Always Remember

British artist, illustrator and author Charlie Mackesy began his career as a cartoonist, before becoming a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. Her award-winning work has been featured in books, galleries, 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 has already reached more than 10 million readers worldwide. It 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 number 1 non-fiction ever,
The No. 1 New York Times bestseller, it has also remained on the NYT list since its publication. Charlie's beloved book was the first book to be awarded the Waterstones Book of the Year and Barnes and Noble Book of the Year awards, and has been translated into more than 50 languages. In 2023, the animated short film adaptation won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film, the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film and five Annie Awards, including Best Special Production. Charlie Mackesy worked with Richard Curtis on the set of "Love Actually" to create a set of drawings for Comic Relief, and with Nelson Mandela on a lithography project, The Unity Series. His bronze sculptures can be found in public spaces in London, including Highgate Cemetery and Brompton Road. In addition to art, Charlie co-runs Mama Buci, a honey social enterprise in Zambia that helps families with little or no resources become beekeepers. He lives between Brixton and Suffolk.