Experience The Little Prince like never before in this luxe, foil-stamped edition featuring more than 100 new illustrations by internationally-renowned Studio MinaLima paired with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s original poetic text. This cherished classic text comes to life with 8 pop-of-the-page interactive elements, like sliding tabs, foldouts, spinners, embossing, and more.
MinaLima, the design studio best known for creating the graphic universe of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, takes readers on an ever more fantastic journey from planet to desert, from watering the prince’s blossoming rose to feeling the embrace of the snake. This reimagination of the world-famous tale with stunning paper-engineered inserts will have both children and adults alike dreaming in a whole new way.
Eight exclusive interactive elements
a three-sided folded elephant sketch attached to the page;a fold out that reveals three sheep in a box tucked into the pilot's shirt pocket;an embossed illustration of the little prince with flaps that open his cape to reveal his home planet, spinning on a rivet, along with a fold out metallic crown that slots into the page;a blossoming flower with rotating petals that part to reveal its face;a golden calendar dial with rotating hands to change the time, date, and face of the sun;a sliding tabbed illustration of a snake that creates an optical illusion of it being bejeweled;a theater style full-spread pop out that shows the little prince and the fox;a folded, die-cut card of the little prince and the pilot at sunset under golden starsThe Little Prince has enchanted readers across the world. Studio MinaLima continues that tradition with this elegant edition.
People best know French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry for his fairy tale The Little Prince (1943).
He flew for the first time at the age of 12 years in 1912 at the Ambérieu airfield and then determined to a pilot. Even after moving to a school in Switzerland and spending summer vacations at the château of the family at Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens in east, he kept that ambition. He repeatedly uses the house at Saint-Maurice.
Later, in Paris, he failed the entrance exams for the naval academy and instead enrolled at the prestigious l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts. In 1921, Saint-Exupéry, stationed in Strasbourg, began serving in the military. He learned and forever settled his career path as a pilot. After leaving the service in 1923, Saint-Exupéry worked in several professions but in 1926 went back and signed as a pilot for Aéropostale, a private airline that from Toulouse flew mail to Dakar, Senegal. In 1927, Saint-Exupéry accepted the position of airfield chief for Cape Juby in southern Morocco and began his first book, a memoir, called Southern Mail and published in 1929.
He then moved briefly to Buenos Aires to oversee the establishment of an Argentinean mail service, returned to Paris in 1931, and then published Night Flight, which won instant success and the prestigious Prix Femina. Always daring Saint-Exupéry tried from Paris in 1935 to break the speed record for flying to Saigon. Unfortunately, his plane crashed in the Libyan Desert, and he and his copilot trudged through the sand for three days to find help. In 1938, a second plane crash at that time, as he tried to fly between city of New York and Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, seriously injured him. The crash resulted in a long convalescence in New York.
He published Wind, Sand and Stars, next novel, in 1939. This great success won the grand prize for novel of the academy and the national book award in the United States. Saint-Exupéry flew reconnaissance missions at the beginning of the Second World War but went to New York to ask the United States for help when the Germans occupied his country. He drew on his wartime experiences to publish Flight to Arras and Letter to a Hostage in 1942.
Later in 1943, Saint-Exupéry rejoined his air squadron in northern Africa. From earlier plane crashes, Saint-Exupéry still suffered physically, and people forbade him to fly, but he insisted on a mission. From Borgo, Corsica, on 31 July 1944, he set to overfly occupied region. He never returned.
One of my longtime favourites. Decided to read it again as it was part of a reading challenge for this month. It was my first time reading it in English and although a personal favourite, it didn't hit the same. Started by reading a version translated by Miquênia Litz (borrowed from the Libby app) and I found it so blatantly translated, so much so that the story itself was difficult to appreciate, awkwardly worded, hard to follow. By chapter 8 I switched to a hard copy translated by Katherine Woods and that version was much, much better. I've always loved the narrative: such wonderful observations about stupid adults from a child's innocent perspective, disguised as a children's book. Gave it 4 stars just because it's not quite as good as a translation. French version I give 5 stars! If you are fluent in French, my recommendation would be to choose the French version over the English. It's written so eloquently and has such a wonderful flow to it!
flabber me gasted! this book is beautiful! The Little prince is that book you keep forever. You can read it every year and always get something new from it.
This time, in the great reading year of 2026, its this quote- “What makes the desert beautiful, is that somewhere it hides a well.” made me believe in hope again.
I love The Little Prince. I love the pilot. I love the fox, the rose, even the snake. It's such wonderful whimsy magic and ugh. Love it.
