Explore Charlie’s Published Works
Enter the world of these four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons.
Shared millions of times online, the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have 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.
The Boy, the Mole,
the Fox and the Horse
The Boy, the Mole,
the Fox and the Horse
The Animated Story
The Boy, the Mole,
the Fox and the Horse
The Audiobook
The Boy, the Mole,
the Fox and the Horse
The Audiobook Vinyl
Explore the Animated Short Film
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse takes audiences of all age on an extraordinary, poignant and heartfelt journey, as the deeply resonating story follows the unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse as they journey together in the boy’s search for home. Breathing life into the book’s protagonists is an award-winning cast of actors, including Tom Hollander as ‘the mole’, Idris Elba OBE as ‘the fox’, Gabriel Byrne as ‘the horse’ and newcomer Jude Coward Nicoll as ‘the boy’.
On bringing the project to screens, Charlie said: “The journey of making the film of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse with my ridiculously talented and kind animation team has been a magical one. It’s so great to think the story will be in the nation's homes this Christmas – and I really hope it helps bring comfort, love and laughter.”
explore CHARLIE’S OTHER WORKS
Charlie worked with Nelson Mandela on a lithograph project, The Unity Series. Charlie's paintings have been exhibited widely, most recently in Sotheby's in London. His bronzes can be found in public spaces in London, including Highgate Cemetery and the Brompton Road. Away from art, Charlie co-runs Mama Buci, a honey social enterprise in Zambia that helps families of low- and no-income become beekeepers.