The Little Prince is of course a delightful and meaningful book. I, however, am not fond of this translation by Richard Howard. At a glance, this and the earlier translation by Katherine Woods seem similar enough, but if you have seiously read and fallen in love with the Woods translation you can detect the ways in which the newer translation lacks in portraying the characters' personalities, and the story. The new translation just sounds like someone trying to make money off of an old classic without worrying about copywrite infringement. I seriously and desperately recommend you purchase the Woods translation if you can find it.