The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A pilot stranded in the desert meets a boy from an asteroid who tells of his rose, his travels among grown-ups obsessed with numbers, power and possessions, and a fox who teaches him about taming and responsibility. It is a children's book that adults reread for its lines on what is essential being invisible to the eye.
Read it if…
you want a short fable to recalibrate what matters, and to read with children.
Skip it if…
you want argument; it is a story.
Three things you will actually use
- What is essential is invisible to the eye.
- You become responsible for what you have tamed.
- Grown-ups love numbers; do not become one.
Do this first
Read it aloud, to a child or to yourself, in one sitting.
Our verdict
Timeless; a fable for grown-ups.
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