Schools ! Let's celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Publication Le Petit Prince in France !

 

Le Petit Prince

Le Petit Prince fête 80 ans (publication enFrance)

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

https://www.lepetitprince.com/

By the way. April 2, 2026 The Little Prince celebrates 80 years since its publication in France, a book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry that has touched millions of readers with over 18 million copies sold in France and translations into more than 650 languages and dialects. 

It have been published first in the United States in 1943.

This anniversary year honors French literary heritage, the universal appeal of the story, and the creativity it continues to inspire around the world. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Author), MinaLima (Illustrator) 

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the book and the 25th anniversary of the MinaLima studio, an interactive illustrated edition released on April 2, 2026. Designers Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, known for their graphic work on the Harry Potter films, have created nearly a hundred new illustrations and spectacular pop-up animations. 

This worldwide edition will allow readers to rediscover The Little Prince in an immersive and unprecedented way.

https://www.lepetitprince.com/

💖Le Petit Prince an interactive illustrated edition :

Le Petit Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 

MinaLima (Illustrator)

https://www.lepetitprince.com/

Le Petit Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 

MinaLima (Illustrator)

https://www.amazon.fr/

📨Some resources for teachers & students :

• La Poste will unveil a special philatelic release featuring a commemorative stamp printed in 700,000 copies, a collector’s booklet of 1.5 million copies, a holiday activity book, and NFTs inspired by the world of the book, these stamps will be presented in preview at the Paris-Philex fair from June 11 to 13 and available in 600 post offices across France, allowing fans and families to celebrate this anniversary in their everyday lives.

• Throughout the year, the Monnaie de Paris will offer collectible coins and mini-medals celebrating the world of The Little Prince. The flagship collection will be launched on April 14, 2026, and these limited-edition creations highlight the significance of the work in French cultural heritage and showcase its universal values.

• To celebrate the 80th anniversary of its French publication, and in partnership with Gallimard Jeunesse, The Little Prince returns to the stage as a poetic and immersive musical tale! Performed by a troupe of young actor-singers and the Silmaril Orchestra, composed of sixteen musicians, the show offers a unique blend of theatre, singing, and classical music.

Le Petit Prince

Musical tale

 https://www.lepetitprince.com/

• The musical tale brings to life the iconic characters from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s masterpiece: a talking fox, a delicate rose, a solitary king, a lamplighter… and, of course, the Little Prince, with his gentle melancholy and mystery. Narrated by Denis Podalydès, the show takes audiences of all ages on a poetic and universal journey.

Note: Open to all from age 6, the performance lasts 1 hour and 10 minutes and will be presented in two shows: Friday, April 17 at 8 PM and Sunday, April 19 at 3 PM at Salle Cortot, 78 rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris.

https://www.lepetitprince.com/

• Odyssée Immersive

On April 6, 2026, The Little Prince celebrates its 80th anniversary! On this occasion, it returns in a spectacular immersive version at the Bassins des Lumières and the Carrières des Lumières.

Designed as a true visual and sound odyssey, the exhibition immerses visitors in the heart of the story.

• Some thoughts

Teachers have wonderful and different resources to include into their curricula to explore this eternal and lovely book Le Petit Prince at their Languages classes.

Why not a transcurricular project with other colleaguesm foe exemple Music,  French language, Deseign (Arts)...

G-Souto 

03.04.2026

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Schools : International Children's Books Day ! "Plant stories and the world will bloom" !

 

International Children's Book Day

illustration:  Sandra Elephteriou

https://www.ibby.org/

Organized by IBBY The International Board on Book for Young People, different National sponsors are chosen each year to represent Children’s Book Day internationally.

International Children’s Books Day is always held on or around 2nd April. This was the birthday of the famous Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, who wrote some of the best-known children’s stories, including ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’, ‘The Little Mermaid’ or ‘The Ugly Duckling’. 

Hans Christian Andersen

https://hcandersen.dk/en/

In 2026, International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is sponsored by BBYIBBY Cyprus, around the theme “Plant stories and the world will bloom”. 

Through this beautiful motto, IBBY Cyprus recognizes the inherent value of stories, books, and reading and their potential to improve the world. It also emphasizes the need for a shift to more environmentally friendly life choices.

IBBY Ciprus is the sponsor for International Children's Book Day 2026. The author of the message is Elena Perikleous and Sandra Elephteriouis the illustrator of the poster.

Both the messages and poster were chosen via a nationwide competition featuring distinguished Cypriot authors and illustrators. To ensure fairness, all entries were submitted anonymously to about 20 schools across the country, with their authors’ identities disclosed only after the final votes were counted. Elena Perikleous is the author of the poem embodying 2026 ICBD. The poster was created by Sandra Elephteriou.

💓Message:

Once upon a time, a child was born, longing to live better than the heroes of fairy tales—who only lived happily ever after.

The child grew and changed, read, and became Don Quixote, battling windmills; Alice, bringing wonder to life; Robin Hood, saving the forests; a wolf, gathering moon-singing packs.

Years passed, but the world remained untouched by the change once dreamed of.
Yet—the child managed to put together a brand new world within a garden courtyard, filled with everything dear to the heart.

More years passed.
And as books whispered wisdom into the soul, the child knew what had to be done.

When autumn came, the earth was tilled and seeds were planted.
Winter arrived.
The child waited patiently for the white sheath to melt, nurtured by the company of budding books.

Then it was spring. Tender leaves shot out from the stems.
Trunks thickened, branches stretched, buds sprouted.
The child’s soul blossomed, filled with colours and scents. 

(...)

Read more here

Elena Perikleous
Translation by Despina Pirketti

• ICBD 2026 Official Song - "The Little Gardener" by Giorgos Hatzipieris

IBBY Cyprus is happy to share the ICBD 2026 song, The Little Gardener, a beautiful initiative and composed pro bono by the Cypriot musician and composer Giorgos Hatzipieris.

Inspired by the text of Elena Perikleous and the illustration of Sandra Eleftheriou, the song is rooted in this year’s ICBD 2026 message and poster, sponsored by Cyprus IBBY.

“Plant Stories and the World Will Bloom.”

The instrumental version is also available, visit the Cyprus IBBY Youtube.

credits: Freepik

Invite your students to listen, watch, enjoy, create their own in their mother language, and share it at school — because if stories make the world bloom, music is surely one of the best fertilizers.

My usual readers know how I love reading. I often write about books, specially children books.  Google Images Archives Some thoughts: I am a huge fan of reading in school. As educators, we have an ubiquitous responsibility to encourage the love of reading in our students by exploring this wonderful and magical resource in our lessons, formal and informal learning. International Children's Book Day is a fantastic motivation to tell and demonstrate our students how reading can be a gift by stimulating the imagination and "offering creative solutions to obstacles that we will find along the way." The love of books and reading books are beautiful moments in Languages curricula, in the classroom or on blended learning.

Of course, today is the fay of reading by pleasure! Let your students read what they like the most. There are two reasons for this:

• One is benefiting those readers in your classroom that wish to read from you and need to let them be free. 

• Secondly, it is so you can reap the exponential rewards their choices offers. 

By inviting your students to go at the school library and choose a book to read aloud in the classroom will let them free to read a book they like.

G-Souto

02.04.2026

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