The boy, the mole, the fox, the horse and me
CHARLIE MACKESY insists he isn’t any good at small talk: ‘I’m useless. I like talking about things that really matter. I love conversation. That’s how all of this started—I was talking with a very good friend about courage. I began drawing that conversation and, from there, I let it unfold.’
The illustrator and author is referring to his bestselling book, , which has become something of a phenomenon. The touching tale of a curious boy and his journey with a cake-obsessed mole, a world-weary fox and a wise horse is told through the conversations between these four unlikely companions, their adventures brought to life by the author’s own exquisite illustrations. Each turn of the page presents another scene framed by
