Books with author Charlie Max

From the revered British illustrator, a modern fable for all ages that explores life’s universal lessons, featuring 100 color and black-and-white drawings.“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole.“Kind,” said the boy.Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book based on his famous quartet of characters. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse explores their unlikely friendship and the poignant, universal lessons they learn together.Radiant with Mackesy’s warmth and gentle wit, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse blends hand-written narrative with dozens of drawings, including some of his best-loved illustrations (including “Help,” which has been shared over one million times) and new, never-before-seen material. A modern classic in the vein of The Tao of Pooh, The Alchemist, and The Giving Tree, this charmingly designed keepsake will be treasured for generations to come.

A book of hope for uncertain times.Enter the world of Charlie's four characters and unlikely friends - the boy, the horse, the fox and the mole - discover their touching story, and their most poignant and universal life lessons.'The world needs Charlie’s work right now.' Miranda HartThe book will include new, previously unseen and Charlie's most loved illustrations.‘My hope is that the book goes some way to helping people live more courageously, more honestly and with more love for themselves and others.’ Charlie Mackesy

Something for You is a touching picture book about lending a hand and the gift of friendship, from debut author-illustrator Charlie Mylie, whom Brian Selznick has heralded as “a major new talent in children's books.”A mouse’s friend is sick. What can he do to help her? He’ll go get her something! But what? Something little? Something to share? Or something just for her? When his search doesn’t go as planned, our mouse realizes that the best gift to give is something he’s had all along. With expressive characters, sweeping landscapes, and spare text, Charlie Mylie’s debut is a charming story of the comforts that friendship can bring.

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From The Introduction:Ever since the beginning of time , humans have always wanted to communicate with the supernatural. Many different ways have been created. From elaborate magickal rites to more mundane methods such as the Ouija board. In this book we will discuss a method somewhat similar to the Ouija board, but yet very different. Unlike the Ouija board, this method is slightly simpler . It is also more specific than a Ouija board. In this book, we will be communicating with an entity named Charlie.As of late, people the world over are participating in something called the “ Charlie Charlie Challenge”. For some it is an innocent game, however, for others it is quite serious. For some it is harmless, a simply sleight of hand, but for others it is truly dark and demonic. Parents and clergy from the world over are very concerned about this new trend.Why are teenagers and adults for that matter calling on this demon named Charlie? In this book, we will discuss this phenomena. We will also go into depth on how to call upon Charlie the supposed demon. Is he real? You will find out soon enough. (A bonus chapter has been included on how to call on other Spirits as well.)Charlie, Charlie can we play?

The LingBao branch of Daoism in 5th century China left behind a rich set of imagery and ideation, meaning encrypted in the straight chops beside the hidden bend, upright and victorious discipline leading one to be a direct link in a mountain chain, words arranged into a talisman that shines direct like the sun, Now that we are fifteen years deep in to the golden age of Eastern thought being translated into the English language, one of the most important LingBao scriptures, the "Jing Wu Liang Du Ren", 經無量度人, or "Scripture of Boundless Salvation", is beginning to appear, and the vision of the universe it provides is a golden light to return modern man to the Garden of Eden which we really never left, just got lost in. Published on "dztranslation.org", this scripture gradually describes a vision worth communicating; It's a change in perspective, away from the “netherworld” of the mind of man, with its immediate desires, its confusion, the materialist culture, so separate as it is from the universe, from the “Dao”, and suggesting a ” simple, single move”, from looking “down”, into that netherworld, where all the science and reason are, to looking “up”, into the sky, past the clouds, through the heavens, toward the origins, the beginning of time, toward our ancestors, and encouraging us to take their perspective, and then on looking back into the daily existence of our world, to carry them forward within us as they might have hoped and expected; Not taught to cultivate life, we hurtle toward death, the “attractors” hurled at us from every direction in the jade hailstorm of stress that is the modern world, the cloud of locusts that swarms the human condition always pushing the spring of numinosity down the drain into the netherworld, the “attractor” of stability that is the isolation and desolation of addiction, but also the netherworld of television watching, shopping, gambling…the “bai ling”, the “hundred energies”, the modern storm of locusts; but the beautiful sounds of teaching that rear and nourish into the perfection of pure life are the attractors on the other end of the spectrum, hidden in our modern world, but available to the sleuth, the seeker of truth; they teach us to add numinous energy to the system in the form of stillness, to simmer in regulation and restraint, with the doing of the self – “wei shen”; 為身, with ‘one’s own power to accomplish saving, one’s own power to accomplish calm quiescence, “zi cheng”; 自成; when it’s “so hard to break the habit”, it’s the hard work of “wei shen”, “zi cheng”, the “goer” of ‘going through hell’ who comes out the other end; “wu wei”, 無爲 the ‘doing of nothing’, the highest vehicle, is very different from not doing anything, which doesn’t resist the locust swarm and just runs for cover inside the “bai ling”, the hundred energies, the easy shelters of dopamine reward just shadows, unreal in the hailstorm; the doing of nothing is the real shelter of divinity; rather than not doing anything, it’s the opposite, a powerful exertion of purificatory force, “wu wei” / non-action is the doing of spiritual exercise, of spiritual practice, the doing of mental, physical, and spiritual fasting; it’s slow, prolonged, and mindful breathing - “pranayama” - and the doing of yoga - a union with the universe - it’s standing in the balanced steelyard where the gold is refined, under heat and pressure, where the YANG is brought out and then put to bed on fixed schedule; the language of heaven a rhythm, the march of non-action, seemingly simple, is as difficult as stillness in a hailstorm or a cloud of locusts, it's the adding of numinous energy into the system, rather than letting the system attract to its lowest energy state, and in the mysterious receptacle of stillness the magic of life accumulates, in “shou”, 受, receive-accept-endure, the light of eternity shining through the opaque rustling of the existential;

