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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A reminder to my future self - as an extension of your commitment issues, you constantly look over your GR ratings and are probably wondering whether this should actually be 4 stars rather than 5. In that moment, think about the touching end of the story, think about how he treasures a singular flower among the countless stars and remember the kind and reasonable king that you adore and amuses you the way Professor Pangloss does.
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This book is just completely precious and everyone should read it. The adorable titular character and his snippets of philosophy stay with you for a long time. It is probably the shortest book that has made me smile, laugh AND cry.
A special shout out to the King because he is one of my favourite characters of all time! He wants to be obeyed absolutely but he's also good and reasonable. So when the prince asks if he can sit down , the King orders him to sit down. When the prince requests to ask the King questions, the King orders him to do so. It's simultaneously hilarious and wholesome - I adore the character! Anything I say about the titular character itself will be inadequate - that little adorable prince just stays with you for a long time well after you finish reading the book.
My favourite lines:
*This book has one of my favourite dedications of all time-
To Leon Werth
I apologize to the children for dedicating this book to a grown-up. I have a good excuse: this grown-up is the best friend I have in the world. I have another good excuse: this grown-up can understand everything, even children's books. I have a third good excuse: this grown-up lives in France where he is hungry and cold. He needs to be comforted. If all these excuses are not enough, I will then dedicate this book to the child who became that grown-up. All grown-ups were first children. (But few of them remember it.) So I correct my dedication:
To Leon Werth
when he was a little boy.
*I have lived among the grown-ups. I saw them up close. It did not really improve my opinion of them.
*If someone loves a flower that only exists in one million and millions of stars, that's enough for him to be happy when he looks at them
*I must bear two or three caterpillars if I want to know the butterflies.
*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.
And so you will love to watch all the stars…
You, only you, will have stars that can laugh.
I shall not leave you.
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This book is just completely precious and everyone should read it. The adorable titular character and his snippets of philosophy stay with you for a long time. It is probably the shortest book that has made me smile, laugh AND cry.
A special shout out to the King because he is one of my favourite characters of all time! He wants to be obeyed absolutely but he's also good and reasonable. So when the prince asks if he can sit down , the King orders him to sit down. When the prince requests to ask the King questions, the King orders him to do so. It's simultaneously hilarious and wholesome - I adore the character! Anything I say about the titular character itself will be inadequate - that little adorable prince just stays with you for a long time well after you finish reading the book.
My favourite lines:
*This book has one of my favourite dedications of all time-
To Leon Werth
I apologize to the children for dedicating this book to a grown-up. I have a good excuse: this grown-up is the best friend I have in the world. I have another good excuse: this grown-up can understand everything, even children's books. I have a third good excuse: this grown-up lives in France where he is hungry and cold. He needs to be comforted. If all these excuses are not enough, I will then dedicate this book to the child who became that grown-up. All grown-ups were first children. (But few of them remember it.) So I correct my dedication:
To Leon Werth
when he was a little boy.
*I have lived among the grown-ups. I saw them up close. It did not really improve my opinion of them.
*If someone loves a flower that only exists in one million and millions of stars, that's enough for him to be happy when he looks at them
*I must bear two or three caterpillars if I want to know the butterflies.
*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.
And so you will love to watch all the stars…
You, only you, will have stars that can laugh.
I shall not leave you.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
It’s probably been nearly 20 years since I read this book. It’s one I had practically memorized when I was young, thinking its power would never leave me. But over-familiarity lessened some of its charms. Today, my heart aching over the loss of someone whose laugh I will never hear again, I was reminded of the stars as laughter, as bells, and I pulled out my doubly-well-loved copy, a book that had belonged to my grandparents. I read of the fox, explaining how to tame him, and his sorrow when the prince was leaving. I read of the prince,realizing his own Rose was unique because it had tamed him. I read of the well’s song—I’d forgotten it. I read of the laughing stars, and the crying ones. Today, it was morning glories for me, smiling through tears. A book that still helps a sore heart.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Original rating: 4/5 stars.
2025 re-read rating: 3/5 stars.
I remember LOVING this book when I was like 18. Unfortunately I do not love it as much 20 years later. It's still very cute n nostalgic, but I just didn't find it as ~mEaNiNgFuL~ at this point in my life. I thought a lot about all the scene girls I knew with Little Prince tatties (either quotes or drawings) and wondered how they're holding up. Have they re-read it? Did they get the tattie covered or do they still love it? Do they have kids now and have they read the book to their children to explain why there is a poorly drawn yellow haired boy on mama? Did the ones with the quote about him using wild birds to escape ever wonder about why there were birds in space?
I read my paper copy which has a handwritten dedication in the front cover from someone called "S.S." with a misspelling of the word "favorite" ("favorate"), so that was fun.
Anyway it's a re-read summer, so unfollow now if you don't wanna hear about it.
2025 re-read rating: 3/5 stars.
I remember LOVING this book when I was like 18. Unfortunately I do not love it as much 20 years later. It's still very cute n nostalgic, but I just didn't find it as ~mEaNiNgFuL~ at this point in my life. I thought a lot about all the scene girls I knew with Little Prince tatties (either quotes or drawings) and wondered how they're holding up. Have they re-read it? Did they get the tattie covered or do they still love it? Do they have kids now and have they read the book to their children to explain why there is a poorly drawn yellow haired boy on mama? Did the ones with the quote about him using wild birds to escape ever wonder about why there were birds in space?
I read my paper copy which has a handwritten dedication in the front cover from someone called "S.S." with a misspelling of the word "favorite" ("favorate"), so that was fun.
Anyway it's a re-read summer, so unfollow now if you don't wanna hear about it.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was super sweet albeit quite sad. This is a true masterpiece in writing for children which makes it a wonderful book for readers of all ages.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No