The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

And that isn't important?

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Blurb pulled from here

The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint Exupery is the Most Beautiful Book In The World!

In 2000 Harcourt proudly reissued Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece, The Little Prince, in a sparkling new format. Newly translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Howard, this timeless classic was embraced by critics and readers across the country for its purity and beauty of expression. And Saint-Exupéry's beloved artwork was restored and remastered to present his work in its original and vibrant colors.

Now Harcourt is issuing uniform full-color foreign language editions. The restored artwork glows like never before. These affordable and beautiful editions are sure to delight an entire new generation of readers, students, children, and adults for whom Saint-Exupéry's story will open the door to a new understanding of life.

ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY, the "Winged Poet," was born in Lyon, France, in 1900. A pilot at twenty-six, he was a pioneer of commercial aviation and flew in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. His writings include The Little Prince, Wind, Sand and Stars, Night Flight, Southern Mail, and Airman's Odyssey. In 1944, while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron, he disappeared over the Mediterranean.
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This is unlike any children's book I've read before. I expected... I don't really know, I just know it was something entirely different than what I received. 
Which isn't always a bad thing.
Oddly enough, I really enjoyed the one page blurb at the end of the book that spoke about the author and his life. He must have been a very strange man, in the way that characters are strange but you still love them and wish to know them over all others. 
This book made me want to read it to others. The lessons were simple, straight-forward. They showed the logic in childish wonder. They gave a reminder that I could still see things differently. That we mustn't all succumb to being grown-ups chasing things we can't remember in circles.
I had heard about this book for awhile. Seen it on many book lists and had put it off until now. I'm glad I read it, in all it's oddness. Since the copy I have is from my local library, I think I also may buy myself this reminder to store on my shelves when I'm feeling my child-like curiosity slipping away.

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