Is a timeless novella that, while ostensibly a children’s book, holds profound philosophical insights for readers of all ages.

The story is narrated by a pilot who crashes in the Sahara Desert and encounters a peculiar young boy, the Little Prince, who has fallen to Earth from a tiny asteroid, B-612. Through their conversations, the Little Prince recounts his travels to various planets and his encounters with their strange, narrow-minded adult inhabitants—a king, a vain man, a tippler, a businessman, a lamplighter, and a geographer—each satirizing a particular human folly or preoccupation.