The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: The Animated Story

Author(s): Charlie Mackesy

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Ahead of the long-awaited film on BBC One this C hristmas Day, a breathtaking new imagining of the original record-breaking story. Charlie Mackesy's beloved The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has been adapted into an animated short film, coming to BBC One and iPlayer this Christmas. This beautifully made hardback celebrates the work of over 100 animators across twoyears of production - with Charlie's distinctive illustrations brought to life in full colour withhand-drawn traditional animation and accompanying hand-written script. "I made a film with some friends about a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse - theirjourney together and the boy's search for home. I hope this book gives youcourage and makes you feel loved." Love Charlie x


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Charlie began sharing conversations between the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse on his social media channels in early 2018. He published The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse in late 2019 and the book has since brought comfort and joy to over seven million readers worldwide. Charlie collaborates with a number of charities, including C omic Relief - he created the iconic 'Love Wins' t-shirt - as well as the NHS, Choose Love, WWF and The Samaritans. During the pandemic he donated prints, books, drew on hospital walls and postedmessages of support to NHS workers, which he continues. Charlie began his career as a cartoonist for The Spectator and a book illustrator forOxford University Press. He spent time in America as a portrait painter and ran arttherapy workshops for Alzheimer's sufferers and Holocaust survivors. He lived and painted in South Africa, and collaborated with Nelson Mandela on a lithograph project, 'The Unity Series'. And worked with Richard Curtis on the set of Love Actually to create a set of drawings to be auctioned for C omic Relief. Away from art, Charlie co-runs a social enterprise, Mama Buci in Zambia. His work features in books, private collections andpublic spaces, including Highgate Cemetery in London, in hospitals, prisons, churches and university colleges around the UK, and in women's safe houses around the world. He lives in Suffolk with his dog Barney.Sales

General Fields

  • : 9781529197686
  • : Random House UK
  • : EBURY PRESS - TRADE
  • : 01 August 2022
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Charlie Mackesy
  • : Hardback
  • : English
  • : 158.1
  • : 192
  • : VS