Born from autobiographical experiences (an aerial incident that forced the author to a lucky landing in the Sahara), The little prince came to the United States in 1943 and, posthumously, in France in 1946. The story of the small, delicate character rained on our planet and eager to return from his beloved rose after learning - and taught to millions of readers in the world - that "the essential is invisible to the eye" is a global publishing phenomenon, an absolute bestseller in which text and images (the famous drawings of the author, an integral part of the work) merge into a masterpiece of wisdom and poetry.



With the drawings of the author. Reading age: from 8 years. The plot tells of the fantastic encounter between a pilot and a little prince, who tells him some anecdotes. The story became famous above all to speak with a simple language, suitable even for the youngest, of philosophical and sociological themes such as the meaning of life, friendship and love. The clear sincerity of the young protagonist is an enchanted and pure eye on the "world of the great".

The prince's encounters with people, animals and natural elements guide him, and guide the reader to grow, with a delicate treatise of personal and sentimental education. "Here is my secret: it is very simple: one can not see well what with the heart: the essential is invisible to the eyes". "To love is to give all of yourself without asking for anything to love is to never say ... you owe me". "It's the time you lost for your rose that made your rose so important". "Become forever responsible for what you have tamed.


You are responsible for your rose. "" You, up to now for me, are nothing but a kid equal to one hundred thousand kids. And I do not need you. And you do not need me either. I am not for you a fox equal to one hundred thousand foxes. But if you domesticate me, we will need one another. You will be unique to me in the world, and I will be unique to you in the world. "" My life is monotonous. I chase the hens, and the men hunt me. All the hens are alike, and all men resemble each other. And I get bored therefore. But if you domesticate me, my life will be as enlightened. I will know a sound of footsteps that will be different from the others. "" If you tame me, we will need each other. For me you will be unique in the world. For you I will be unique in the world ".

Men have no more time to know anything. They buy things already done in stores. But since there are no stores that sell friends, no longer have friends.

If you want to friend, tame me! "" If you come, for example, every afternoon at four, from three o'clock I will begin to be happy. "" You run the risk of crying a little, when you let yourself be tamed. "" I wonder if the stars are illuminated so that everyone can find one day. "" The earth gives us, on our account, we learn more than all the books. Because it opposes us resistance. By measuring himself with the obstacle, the man discovers himself. But to do that he needs an instrument. He needs a plane, or a plow. The peasant, in the arare, gradually tears some secrets from nature, and the truth that draws is universal. Not unlike the airplane, a man in all the old problems. "" I have always loved the desert. You sit on a sand dune. You do not see anything. You do not hear anything. And yet something shines in silence. "" Whether it is the house, the stars or the desert, what makes their beauty is invisible. "" It is not the geographer who accounts for cities, rivers, mountains, seas, oceans and deserts. The geographer is too important and can not go for a stroll. He never leaves his study. But he receives the explorers there.



He listens to them and transcribes their memories. "" If you love a rose standing on a star, at night it's nice to look at the sky. All the stars have flowered ".

"The big ones love the numbers, when you tell them about a new friend, they never care about the essential things, they never ask themselves: 'What is the tone of his voice? What are his favorite games? Does he collect butterflies?' But they ask you: 'How old is it? How many brothers? How much does it weigh? How much does your father earn?' ".

"Only children know what they are looking for, they waste time on a rag doll, which then becomes very important, and if someone takes it away they cry".