I bought a vintage copy of Le Petit Prince and legit gasped when I saw the cover under the dustjacket 😍
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Oh wow - that is an amazing find 🤩 1w
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The Little Prince | 
I bought a vintage copy of Le Petit Prince and legit gasped when I saw the cover under the dustjacket 😍
pickThe story focuses on how grown-ups are only interested in figures or matters of very little importance in life, in which the Little Prince cannot understand.Story highlights how most grown-ups miss out on the simple things in life, such as friendship, love and the beauty of the world because they are too occupied with gaining wealth and power. They are tricked into believing that figures or having money is important, but their life has no meaning.
pickThe Little Prince is a TL novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I would use this book for storytelling in a classroom grade 3-8, preferably 5th grade. This novel won the Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella. This book follows a prince who is visiting planets in space and learning many life lessons along the way. It teaches students about love, friendship, and other important themes. #UCFLAE3414F19
Um...okay Goodreads, I guess I'll just have to trust your algorithms on this. Maybe there was some nuance in The Little Prince that I missed?
pickAbsolutely delightful: its classic status is well-earned. It reminded me of an inverted Alice in Wonderland: instead of traveling to an imaginary world, the Little Prince comes from a far-away land to look at what hides beneath the surface of our own world. There are great lessons about the power of empathy, devotion, and why you must never catch yourself thinking like a grown-up.
Day 4: #7Covers7days
My rule for the Cup of Unread Authors is I can't draw a new name until I've read one work from the previous name drawn. And the latest author could not be more different from the last pick of Hunter S. Thompson.
Never came across the tagged book growing up, but looking forward to it from all the love it gets.
pickI enjoyed this book but I'm a little disappointed that I didn't love it. I sometimes find with classics that I'm left wondering whether I've missed something because I didn't love it. I read this while commuting so potentially I did miss something as I kept nodding off thanks to my 19 month old who doesn't sleep through. The message was sweet and I loved the dedication. My copy also included Letter to a Hostage which I found moving.
pickI‘m currently learning French and I thought I‘d kill two birds with one stone — read this classic I‘ve never read before and read it in French. I bought the audiobook that has it in French and English, so I first read along and listened in French, then listened in English while reading in French. Very helpful and such a great story! I can‘t wait to read it to Jace when he gets older. 🇫🇷
Grown-ups can never understand anything by themselves, and children get tired of having to explain everything.
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I know! I know! HOW it is possible that I‘ve never read The Little Prince?!
Well, I am finally getting around to it. I‘ve got my vanilla earl grey tea, and my breakfast wrap, and I‘m ready to dig in! #SummersEndReadathon
"Goodbye," said the fox. "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
"It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important."
pickI re-read The Little Prince every few yrs. It‘s a sentimental book for me because my French teacher loved it & had us read it in h.s. One of my treasured books is the French version, bought back before amazon, but I don‘t remember enough French to read that version anymore. The tragedy of Saint-Exupery‘s life always makes me sad.
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
“People where you live, the little prince said, grow five thousand roses in one garden... Yet they don't find what they're looking for... And yet what they're looking for could be found in a single rose.”
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“You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.”
Some of my favorite quotes from this “kids“ book. If you haven't read The Little Prince I highly recommend it. A moving story that you will find new meaning in with every read.
Oh my gosh you guys... so last week I said goodbye my trusty Kindle Voyage, which served me faithfully for 4 years. I may have thrown it across the room without the case and cracked the screen, but I didn‘t come here to dwell on the past. 😂
Anyway, I just had to get a new Paperwhite, and it‘s awesome and all, but LOOK AT THIS ADORABLE CASE that I also purchased. 😍
so-soA in Potions NEWTs: 3.5⭐️
It‘s quirky and has a lot of charm but for how short of a book this was, it took me a long time to read. It was hard for me to stay awake the first 20 pages but once the little prince started talking about the planets he visited, I was able to get into it. I think there‘s many a good lesson for young readers and I can see how it‘s resonated with so many people growing up.
#magicalreadathon2019 #chicago #il
Happy NEWTs everyone! I‘m in Chicago celebrating my mom‘s birthday for the next several day and brought some of my first reads for my exams. Super excited to see how far I can get!
