Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is an absolutely lovely little short film and one of the best made for children in a very long time. The animation is stellar, made to look like a picture book come to life, complete with all the rough edges and stray lines. It’s remarkable how effectively the film weaves aphorisms and lessons into a simple fable, managing to make the whole experience engaging and utterly captivating from beginning to end. There are lessons and truths here that, while designed for children, we adults would do well to listen to some of the simplicity of the wisdom here – especially these lessons of kindness towards others. Everyone with a child in their life should have them watch this wonderful film about finding home, finding family, and loving and caring for the different parts of yourself.