Why am I passionate about this?
I’ve always been a hopeless romantic. And a chronic glass-half-full individual. While working as a journalist in South Africa, I managed to stay away from sensitive subjects and gravitated toward films, restaurants, and travel. I also wrote interviews with people. Which led me to write an illustrated poetry book – mostly through observing people and imagining what makes them tick. My novel, Whisper of the Lotus, was based in Cambodia where I lived for four years and fell in love with the culture. I also wrote two children’s books (Ogden The Fish Who Couldn’t Swim Straight and Martha the Blue Sheep). Yes, they all had messages. Mostly about hope.
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Why did Gabrielle love this book?
If there were one book I had to take to a desert island, this would be it. Every word and image is so poignant and touching that I want to frame every page and hang them all around the house. As Mackesy said, “All four characters represent different parts of the same person,” and it’s interesting to relate to different characters according to your mood. Not only has the talented Mackesy drawn beautiful illustrations of his four characters (he was a cartoonist for the Spectator and a book illustrator), his words are the perfect complement to inspire on days when you need a lift.
7 authors picked The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
A book for all ages, a book for all time.
Adapted into a short animated film, coming this Christmas.
Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons.
The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared millions of times online. They've also been recreated by children in schools and hung on hospital walls. They sometimes even appear on lamp posts and on cafe and bookshop windows. Here, you will find them together in this book of Charlie's most-loved drawings, adventuring into the Wild and exploring the thoughts and…