The Wisdom of Princes, illustrated children's book. Illustrations by Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré(1832 – 1883). He was a French printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor. He became renowned for printmaking.Every child is born with innate wisdom; to nurture this wisdom and enable it to flourish. This is the belief that underpins this extraordinary book. I have drawn on the books of fables, Loqman, ahikar, lafontaine and other fabulists to make this book to