The Little Prince // Over 70 Years of Wisdom

[This image has been my desktop background for the entirety of 2016]

It's April 1943

and author and illustrator

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

released Le Petit Prince,

or, as you may know it as,

The Little Prince.

Fast forward 73 years,

to 2016,

and the book has been

translated into over

250 languages,

making it the fourth most

translated book ever.

Acting as a novella

as well as

a self-help book

for stray souls trying to find

their way

as well as

a wisdom-filled guide

for adults who have forgotten

how to dream.

From a novella

in 1943 to countless

adaptations throughout

the years,

the most recent and relevant

additions are both

The Little Prince

pop-up book,

which everyone needs

for their coffee table,

and the 2015 feature film,

The Little Prince,

which meshes 3D animation

with stop motion animation

for a truly riveting experience.

So please,

as the months grow

colder and the nights

grow longer,

embrace The Little Prince

and remember how to be

a kid again if only

for a bit longer.