Ahead of the long-awaited film on BBC One this Christmas Day, a breathtaking new imagining of the original record-breaking story
A journey, in search of home
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 two years of production – with Charlie's distinctive illustrations brought to life in full colour with hand-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 – their journey together and the boy's search for home. I hope this book gives you courage and makes you feel loved.” Love Charlie x
About the Author:
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 featured in books, private
collections, galleries and public spaces around the world. He 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 internationally bestselling book, The Boy, The Mole, The Fox
and The Horse, was published in October 2019.Charlie's words and
illustrations have brought comfort to many and have been shared online around
the world as well as on t-shirts for Comic Relief, magazine covers, street lamp
posts, school classrooms, cafés, women's safe houses, prisons, hospital wards
and as NHS hospital computer screensavers. Away from art Charlie co-runs Mama
Buci, a honey social enterprise in Zambia. He lives in London with his dog
Barney.