The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, , trans. from the French by Richard Howard. . HMH, $35 (64pp) ISBN 978-0-547-26069-3
This unabridged edition of the classic story about the prince from a tiny planet “hardly bigger than a house” integrates the original illustrations into pop-ups, wheels, and flaps. The text is gracefully balanced against the interactive elements as the Prince shares his story: flaps reveal images like the drawing of a sheep that the narrator makes for him, and delicate pop-ups feature characters he's met, like the clownlike lamp lighter. The pleasing visual effects are subtle, but add an appropriate sense of magic. Ages 9–12.
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Reviewed on: 11/16/2009
Genre: Children's
Paperback - 72 pages - 978-0-544-65649-9