Many many years ago, from a distant galaxy not known by many, a group of space travelers called, “The Star Gang” arrived on the planet Earth to gain knowledge. Sparkle, Dazzle, Cosmo and, their Captain, Orbit traveled around the solar system, visiting all the planets in the universe using their special Star to travel. Their Star is the brightest star in the whole universe and can even be seen from Earth…As long as you look hard enough. A long time ago, when Maggie, an elderly lady, was a young girl she visited her grand-pa who had the most amazing of secrets. He tells the young Maggie that when he was younger he was visited by the Star Gang. They had amazing adventures but because he was now an adult, and the Star Gang only appear to children, he could no longer contact them with the special star they gave to him. Grandpa gives the star to Maggie and together with the Star Gang, they go on another adventure. But now Maggie is too old to call them. Then one day whilst Maggie is in the park feeding the birds she decides to tell a curious little bird her secret. Unfortunately, the little ears of two children overhear her story and a new adventure is about to begin.The Star Gang arrive, along with a brand new space traveler, Shnuzzle-Bug, and they all decide to go back to Maggie's cottage for chocolate cake and fizzy juice. Whilst they are away the evil Star Catcher and his side-kick Rufus steal their star and the Star Gang are off on their most dangerous adventure to get their Star back. The Star Catcher collects and steals stars from the universe using his minimiliser gun but getting “The Star Gang’s” star is his best ever theft as he could now travel further across the universe and steal more stars. Will “The Star Gang” get their Star back? The adventure begins…But you have to believe to make it real.This book is based on the futuristic children's theatre musical which is full of special magical effects and wonderful music all written by Charlie Marx and coming to a theatre near you!

Something for You is a touching picture book about lending a hand and the gift of friendship, from debut author-illustrator Charlie Mylie, whom Brian Selznick has heralded as “a major new talent in children's books.”A mouse’s friend is sick. What can he do to help her? He’ll go get her something! But what? Something little? Something to share? Or something just for her? When his search doesn’t go as planned, our mouse realizes that the best gift to give is something he’s had all along. With expressive characters, sweeping landscapes, and spare text, Charlie Mylie’s debut is a charming story of the comforts that friendship can bring.

When Zir rescues Amda from raiding soldiers in a dusty, remote gully, neither girl has any idea of the adventures they will soon share. As their journey together evolves, they find they have much in common as well as many vital skills to teach one another. Along with Zir’s faithful dog, Fayla, the girls face danger and good times as they make their way first through the desert and later over the sea to Amda’s city and back to Zir’s homeland. Set in a world long ago and far away—a world of nomads, traders, armies, and connected families—Zir’s Journey is a tale that challenges stereotypes of both culture and gender.