𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥

Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different, and far more satisfying, listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull’s egg, as “perfect as the moon.” With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security… A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man’s nature, greed, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow. "Please," asks the stranger, "draw me a sheep." And the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand, there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out pencil and paper... And thus begins this wise and enchanting fable that, in teaching the secret of what is really important in life, has changed forever the world for its readers. Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince, presented here in a stunning new translation with carefully restored artwork. The definitive edition of a worldwide classic, it will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here This short novel, already a modern classic, is the superbly told, tragic story of a Cuban fisherman in the Gulf Stream and the giant Marlin he kills and loses—specifically referred to in the citation accompanying the author's Nobel Prize for literature in 1954.

Le merveilleux dialogue d'un enfant et d'un loup aux destins extraordinaires... Dans un zoo, une enfant et un vieux loup borgne se fixent, oeil dans l'oeil. Tout la vie du loup défile au fond de son oeil : une vie sauvage en Alaska, une espèce menacée par les hommes. L'oeil de l'enfant raconte la vie d'un petit Africain qui a parcouru toute l'Afrique pour survivre, et qui possède un don précieux : celui de conter des histoires qui font rire et rêver.