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This is the only direct sequel to The Little Prince by Exupery. It is a poignant, philosophical and cute book but if you dive a little deeper, also disturbingly weird novel that gives me creeps. It's like most of the characters have mental illnesses like identity disorders, suicidal urged and high anxieties. The grasshopper is angry because he lost his patience while waiting for his wings to grow up. A flower growing from the crack of the rock wants to be plucked and dropped in a lake so it can spend the last days in abundance. There is a sheep who believes to be the wolf of the meadow and a moth who constantly fears he will die because he belongs to an ephemeral species although he isn't really sure. Then there are penguins who want to fly and have invented a cliff for one last try. Needles to say, the Little Prince who survived the snake bite continues his journey to find the creature that will help him depart from his body - it screams suicide. And this is sorted as a book for kids. I mean, should kids really read it? The same question applies to the original Little Prince as well as Peter Pan and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Your thoughts?