But this edition in particular, the MinaLima illustrated edition, is PERFECT. It fits the story so fantastically and it is gorgeous all around. It really brings the magic to life.
If you are a fan of this story, you must own this copy.
Příběh malého blonďatého chlapce z planetky B 612, který se vydává na pouť vesmírem, zná snad úplně každý. Je to nesmrtelná klasika, do které dorůstáme v různých fázích života a pokaždé v ní najdeme trochu jinou hloubku. Zatímco v dětství nás fascinuje putování mezi planetkami a neobyčejná setkání, v dospělosti nás zasáhne svou dojemnou moudrostí o přátelství, zodpovědnosti a věcech, které jsou očím neviditelné.
Známé londýnské designové studio MinaLima, které se proslavilo především ikonickým vizuálním stylem pro filmového Harryho Pottera, si vzalo tuto literární legendu do parády a dodalo jí zcela nový rozměr. Výtvarníci vzali důvěrně známou klasiku a ještě ji o několik tříd vylepšili svým jedinečným kreativním umem. Nejde jen o obyčejné obrázky, ale o propracované interaktivní prvky, rozkládací papírové mechaniky a detailní grafické prvky, díky kterým stránky doslova ožívají pod rukama.
Příběh samotný plyne lehce a přitom vás zasáhne přesně tam, kde má. Interaktivní koncept od MinaLima navíc zaručí, že se od knihy nebudete moci odtrhnout a budete si s nadšením prohlížet každý detail, jako byste ji četli poprvé v životě. Je neuvěřitelné, jak nadaní někteří z nás jsou. Pokaždé jsem na stránce objevila něco nového. Každá stránka je totiž takovým malým uměleckým dílem.
Toto vydání ocení především milovníci Malého prince a sběratelé krásných knih. Dostanete totiž nejen nádherný zážitek z četby, ale i skvost, který se bude dokonale vyjímat v každé knihovničce. Proto dávám knize zasloužených 5 hvězdiček a doufám, že se objeví víc takto zpracovaných klasik, které už v zahraničí vyšly.
-----------Reakce po dočtení knihy---------------- Krásné zpracování.
I genuinely enjoyed reading this with my 7 year old, especially the gorgeous Mina Lima version, and getting to explore the art and interactive pages.
The story kept our interest until the end BUT a lot went over her head and quite honestly mine too lol I may be too literal for a book almost entirely filled with metaphors.
Once we were finished, I looked into some of the deeper meanings the book explored and once it was dissected a bit for me I actually understood and appreciated the story better. I do believe that there may be some of the beauty in the words lost in translation. Some of it read weird. It also took us a very long time to read it with our schedule, so breaking it up over a month probably didn’t help us either.
Overall, a great little story packed with the message: It’s simply love and attention that makes relationships special and unique. Losing your childlike whimsy is a tragedy. Adults are lame and have no imagination (Like me, apparently) and care most about all the wrong things. Also, maybe learn how to draw.
I re-read after 30 years (or even more), I got older, the book didn't age, it got even more relevant. Read it or re-read it, it has a deeper message than I thought.
An amazing novella. This is my second reading of it.
Quotes:
When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey. One loves the sunset, when one is so sad. The thorns are of no use at all. Flowers have thorns just for spite. Flowers are weak creatures. They are naïve. They reassure themselves as best they can. They believe that their thorns are terrible weapons. I must endure the presence of two or three caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. The world is simplified for kings. To them, all men are subjects. Accepted authority rests first of all on reason. If you ordered your people to go and throw themselves into the sea, they would rise up in revolution. I have the right to require obedience because my orders are reasonable. That is the most difficult thing of all. It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom. To conceited men, all other men are admirers. Conceited people never hear anything but praise. An explorer who told lies would bring disaster on the books of the geographer. So would an explorer who drank too much. The wind blows them [men] away. They have ne roots, and that makes their life very difficult. Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things all ready-made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends anymore. Words are the source of misunderstandings. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important. No one is ever satisfied where he is. Only the children know what they are looking for. What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well. Men set out on their way in express trains, but they do not know what they are looking for. Then they rush about, and get excited, and turn round and round. It is not worth the trouble. One risks the risk of weeping a little if one lets himself be tamed. All men have the stars, but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travellers, the stars are guides. For others, they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems. For my businessman they were wealth. But all these stars are silent. You, you alone, will have the stars as no one else has them. "But it [the body] will be like an old, abandoned shell. There is nothing sad about old shells.
