Jude says “The illustrations and text in the book gave me a clear understanding of the Boy’s character. It is obvious to anyone who has read it that the Boy is gentle, kind and a little bit frightened. Who wouldn’t be when they are lost outside in the deep snow!”

It tries to give important, profound lessons about good and bad, struggling with emotional problems, self reflection, and many other topics in a minimalistic way. With some rudimentary drawings and many Buddha zen Yoda wise master style dialogues, scenes, and conclusions, it condenses essential philosophical, ethical, and psychological questions, issues, and problems to a level easy to understand for younger audiences. I turned to my little darling and asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, and she said “... like you – kind”. I still have tears streaming down my face right now. Nordyke, Kimberly (12 March 2023). "Oscars: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023 . Retrieved 15 March 2023. Special thanks to my Patrons on Patreon for giving me extra support towards my passion for reading and reviewing! Singh, Anita (24 December 2022). "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, review: gorgeous animation saddled with cloying therapy-speak". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023 . Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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We've had different forms of hardness, you know, whether it's pandemic and isolation or whether it's economic I think everyone's just feeling exhausted. It seems to me that if we've ever needed kindness, we need it now. And I don't think there's any human on Earth who couldn't use a bit more kindness or comfort or hope or a healing. It was lovely to read from people's messages during the pandemic about the book and I hope that film can do something similar in this time."

when i first saw this title and cover, i said AWWWWW! and then, over the holiday season, so many people were praising this book in print and in person, i knew i needed to get a copy for myself. OR, to get a copy for greg because - fox - and read it before gifting it to him. because i am a monster. Graye, Megan (24 December 2022). "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is half an hour of pure joy – review". The Independent . Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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The film was directed by Peter Baynton and co-written by Jon Croker, with Jude Coward Nicoll, Tom Hollander, Idris Elba and Gabriel Byrne voicing the four titular characters. Nicoll's casting was a challenge for the creative team, as he was a newcomer to acting and was selected from 300 people who auditioned for the role. He added, "We were looking for a certain fragility and vulnerability in the voice of the boy. We wanted people when they heard the boy's voice to have the instinct to try and take care of him or try and protect him [...] He announces to us right at the start of the film that he's lost and he's looking for a home. We all felt incredibly protective of the boy. And that was the quality we were looking for in the boy's voice: a very soft, very gentle unconfident-sounding voice." Baynton said that "he found this sort of lovely rapport and musical relationship between the voices of Nicoll and Hollander". It felt easy to imagine the duo recording their voices together in a studio, even though both the actors recorded separately due to the pandemic. [7] Animation and design [ edit ] i am a monster. my dreams aren't coming true, my ship's not coming in, 'at least i have my health' doesn't apply, i'm growing old and bitter, and platitudes really only work for people with vanilla froyo problems. Tangcay, Jazz (October 10, 2022). "Apple Lands J.J. Abrams-Produced Animated Short 'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,' Starring Idris Elba (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved October 13, 2022.

BBC One – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Trailer: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse". BBC . Retrieved 23 December 2022. Apple Original Films’ Academy Award nominee “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” wins BAFTA Film Award for Best British Short Animation Rosen, Christopher (21 November 2022). " 'The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse' composer Isobel Waller-Bridge on how music can tell a story [Exclusive Video Interview]". GoldDerby . Retrieved 23 December 2022. A wiki walk can be as refreshing to the mind as a walk through nature in this completely overrated real life outside books: The British Book Awards 2020 Winners: Non-Fiction Lifestyle Book of the Year Shortlist". waterstones.com. Waterstones. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 20 November 2020.

This to me is not twee. Okay, occasionally, but in the same way as The Beatles "All You Need is Love" is. Mmmm, that comparison feels so cozy. I really think this will be the perfect gift for those you want to share a message of encouragement or love with. It’s similar to Winnie the Pooh in its content but not so much in narrative or illustration. This will be one you won't be able to forget.