A Taste of Colored Water

by Matt Faulkner

Review by Karen Larson
Reading Level: 6+
This book is in stock

 

This story takes a very innocent expression of childhood- literal thinking- and shatters it with the ugly reality of intolerance.

Two children learn of a drinking fountain that offers “colored” water. They imagine this to be a wonderful thing and simply must go taste it for themselves.  Sadly, they are frightened by the police and protests.

Faulkner gives us a beautifully illustrated example of how nonsensical segregation was. Is.

After reading this to my 11 year old he read it to a friend. Can’t think of a  better recommendation.

Genre: historical fiction, Picturebook
Subjects: Civil rights, Jim Crow
Illustrated by Matt Faulkner