What can I say about The Little Prince that hasn't been said before?
It's a tough question, I feel like everyone that considers themselves a reader has already read The Little Prince, even those that don't like reading at all may have already read it!
It's a classic! One of those stories that you will come across a few times throughout your life.
The story itself is beautiful, and the lessons that come with it are even deeper.
The Little Prince invites us to be kids again, to set the "grown-up" business aside for a moment and just enjoy life as it is: No bills, no work tasks, just enjoyment.
For some, this enjoyment may come from watching a show, or reading a book. It differs from person to person, but we all have little things we love doing, but often don't have time for, because of the "grown-up" business.
I loved reading The Little Prince again, and I'll surely read it again many more times throughout my life. Stories like this one are made to be revisited.
Nádhera! Jedním slovem – nádhera! Pokud jste, stejně jako já, milovníci Malého prince, tohle vydání si rozhodně nenechte ujít. Je promyšlené a vymazlené do posledního detailu. Když mi kniha přišla, byla jsem tak nadšená, že jsem ji potřebovala ukázat všem kolem sebe. A to nadšení stále trvá!
Příběh Malého prince miluju. Čím jsem starší, tím více krásy v knize nacházím. Kniha je pro mě navíc pokaždé trochu jiná. Záleží vždy na mém rozpoložení, v jakém ji zrovna čtu. Už ani nevím, kolikrát jsem knihu četla. A kolikrát jsem na konci brečela…
Myslím, že tak nádhernou knihu jsem už hodně dlouho neměla v rukou. Tím, jak je propracovaná jsem se snad ještě více ponořila do příběhu a podívala se na něj zase trošku jinak. Malému princi je již 80 let a právem si zasloužil nový, luxusní kabátek.
Every time I read The Little Prince, I discover something new that speaks to me in a special way. Depending on where you are in life, you notice different details, understand certain messages differently, and find new meanings between the lines. That is what makes this story so timeless and magical.
It is a truly beautiful text, and this wonderful edition by the designers MinaLima highlights its charm even more with its stunning presentation. The illustrations and design add another layer of beauty to an already extraordinary book.
A timeless masterpiece that I hope will remain in my collection forever.
I’m glad I finally read this classic, though I don’t think the story resonated with me as deeply as it does with some readers. Reading it as an adult, I appreciated the themes more after sitting with it, especially the ideas around love, responsibility, loneliness, and the way adults can lose sight of wonder.
The MinaLima edition itself is absolutely beautiful! The illustrations and interactive features made the experience feel special and definitely elevated the book for me. Overall, I’m glad I read it, even if the story itself wasn’t a personal children's classic favorite of mine.
This illustrated edition of The Little Prince, illustrated by Minalima was a gift, from me to me. It was sitting under glass in the new editions section of my favourite bookshop in town. I saved. I bought it. It is exquisite. The story makes you think and realise that the ordinary is beautiful, but the extraordinary is worth searching out. There are roses, and a fox, and planets, and the little golden haired prince and a plane crash in the desert. And it is wonderful. An inspiring read.
This book made me realize that adults often make life more complicated than it actually is. They focus too much on numbers, money and unnecessary things, while children see the world with imagination and simplicity. I also understood that love and responsibility make someone special to us. As the fox says, "One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes." I think the book reminds us not to lose our inner child and to appreciate the people we love.
Normally I love any Mina Lima illustrated book but this missed the mark for me. I feel like the Little Prince is a much younger child than the illustrations depicted. Other than that the story will always be one of my favorites.
Ce livre est la perfection absolue, je mets cinq étoiles parce que je ne peux pas en mettre cinq millions qui rient !
Saint-Exupéry je t’aime, Petit Prince je t’aime, MinaLima je vous aime (je me suis toujours pas remis de la dédicace c’est mon plus beau trésor merci <3)
Another gorgeous MinaLima edition. Absolutely worth investing in. They just keep getting better and better.
As for the story, the translation was not as good as the ones I read previously (or my mindset has slightly changed). Either way, it didn't resonate quite as much as it used to.
Essa história é uma das minhas preferidas, e achei que não tivesse como melhorar até ler essa edição. As artes são belíssimas, a diagramação é muito boa e as partes interativas são sensacionais!
Se passam os anos, mas ainda sempre há o que aprender com o Pequeno Príncipe ❤️
Déjà je ne me lasserais JAMAIS de cette histoire. Mais, le relire avec les illustrations des MinaLima pardon mais c’est une expérience que j’ai adoré ! 😻 Vraiment un chef d’œuvre