it.”
—Charlie Mackesy
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Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book based on his famous quartet of characters.
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse explores their unlikely friendship and the poignant, universal lessons they learn together.
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ABOUT CHARLIE
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.” Charlie 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
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Looking for a Book to Read With Your Family? —The New York Times
Head in the Clouds—How Charlie Mackesy accidentally wrote a best-seller and became a social-media sensation in his 50s
—Air Mail
20 Books to read in 2020 —Good Morning America
How a surprise bestseller about kindness and vulnerability is bringing people together —The Washington Post
Oprah reads The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse —Chicago Public Library Live
How ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ became a surprise best-seller —The Philadelphia Inquirer
These 3 books are like a big, deep hug from a friend… —The San Diego Union-Tribune
Images © Charlie Mackesy 2020
Font copyright © Charlie Mackesy
Published under license from Ebury Press, part of the Penguin Random House UK Group of companies