Le Petit Prince (french): The Timeless Classic with a Touch of Wonder, Experience the Beauty of Seeing with the Heart

Greatest book ever. I bought this one as a gift. I've had mine for years and reread it many times.

I'm thrilled to have found this 2013 edition, which beautifully preserves the original 1946 French text. Reading "Le Petit Prince" in its native language is a rare treat, and this copy is in excellent condition. It includes the author's iconic illustrations, and they truly come to life against the high-quality, thick paper that gives the book a premium, tactile feel. The book itself is really well-designed and a joy to read. The layout is super clean, and the font size is perfect. It's honestly the best way to experience this classic philosophical fairy tale for any age, exactly as the author intended.

I first met The Little Prince in a college French class and my love for him has continued to grow for almost half a century since. For "les enfants" who meet him, he's wonderful, but grown ups need to remember that what is most important is invisible to the eye so grow and age with our mutual friend. My husband and I take our friend with us on every trip, reading a chapter aloud together, noting where we are when we read. We finish and then begin again for voyages with The Little Prince are never the same. We also collect a version of the book in the language of different countries we visit. I could add many meaningful encounters with him, but one he gave me will always speak to my heart. Thirty years ago when my dear sister was far from me and in the final weeks of her battle with cancer, I would read it aloud to her over the phone -- once again just a chapter or two each time. As we neared the end and the Little Prince gave that wonderful gift of a star to the pilot, she stopped me and said "You know, from my bed I can't see the stars tonight, but I can see the moon. So tonight I want to give you a gift.. I'm going to give you the moon. Now every time you see it you'll know that we are connected and although at first you may be sad, eventually you will smile and my read wish is that you will begin to look up at the moon and laugh because you'll know we are joined together -- and people around you may look at you funny and ask why you are laughing at the moon -- but you'll just tell them it was a gift from The Little Prince and your big sister.. "Ce qui est important est invisible aux yeux."

This is the original French version of a classic. The story has touched the lives of both young and old. The enchanting illustrations were by the author who was well known writer and pilot.

I read this book first for a high school French class and decided to revisit it a few years later. Once I opened the first page, I couldn't put it down. This is a heartbreakingly beautiful story about love, friendship, and innocence. When I first read it as a freshman, I couldn't believe I was being forced to read a book for "babies," and I skipped many of the pages and passages that I couldn't understand. However, this book is exceptionally powerful and goes much deeper than the average children's novel. It has important lessons and reminders for someone of any age, and as I've come back to it over the years, I've found new ones each time. There is an unexplainable magic and warmth that surrounds this book, and I would sincerely recommend it to anyone. There are benefits to buying this book in French, if you are able. The English translation is nice, but the French seems to be much more "complete" and satisfying. It reads like it was meant to be read. This book is also fantastic for language learning. I first read it in my third year of studying French, and while I found it to be difficult at the time, I was surprised by how much I recognized and was able to understand. All in all, in English or in French, this book is a classic for a reason, and I would encourage everyone to discover its spell for themselves.

A classic French children’s book used in many course for learning the French language. I reread it to practice and refresh a bit on some idioms. A cute tale with lessons to be learned and a moral to be told, it serves its purpose.

But for my son who’s learning French. He loved the book. What can you say? It’s just a book but it’s pretty good. You can get a used one and they’ll have just as much fun with it.

My kids theme has been le Petit Prince since infancy. We received the English translated version a few years ago as a gift. I decided to get the original French edition as my child happens to be taking French in school. I thought it would be nice to have the original language version in our collection.

superbe beau livre

Favourite childhood and adulthood book

Always a treat.

フランス語の有名な本なのでいつか読みたいと思っていて、日本語版を参照しながら読みました。動詞の時制で単純過去を多く使っていることが分かり、勉強になりました。

We love this book! Great to have in your home library!