#magicalreadathon2019 #newts #wizardingworld #harrypotter #chicago #il
At 3/$10, I simply couldn‘t say no to adding a few more classics to my shelf. 💜 #bookhaul
pickA favorite! And, my rose lit tattoo to go with it. 🌹
pickWhat a sweet, funny, sad little children‘s story with big, adult messages. The fox chapter was just perfect, and then that ending! 😭❤️
Lovely writing that sneaks right up on you and breaks your heart a little.
‘The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.‘
Somehow, I was today years old before I finally read this book, but I read it all in one spot for #thereadingrush.
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#1001books
?? "Où sont les hommes? reprit enfin le petit prince. On est un peu seul dans le désert.."
"On est seul aussi chez les hommes", dit le serpent.
?? “Where are the people?” resumed the little prince at last. “It‘s a little #lonely in the desert…”
“It is lonely when you‘re among people, too,” said the snake.”
#QuotsyJuly19 @TK-421
#30junebooks blue
A few of my blue books (although Maya Angelou‘s book faded out in the photo, it‘s really a pale blue, a shade lighter than Kerouac‘s On The Road).
#30Junebooks @howjessreads
#BlueBooks
A couple of my blue books. The Little Prince is an old favorite.
#BigInJapan #WanderingJune
I found a Japanese site showing the bestsellers for May of 2019. It wasn't translated, so I could only recognize two. One was Killing Commendatore, which wasn't surprising, but I wouldn't have expected the tagged book. Apparently The Little Prince is so popular there is an entire museum devoted to it (!)
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“If I‘ve told you these details about Asteroid B-612 and I‘ve given you it‘s number, it is on account of the grown-ups. Grown-ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They never ask: “What does his voice sound like?” “What games does he like best?” “Does he collect butterflies?””
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New Kindle cover😊
I'm loving this dedication in the front of this book. 😍😍
I've never read this before. Reading it for a #buddyread. Looking forward to it!
#amreading
You - you alone will have the stars as no one else has them...In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night...You - only you - will have stars that can laugh.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Day 14 of #MayMovieMagic with #SpaceOddity
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"Here is my secret. It‘s quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes."
—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
pick"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
pick"What moves me so deeply, about this little prince who is sleeping here, is his loyalty to a flower – the image of a rose that shines through his whole being like the flame of a lamp, even when he is asleep…"
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1. 2000's . I think it used to simpler then. Also being an adult is hard.
2. Prefer paper but i'm good with kindle too.
3. Younger
4. Yup same place
5. Happy Friday Everyone 💖💕💖💕
#friyayintro @howjessreads
pickThis book reminded me of a Twilight Zone episode. The weirdness of the story made it rather enjoyable. I think it shows us that the things we think are really important, mean nothing. We get so dedicated to one thing we don‘t see the absurdity of it. The things we invest time in will mean the most to us.
🧁The Little Prince. I read it when I was studying french in sixth form and have since bought copies in English. The story was so simple yet complex and beautiful. 💕
🧁Every morning. Just in case a burglar breaks in while I'm out and thinks I'm untidy 🙈
🧁13c
🧁Peanut butter and banana sandwiches
🧁 @Chelleo @rather_be_reading @wanderinglynn hi guys 👋 thanks for being so welcoming!
@howjessreads #friYAYintro
I just had a student ask me what books I would recommend that feel like this one, that talk about love, and are inspiring. What would you recommend?
“And no grown-up will ever understand that this is a matter of so much importance.”
The planets are cool and although I think kids would like it, I don‘t think the suicide at the end would be appropriate at all. Maybe just read the chapters with the fun planets.
so-soThe language was exciting and engaging. The characters were well developed.
“Men,” said the little prince, “set out on their way in express trains, but they do not know what they are looking for.”
Adventurous story with a meaningful message about learning the meaning of life. Pictures are simple but fit well with the story.
pickModern fantasy, 1971. Story of the Little Prince that lives alone on a tiny planet. He has three volcanoes and owns a beautiful flower. His pride leads him to earth and opens his mind. He learns from a Fox the secret of what is really important in life.
