Grandmama's pride By Birtha, Becky

Title: Grandmama's pride
Author: Birtha, Becky
Illustration: Colin Bootman.
Publisher: A. Whitman

Comments
CIP Info While on a trip in 1956 to visit her grandmother in the South, six-year-old Sarah Marie experiences segregation for the first time, but discovers that things have changed by the time she returns the following year. One woman’s pride helps her grandchildren see the unfairness of segregation. I can’t imagine what it would be like to be learning to read only to find out that half the population hates you just because of the color of your skin. It is very text heavy, but I can’t see how the author could have cut it. There is a long author’s note that talks about the issue of segregation in greater detail. The illustrations are good, just enough detail, but not overly complex. This would be a good book for any collection for historical content. I liked the story even though it is sad, but true. Illustrations are done in water colors.