A Meeting in the Sky

by Rina Singh, Jordi Vila Delclos (Illustrations)

On December 20, 1943, a German pilot escorted an American bomber to safety; this remarkable, secret meeting in the sky inspired a lifelong quest to reunite as the two former enemies became friends.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published August 6, 2019

About the author

RINA SINGH was born in India and immigrated to Canada in 1980. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Concordia University and a teaching degree from McGill University. Before moving from Montreal to Toronto, she taught creative writing to gifted children. She has since written several critically acclaimed books for children. Her book A Forest of Stories has been translated into several languages, her poems and short stories have appeared in several Canadian literary journals, and she has exhibited photography in many Toronto galleries. Rina Singh teaches art and drama in Toronto, where she lives with her restaurateur husband and their two children.

Reviews

[Engel Dreizehn · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was interesting narrative and true event to find out about...very much themes of human bonds-moral ethics of doing what is right during the second world war.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy crap, wasn't expecting to tear up over this one!

[Michelle Halber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully and simply written & illustrated story of two pilots -- one American, one German in WWII.

[ramram · Rating 5 out of 5]

‘A Meeting in the Sky’ 🌌, what a beautiful name for a beautiful book. City boy and farmer boy both wanted to fly, and they did. They met up in the sky of German territory, the side city boy also known as Franz Stigler fought for in the war. Farm boy Charlie Brown’s plane was shot badly. The books pictures helped me visualize the broken plane way better than the other book that I read. It was surprising how an enemy would help an enemy. Stigler showed Charlie Brown the way out to safety knowing that he would get in trouble. It was very nice of him. If it was me I would be thinking: take down all the planes that aren’t on our side. It was kinda strange to me that they still wanted to find each other. They found each other years later in Canada.



“ Two boys, one dream. To fly.”

[Sean Rowell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is for 2nd to 4th graders and this true non-fiction story is great. The story of two war rival pilots, one from America and one from Germany, unlikely meeting in the sky. This story is a great example of making the right decision even though the rules of their countries wanted them to do the opposite. I was happy to see that neither pilot ever forgot about their meeting and they got the opportunity to meet and become friends later in life. This moment of human kindness stayed with both men until they have meet in person. This is a great book and story.

[Jen Traub · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing world war 2 story.