Karen Little, Library Assistant and English Language Learning Instructor, recommends The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy (available in English and Spanish).
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole?
“Kind,” said the boy.
This is just one of many musings from a curious cadre of friends who are on a journey questioning life and what the future holds in the graphic novel, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. The contemplative boy is one of four unlikely characters that Charlie Mackesy, author, artist, and illustrator, brings together for an adventure into “the wild.”
The book follows the conversations between an inquisitive boy, an erudite mole, a withdrawn fox who wants to belong, as well as an insightful horse. During their amblings, the friends share hopes and fears and engage in straightforward, down-to-earth, and heartfelt exchanges...
Read Karen's entire Book Review here.
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