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The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A pilot down in the desert meets a boy from a tiny planet, who describes the grown-ups he has met on his way and the rose he left behind.
A story about children and a grown-up hero, thoughtful and moving in tone. We would put it with children of 8–12, and at a reading age of about 9 for reading alone.
Worth knowing before you buy
- A death or grief
None of this makes it a bad book — often the opposite. It is here so you can decide whether it is right for your child now or in a year or two.
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Chosen by matching age, reading age, tone and subject — not by what is selling.
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Or let them write their own.
Nothing gets a child reading like a story they invented themselves. Your child plans the characters and the plot, and we write, illustrate and print it as a real book with their name on the cover as the author.
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