Four friends set out across open country with no fixed destination, and the sky is darkening. Charlie Mackesy's new illustrated book follows the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse through a storm.
Readical Key Points
- The follow-up to The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, with the same four characters
- Illustrated throughout by the author
- Paper-over-board hardcover with a dark blue satin ribbon, textured blue quarter binding, illustrated endpapers and cream sketchbook-quality paper
- Hardcover, 128 pages, 6.5 x 8.5 inches, Penguin Life, 2025
The story is told through drawings and brief exchanges between the four friends as they wander, lose their bearings and meet a storm. When the weather turns, the boy has to hold on to what will carry him through. Like its predecessor, it reads as a fable about how to live, with friendship, difficulty and the comfort of company at its center.
It suits readers who kept the first book close, and anyone looking for a gift for someone going through a hard stretch. The quarter binding, ribbon and sketchbook paper make it an object as much as a read. The weather changes in this book; the company does not.
About the Author
Charlie Mackesy is a British artist and the author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, published in 2019 and translated into more than 50 languages. He co-wrote and directed its animated adaptation, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
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