Some people consider "The Little Prince" charming and innocent, but in my opinion the book is sinister and dark. It's one thing for a book to close on the suicide of a child, but it's another for it to close on the suicide of a child and treat the child's poor choice as morally correct and charming. Evil is presented as harmless and even as a solution to your problems. In fact, the little prince who decides to allot the snake to kill him is portrayed as a role model and something to aspire to. This bizarre book is riddled with a confusing mesh of make-believe and reality that is confusing and could even be considered enchanting. I found it merely frustrating Like many gifted ed children, I struggle with the difference between the imagination and reality. Thank goodness I didn't get myself so sucked into my fantasies that I would kill myself over a flower. I think this book sends the wrong message to gifted children by advocating the Little Princes decision.
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