The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-exupery

The Little Prince is one of the best-selling books of all time. It is often presented as a children's book, and I first read it many many years ago. Re-reading it in a short sitting today, I believe it's one of those stories that was enjoyable to me as a child, but much more meaningful to me as an adult. The narrator of the story is an aviator whose plane has crashed in the desert. He meets the Little Prince, an extra-terrestrial of sorts, who reminds him of the wisdom of looking at the world through a childs' eyes. The Little Prince relays to the narrator the story of his travels across the universe, to various planets with serious adults, and the important lessons he learns - the most important being that "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." The author also illustrated the novella, and the drawings add much to the enjoyment of the story. The ending is a bit sad, but The Little Prince overall is filled with valuable observations and hope.