'One day you'll look back and realise how hard it was, and just how well you did'

Charlie Mackesy's four unlikely friends are wandering through the wilds again. They're not sure what they are looking for. They do know that life can be difficult, but that they love each other, and cake is often the answer.

When the dark clouds come, can the boy remember what he needs to get through the storm?

This beautiful paper-over-board hardcover includes a dark blue satin ribbon, textured blue quarter bind, illustrated endpapers, and cream sketchbook-quality paper.

British artist, illustrator and author CHARLIE MACKESY began his career as a cartoonist, before becoming a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. His award-winning work has been featured in books, galleries, school classrooms, hospital wards, prisons and public spaces around the world.

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 Non-Fiction number one of all time. A number one New York Times bestseller, it is has also remained on the NYT list since publication.

Publisher: Penguin Life
Publish Date: October 14, 2025
Type: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Language: English
EAN/UPC: 9780593994825
BISAC Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels - Literary - Self-Help - Motivational & Inspirational - Philosophy - Ethics & Moral Philosophy