A new edition of the enchanting classic fable, adapted as a children’s illustrated picture book
Antoine De Saint-Exupery was born in 1900 in Lyon. In 1921, he
began his training as a pilot. By 1926, he had became one of the
pioneers of international postal flight. In 1945 he embarked on a
record-breaking attempt to fly from Paris to Saigon. Nineteen hours
into the flight, his plane crashed in the Sahara desert. He
survived the crash but spent three days battling dehydration,
limited food and hallucinations. On the fourth day, the was
rescued.
Louise Greig is an award-winning poet and a children's picture book
author. Her debut picture book for Egmont, The Night Box,
illustrated by Ashling Lindsay, has been translated into 10
languages and was nominated for the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal as
well as being shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book
Prize. Her second picture book, Sweep, illustrated by Julia Sardà,
was nominated for the 2019 Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in
Aberdeen.
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