NERISA EUGENIA WATERMAN White Water made its debut in 2011 and is inspired by a true story—the story of Michael S. Bandy, one of the co-authors of this book. It took several years for White Water to become a children’s book, and the story that inspired it has become a made-for-TV movie that premiered on TV One.
White Water tells the story of a young Michael, excited to take a trip into town with his grandmother. What makes this children’s story unique is that it is set during a time of segregation, when Black and white people had to use separate facilities.
On this particular day, a white boy drinking water from a “whites only” water fountain piqued the interest of an ambitious Michael and sparked a curiosity that only “white water” could cure—or at least that is what Michael believes. Michael began to fantasize about what the water from a “whites only” fountain must taste like… hence the story of White Water was born.
However, this story is more than Michael getting a taste of water from a “whites only” fountain. This story is about segregation through the eyes of a child. I think this book can serve as an amazing tool to teach young children about a time in American history when equality was not so equal.
I think the authors, Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein, did an excellent job telling this story in the form of a children’s book. The illustrator, Shadra Strickland, did an excellent job with her illustrations, making this book a keepsake that you would want to pass on from generation to generation. This is no doubt a phenomenal book—a book that I think every child should have an opportunity to read at least once.
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