The Little Prince Review

Manufacturer: Harvest Books

ISBN: 0156012197 EAN: 9780156012195
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

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Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard's new translation of the beloved classic-published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's birth-beautifully reflects Saint-Exupéry's unique and gifted style. Howard, an acclaimed poet and one of the preeminent translators of our time, has excelled in bringing the English text as close as possible to the French, in language, style, and most important, spirit. The artwork in this new edition has been restored to match in detail and in color Saint-Exupéry's original artwork. By combining the new translation with restored original art, Harcourt is proud to introduce the definitive English-language edition of

User Submitted The Little Prince Reviews

November 16, 2008
The Little Prince
I ordered four copies, one came with alot of print written in it and highlighting. Was supposed to be in excellent state and I couldn't track who sent it.

Wonderful story, but the poor state of the book detracted from me giving it as a gift...I rate the story as a 5+ but the book you sent a 1. So give it a 3 overall.

October 22, 2008
Man, I love this book ...
And I love how I ordered it on a Friday and it arrived the following Monday! I feel very satisfied with the price and promptness of my order. I just hope my nephew is satisfied with receiving a book for his 9th birthday...

October 15, 2008
one of my favorites
this is one of my favorite stories. I read it as a child and enjoyed it, re-read it as a teenager and understood more of the symbolism, then as an adult, of course, understood even more of the meaning. Everyone could get something from this story.

October 5, 2008
Funny and moving at the same time
The two main characters in the book have one thing in common, and that is they both don't like grown-ups (this despite one of the characters being a grown-up). In the book, the narrator's plane crashes in the middle of the desert, and he meets a little boy from another planet. In this particular universe, all the planets (including the little prince's) are inhabited by one person, except Earth (in which there are many people). The little prince's planet is so small, that the prince can go in a different time-zone just by moving his chair a little.

The little prince's planet has a rose which the prince loves a lot and takes care of by watering it. Now, the prince asks the narrator to draw a sheep, which he does, and a sheep comes to life in the prince's planet as if in a fantasy. The prince then wants to protect the rose from the sheep who would like to eat it, and the narrator draws a muzzle around the sheep's mouth, and that too becomes a reality in the prince's planet.

The best part of the book is when the little prince visits other planets like his, and meets their lone inhabitants, such as the king, the tippler, the businessman, the lamplighter and the geographer. The book starts out being a comedy but it becomes more emotional as it progresses until we reach the touching ending.

September 27, 2008
Wonderful
Ah, the amount of philosophy and beauty and imagination you can cram into a story this short! I have never read the original French version, but the English translation is as powerful as I could hope for, a surreal story of fantasy that speaks such eternal truths of love and life and the sheer faith of childhood.

We have a man who has put aside his childhood dreams to grow up. His plane crashes in the desert, and it is here he meets a young prince from a distant asteroid.

As we have the gritty real story of survival, we have a powerful and yet just as real story of this little boy's adventures and discovery.

It's a strong and complex parable, and also just a great story besides.

September 25, 2008
sad story
Reporter of little prince

I was reading a book which is named little prince. It is a French writer's writing.
The story of little prince is a fairy tale. The whole content is very interesting. The relater was a pilot, and he had an accident with his plane in the desert of sahara in six years ago. In that time, he met a little prince. He knew the little prince was from another celestial body though by talking to him. Then the little prince related to him everything about the celestial body where he came from, especial his rose. The writer retails the everything in another six celestial bodies besides the earth where the little prince had been gone. At last , the little prince gone. The writer was very sad, as a result he wrote a book to commemorate him.
On his all-alone journey, the little prince met different kinds of people, which includes a king, a conceited man, a tippler, a businessman, a lamplighter and a geographer. From these people he got a conclusion that the grown-ups are very odd. Following the first character, he went to the Sahara, on the earth.
Traveling on the earth, the little prince, who saw a garden of five-thousand roses, was overcome with astonishment and sadness, as he considered his rose was unique in the universe before. At that time a fox appeared. The fox, who told the little prince about the meaning of the word "tame", becomes his new friend. At the time to said farewell, the fox made him know that his rose was unique because she was his rose and tamed by him. From that the little prince began to treasure friendship and be responsible to his rose.
The little prince was a guy who was artless and always curious. He did everything seriously. But he also was alone; enjoy watching the sundown on the chair. He even was sad, he loved a rose deeply.
Maybe it's more significant for us to imagine, and for more, think over.

September 2, 2008
Door Opener
Written in 1943, this little book long ago attained the status of timeless classic. Yet, when discussed at our book club, our members could agree on little about the book's interpretation, sensibility, or even if it is appropriate for children. Some viewed it as an innovative form of literature requiring both a narrator and an inquisitor: What did that mean daddy? Where did the Little Prince go daddy? Does he love the rose? Who tamed whom? Some viewed it as a sort of religious work designed to teach our children "what is really important in life". Do you like butterflies? What sort of voice does she have? On the other hand, some felt that the book allowed children to question the wisdom of adults, especially parents. Is this one of those deals Like Text Messaging where kids get it but adults never can? Others, who knew something about the author's life---why should it matter--- read it as a sort of suicide note disguised as a children's book. It was during these darker moments that one wag commented that any work that can stimulate a discussion this gloomy had to be something really special. And, here's where we all started to agree. This is not a work that speaks for itself. It is, instead, a sort of catalyst that will produce different enlightenments for different readers and narrators. While Saint-Exupery's little book can open doors to wisdom, you have to enter by yourself. That so many continue to choose to do so is testimony to his greatness as a writer and a teacher.

July 18, 2008
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I don't know how to begin to describe The Little Prince. In some ways it is like reviewing love itself. While many books have touched me emotionally, this short children's story has gone farther and deeper than any other. Everything about it is perfection: sweet, sad, flawed perfection. It is a tale of tears. It is about loving so much that you would embrace pain, even death, for the beloved, of loving sorrow because it comes from the beloved. It is about allowing yourself to be tamed even if it hurts.
Love is a goal in and of itself, a goal that the Little Prince learns to embrace at great cost to himself, but it is not the pure, perfect little one who I love most, nor the hardened but softening adult narrator. My true soul mate is the Fox who invites the Prince, pleads for the Prince, to tame him, to make him his own even though it brings tears and heartbreak. Oh! To love like that! That is the joy and sorrow of human existence, the gift of life. This book is perfection.

June 17, 2008
A good book for Adult.
It's a good story book for adults. I have had it at my home, and now I live alone and I would like to keep one closed to me when I think of it.

June 15, 2008
A Time Tested Classic
If I was stranded on a desert island and could only take one book with me, it would be this one. It does not matter how many times I read this book over the years, every time I pick it up, it is as if I was reading it for the first time. I realize something new and profound with every reading.

This little book is so compact with depth of meaning and wisdom, it is truly as timeless as wisdom itself. If you know of any child, please get them a copy of this book. It is one of those magical tales that is destined to become a lifelong favorite for them.

No wonder it is actor James Dean's favorite book.... and I'm not one to argue with James Dean.

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