This is a nonfiction children book about the author Antione de Saint-Exupery, the author of The Little Prince. The picture book begins when he was child and how he was adventurous and curious. Saint-Exupery enjoyed listening to stories his mother told him, to the point he would follow her with a chair to listen. The love of listening to stories goes in parr with love of adventure. He became captivated with exploring, and that led to his love of airplanes, because it allowed him to travel. The book tells Saint-Exupery's experience and what led him to write what is now considered a children's classic, The Little Prince, and how he wrote it during a time when he was lost and wanting to return back to childhood. The book ends with a quote from The Little Prince and how it is one of his most beloved books.

USBBY Outstanding International Book 2015, Bank Street CBC Best Children's Book of the Year, 2015.

Author/Illustrator lives in Italy.

Italian. Originally published in Italy as Antoine de Saint-Expéry in cerca del piccolo principe by Edizioni ARKA S.r.l in 2013. Published in the United States by Eerdmans Books in 2014.

"A gift to young readers with adventurous, poetic souls." -- Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)

"A haunting ode to a complex individual." -- Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)

A lyrical and luminous picture book biography of The Little Prince creator Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

For more than eighty years, The Little Prince has captured the imaginations of readers around the world. This poetic picture book biography tells the story of its celebrated author and illustrator, Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

As a child, Antoine dreamed of flying. His dream was realized when he became a pilot, first serving France during World War I, then working as an international mail courier. As he wrote letters to his family describing the foreign countries he visited, he soon discovered that writing contained its own sense of adventure. His stories showed a childlike fascination with the world, culminating with The Little Prince, one of the best-selling books ever published.

Bimba Landmann's spirited text, inspired by the works of Saint-Exupéry, along with her dreamy, luminous illustrations, follows Antoine's life from childhood through the military to his writing career, wonderfully capturing his spirit and pursuit of adventure.