![]() It wasn’t like we could really think about going places, so you would live all these adventures in books. Peter Sís: I’m not quite sure if I was 11, 12, 13, but I was living in Czechoslovakia. ![]() We had the pleasure of sitting down with Sís to speak about his inspirations, the impact Little Prince first had on him, and the power of the picture book.īookish: When did you first read The Little Prince? What effect did it have on you? In the enchanting picture book The Pilot and the Little Prince, illustrator and writer Peter Sís gives due to the beloved author, depicting his life in a series of detailed and impactful images. Exupéry turned his fellow pilots into heroes through non-fiction works such as Wind, Sand and Stars, where he chronicles a harrowing journey of survival after a crash in the Sahara Desert. Never could he have known that his most lasting impact would come in the form of this small book. As one of the world’s first mail-delivery pilots, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry worked tirelessly and fearlessly to connect people in his impossibly large world. ![]() The moving tale of friendship and loss is more than a captivating text it is a near-religious experience for readers across the globe. interviewed this great artist.įind the original interview here : įew adults have come of age without reading The Little Prince. ![]()
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