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The Little Prince
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Elizabeth
Oh my gosh, I love this book. We read it in high school French class. Even in translation, the book has a simplicity about it that is beautiful.
Rachel
I can't remember if I'd read this all the way through before. I got it when I was little, and I just found it in a storage bin in the basement and figured it'd be an easy read. I can see why people say they find something new in it every time they read it, I'm going to have to read it several more times! ...more
Jayme Pendergraft
Apr 23, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 1001, 2009
"Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors, or primeval forests, or stars. I would bring myself down to his level. I would talk to him about bridge, and golf, and politics, and neckties. And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man."

"If some one loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars. He can say to himself, 'Somewhere, my flower is t
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Tracy
Aug 17, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
What more to say.

I love the illustration.

I love the imagination.

I realy liked the way the author handled such difficult topics with a simply prose-like manner story.

And more importantly the realisation that there is a little prince within all of us.

Read this. For leisure, for seriousness, just for fun.

Give it a small light thought and enjoy.

The little prince... enjoy it.
Ruth
Feb 08, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: favorites
"The Little Prince" is one of those children's books that are treasured by millions. It is a piognant, timeless, and classic story of discovering our inner child. ...more
Erin (NY)
Sep 08, 2009 rated it it was amazing
This is one of my favorite books of all times! It can be read on many levels: I enjoyed it when I was 6 and I still enjoy it very much!
Katie
Dec 19, 2012 rated it really liked it
A perfect little story to read in an evening when you find yourself without a book at the house of your parents.
Mihika
May 10, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Stephanie Zundel-Smith
Jul 13, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: read-in-2014
Ali
Aug 01, 2007 rated it really liked it
KC
Aug 11, 2007 rated it it was amazing
EmJay
Nov 15, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
superawesomekt
Dec 29, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Rebecca Manery
Mar 17, 2009 rated it it was ok
Pamela
Apr 09, 2009 rated it really liked it
Isabel
Jun 14, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: favourites, classics
Diana
Dec 30, 2009 rated it it was ok
Brian
Jan 03, 2010 rated it liked it
Shelves: own
Gaelyn
Jul 08, 2010 marked it as to-read
Terri FL
Sep 20, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own
Oblomov
Oct 11, 2011 rated it really liked it
Travellinckx
Aug 29, 2012 rated it it was amazing
erin
Oct 12, 2012 marked it as to-read
Ahsia
Jul 11, 2013 rated it did not like it
Tania
Sep 24, 2014 marked it as to-read
Apeksha
Dec 28, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Ryan
Dec 15, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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