Voici mon secret. Il est très simple : on ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.
(Here is my secret. It is very simple. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is invisible to the eye.)
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince
"If you please--draw me a sheep!" Thus begins Antoine de Saint-Exupery's bittersweet story of childhood -- his meeting with the little prince. Few writers have captured the differences between adults and children better than Saint-Exupery, particularly this book, which tells the story of the Boy Prince from Asteroid B-612, who comes to Earth looking for a sheep to rid his tiny planet of baobab trees. The story is full of wisdom for both kids and adults, and above all teaches love and understanding and the importance of childhood.
Very few books can reach both adults and children -- The Little Prince stands on a level with Narnia and Dr. Seuss in that respect. If you haven't read it, whether you have kids or not, I highly recommend it.
4 comments:
Are you reading it to the girls?
Want to start. I tried about a year ago, but there weren't enough pictures!
the little prince has kind of a goofy outfit, doesn't he?
Little bit. He is a prince, though, so that makes him kind of a dandy.
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