Bimba Landmann

I truly loved this children's book. I chose this book because I did not know anything about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, but this book gave me a lot of knowledge in just one little short story. He was not only a great pilot, but a great writer and poet also. As a young child, all he could dream about was flying. His mother said it was dangerous, so he held off learning to fly for a bit until he was drafted into the aviation regiment as a mechanic. While working he knew he did not want to fix the planes, but learn how to fly them and that is just what he did even if it was against his mothers will. He flew for the regime for a couple years until he crashed his plane. Since he crashed he had to find another paying job, but he was not happy at all no matter how much money he was making. So, he found a job delivering mail by air to other countries and this is where he found his most love in flying. He had to stop during the night, so he stopped in the Arabian desert. He had always wrote to his mother, but this is where he found his love for writing stories and poems. Once life settles, down for Antoine, he becomes sad and lonely once again, so he writes and draws of a boy in his stories. I think this boy was him just in a new life; he was writing what he wished he could still do. The story of Antoine is very inspiring and inspirational. I think what he was trying to convey was no matter what always chase your dreams because they can lead to amazing and great things.… (more)