Cover of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Fifth Anniversary Limited Edition

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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Fifth Anniversary Limited Edition

The Global Bestseller

by Charlie Mackesy · Recommended by 6 people on 5 podcasts

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Asking for help is not giving up.
Ryan Holiday · The Daily Stoic · Aug 2022 Listen at 53:45

What they say about it

Grouped from 8 mentions
  • Reads to children“read to my kids”
    2

The best things said about it

4 of 8 · every mention
Recommended
It is a picture book that is intended for human beings of all ages.
Elisabeth Egan The Book Review · Apr 2020
Recommended
This is a beautiful book.
Elisabeth Egan The Book Review · Apr 2020
Discussed
It's books that I loved.
Trevor Noah The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 2024
Discussed
I bought it last week.
Steven Bartlett The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 2023

Where and when it comes up

Mentions per year

Counted mentions by episode date. Our archive is deeper for recent years; 2026 so far.

How it comes up

Recommended means the speaker tells listeners to read it.

Most mentions, by podcast

5 shows

6 people who brought it up

Most recommendations first

Why people recommend it

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy is a beautifully illustrated fable offering gentle wisdom and comfort for readers of all ages. Ryan Holiday recommended the children's fable on The Daily Stoic, while Elisabeth Egan introduced it on The Book Review as her monthly pick, joined by Pamela Paul in urging listeners to purchase the physical edition. Jelly Roll discussed the book on The Joe Rogan Experience to reflect on its profound messages about vulnerability and asking for help. Trevor Noah compared his own book to Mackesy's popular illustrated work on The Diary Of A CEO, and Chris Williamson mentioned reading it as a wholesome seasonal tradition on Modern Wisdom. Steven Bartlett also brought up the book on The Diary Of A CEO to explore its insights on emotional well-being, and Ryan Holiday previously used the text on The Daily Stoic to illustrate that seeking help is an act of perseverance.

Every mention

8 counted mentions
Elisabeth Egan but the book is called the boy the mole The Fox and the horse and it's by a British writer named Charles Ma… 2
Recommended
“but the book is called the boy the mole The Fox and the horse and it's by a British writer named Charles Maxie and it is a picture book that is intended for human beings of all ages ages 8 to 88 I believe is how the author puts it in his introduction”
Recommended
“this is a beautiful book I should say it's a an oversized picture book it's really nicely produced and so it's one that even should you go ahead and read the electronic version of now I hope that you will turn to when you can get your hands on what I still like to think of as a real copy”
Ryan Holiday Have you read uh The Boy, the Fox, the Horse, and the Mole? It's this little children's fable. 2
Recommended
“Have you read uh The Boy, the Fox, the Horse, and the Mole? It's this little children's fable.”
Discussed
“there's this kids book I like to read to my kids called the boy the fox the horse and the moon and one of the pages the horse says asking for help is not giving up”
Chris Williamson or you know like the boy the mole The Fox and the just and it always makes me maybe it's just because Chris… 1
Discussed
“or you know like the boy the mole The Fox and the just and it always makes me maybe it's just because Christmas is a kindful Whimsical time of year”
Jelly Roll And I read a book called The Fox, the Horse, the Mole, and the Boy. Have you ever heard of this book? 1
Discussed
“And I read a book called The Fox, the Horse, the Mole, and the Boy. Have you ever heard of this book?”
Steven Bartlett have you read the book The um The Fox, the Mole, the Horse, and the Boy, and the and the Horse? I bought it… 1
Discussed
“have you read the book The um The Fox, the Mole, the Horse, and the Boy, and the and the Horse? I bought it last week. It's upstairs in my bag.”
Trevor Noah and it follows in the tradition of the the boy the fox in the mall it's it's books that I loved 1
Discussed
“and it follows in the tradition of the the boy the fox in the mall it's it's books that I loved”

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Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Ryan Holiday, Luiz Berengue / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0); Trevor Noah, Web Summit Qatar / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0); Chris Williamson, CiaPeterson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).