Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot
A True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy That Dropped from the Sky

I cried all the way through this book, yet I really can’t think of one less than positive thing to say about it. This is a wonderful history book for middle school age kids. It’s about a real little girl, a real pilot, and a chapter of history about which I’d known nothing about until I read this boo......more

This heartwarming little book just left me teary-eyed! This very beautifully illustrated book is about a little girl in Berlin and a generous American pilot who was known as the Chocolate Pilot as he used to drop chocolates from his plane for the kids during the crisis that emerged after WWII. Inte......more

I found myself close to tears by the end of Margot Theis Raven's Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot, a picture-book retelling of the story of Lt. Gail Halvorsen, the "Berlin Candy Bomber," and the young German girl (one of many) who wrote him with a special request. A pilot in the US Air Force, and a......more

This is another book my son and I read together as a background for a school project they are beginning on WWII. It's a true story about an Air Force pilot that dropped candy from his plane to the children in Berlin. It's a pretty short story but it's so heartwarming. Even in just those few pages, i......more

A wonderful and sweet true story about a little German girl, after WWII, and an American pilot going the extra mile to make her smile. Little did he know just how much it meant to her. Beautiful illustrations!......more