'The Little Prince', the adult story with which children look at the stars and which is still a best seller

Writes Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Lyon, 1900) in the dedication of The little Prince: "All older people were children first (but few remember it)." The little Prince It is one of the best-selling books of all time (140 million copies are estimated), rare is the home library that does not keep a copy. The author, who was primarily a pilot, dedicates the book to his friend León Weth, but apologizes to the children for dedicating it to an adult: "I have an apology: this older person can understand everything, even books written for children ". It is possible that his friend León saw, in Antoine's initial drawing in The little Prince, a hat instead of the famous boa snake gobbling an elephant.