About the Book: The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint first published The Little Prince in 1943, only a year before
vanished over the Mediterranean during a reconnaissance mission. More than a
half century later, this fable of love and loneliness has lost none of its
power.
The narrator is a downed pilot in the Sahara Desert, frantically trying to
repair his wrecked plane. His efforts are interrupted one day by the apparition
of a little, well, prince, who asks him to draw a sheep. "In the face of an
overpowering mystery, dont dare disobey," the narrator recalls. "Absurd as it
seemed, a thousand miles from all