A reminder of what truly matters, as told through the adventures of four beloved friends. Based on Charlie's daily Instagram. For fans of Winnie-the-pooh's Little Book of Wisdom.
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
been exhibited widely and featured in books, private collections,
galleries, school classrooms, hospital wards, prisons, and public
spaces around the world.
Charlie 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
bronzes can be found in public spaces in London, including Highgate
Cemetery and the Brompton Road.
His internationally bestselling book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox
and the Horse, was published in October 2019 and holds the record
for the most consecutive weeks in the Sunday Times Non-Fiction
Chart across all formats as well as being the longest running
Sunday Times Non-Fiction Number One of all time. A number one New
York Times best-seller, it is one of eight books since 2013 that
has remained on the number one New York Times Bestseller and on the
New York Times Advice, Misc. Best Seller list.
Charlie's beloved book is the first ever book to be awarded both
the Waterstones Book of the Year and Barnes and Noble Book of the
Year (2019) and has been translated into over 50 different
languages.
In 2023, the short animated film adaption of The Boy, the Mole, the
Fox and the Horse won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film, the
Academy Award for Best Animated Short film and five Annie Awards
including Best Special Production. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and
the Horse- The Animated Story was published in November 2023 to
accompany the animated short film.
Away from art, Charlie co-runs Mama Buci, a honey social enterprise
in Zambia that helps families of low and no income become
beekeepers. He lives between Brixton and Suffolk with his dog
Barney.
Wise words
*James Corden*
Charlie Mackesy's mesmerizing debut combines the simplicity of 'The
Giving Tree', magic of 'The Velveteen Rabbit' and the curiosity of
'Paddington'
*The New York Times*
Simply, the world needs Charlie's work right now.
*Miranda Hart*
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*
Pure Joy
*London Evening Standard*
The world that I am required to inhabit is this one. But the world
that I long to inhabit is the one that Charlie Mackesy has
created.
*Elizabeth Gilbert*
Those in need of peace will find it between the covers of this
elegant picture book
for adults and children
*The New York Times*
You will not be able to buy a more beautiful book for Christmas for
somebody you love
*Chris Evans*
Simply, the world needs Charlie's work right now.
*Miranda Hart*
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