Charlie Mackesy’s original story of four unlikely friends became a global phenomenon and the best-selling adult non-fiction book of all time. Now he returns to Hay Festival to introduce the book’s sequel. Talking to broadcaster Francine Stock, he explores why his creations have offered so much comfort and hope to readers.
Mackesy is an artist, illustrator and author who began his career as a cartoonist. The short animated film of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse won both an Oscar and a BAFTA.
