This book wasn't thought provoking in and of itself. Instead, it sparked that never ending debate in my head about what is children's literature. This book was written for children, but I have a hard time picturing a child reading it (if you read it as a child or know someone who read it as a child I'd LOVE to hear your thoughts on it!).
Here's the thing. It's written at an appropriate reading level for children. It has cute pictures children would enjoy in it. The narrator's voice is age appropriate for children. The subject matter just doesn't seem appropriate for children.
This book is primarily about the travels of a boy who is only referred to as "the prince" or "the little prince" throughout the book. He's from a teeny-tiny planet inhabited solely by him, but one day he decides to travel. He travels to several other teeny-tiny planets before ending up on Earth and meeting a man stranded in the desert (the narrator). Long story short, the little prince causes the narrator to reevaluate his life.
Ultimately, it feels more like a book aimed at helping adults rediscover their inner-child. If that was the author's intent, I think he succeeded.
Is this book worth reading? Sure. It'll only take you an hour or two to read it, and you won't feel like you've wasted that time at the end of reading the book.
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