By: Margot Theis Raven
Illustrated by: Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Published by: Sleeping Bear Press
Ages: 10-12
Pages: 54
This is a story about a girl named Mercades who lived in Berlin at the time of WWII. Her mama tells her a story about a pilot that secrectly dropped candy out of the supply airplanes for children. But one day he was caught. And instead of getting in trouble, his colonel told him to keep dropping the candy. People from America supplied him with candy, enough to fill 2 boxcars on a train. Her mama promised to take her to get candy from the candy pilot. Just as her mother promised, she got to go stand under the plane with all the other children to catch candy. But sadly, she went away with none. So she wrote a note to the pilot asking him for candy. One day Mercedes got a package filled with chocolate and gum. And she was so happy!
Who I would recommend this book to: Anyone interested in World War II.
Possible conflicts/problems? I did not find anY!
My reaction: I loved this book, I found it so interesting. The pictures were great also. 5 stars!
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