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The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Dec 03, 2015 Jillian rated it really liked it · review of another edition

No adaptation can capture the charm and flow of the original, but this version makes a good effort. The important plot points are still there, even if we lose some of the illustrations.
The pictures here are lovely, done with paper figures from a stop-motion film. So you don't miss *too* much of the original, and are treated to the vibrant colours of the rose and the fox.
Basically, this is as good an abridged version as you're likely to find...but it's still an abridged version.

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Dec 26, 2014 Mary rated it really liked it

Shelves: format-audio, read-harder-2015

Read Harder - a translation.

Picked this as a quick palette cleanser before diving into What is the What. Worked wonders! It's a delightful story and I really love the drawings.

I read bits and pieces of this in French - a million years ago in school - and enjoyed it in English this time around. It's much easier to read (my French was never very good) and the story really shines through. ...more

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