JANUARY 2021 - AudioFile
Author and narrator Charlie Mackesy presents a heartwarming performance of an unlikely group of friends as they converse about life, hope, fear, and kindness while exploring the world around them. Delicate music and real wildlife sounds transform this audiobook into a meditative and therapeutic experience, which more than makes up for missing the illustrations in the print version. Mackesy uses a leisurely pace to allow listeners to savor each segment, adopting a gentle and lighthearted tone as each character reveals their own wisdom. This short but memorable audiobook will leave listeners of all ages hopeful despite a world filled with uncertainty. It will also leave them hungry for cake. A.K.R. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
From the Publisher
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 Magic
"I felt this book down to my core." — Hoda Kotb
"Love, friendship, and kindness—this book speaks a universal language." — Bear Grylls
"A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart" — Richard Curtis
"Simply, 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
Miranda Hart
"Simply, the world need's Charlie's work right now."
New York Times
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.”
The Washington Post
A sweet tale rendered in swirly black calligraphy and watercolor. Childlike in its simplicity, its messages are universal. . . . Mackesy has brought people together.
Bear Grylls
"Love, friendship, and kindness—this book speaks a universal language."
Richard Curtis
"A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart"
Horse Nation
A delightful treat of a book. . . . If there were classes on how to be a good person, this book would be the textbook.
Elizabeth Gilbert
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.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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.
Hoda Kotb
"I felt this book down to my core."
Richard Curtis
"A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart"
The Washington Post
A sweet tale rendered in swirly black calligraphy and watercolor. Childlike in its simplicity, its messages are universal. . . . Mackesy has brought people together.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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.
Miranda Hart
"Simply, the world need's Charlie's work right now."
Bear Grylls
"Love, friendship, and kindness—this book speaks a universal language."
Horse Nation
A delightful treat of a book. . . . If there were classes on how to be a good person, this book would be the textbook.
JANUARY 2021 - AudioFile
Author and narrator Charlie Mackesy presents a heartwarming performance of an unlikely group of friends as they converse about life, hope, fear, and kindness while exploring the world around them. Delicate music and real wildlife sounds transform this audiobook into a meditative and therapeutic experience, which more than makes up for missing the illustrations in the print version. Mackesy uses a leisurely pace to allow listeners to savor each segment, adopting a gentle and lighthearted tone as each character reveals their own wisdom. This short but memorable audiobook will leave listeners of all ages hopeful despite a world filled with uncertainty. It will also leave them hungry for cake. A.K.R. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
