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Matt Faulkner

Matt Faulkner

Matt Faulkner is a talented and clever picture-book maker whose dazzling ink and watercolor illustrations have graced dozens of well-loved picture books. On his inspiration for A Taste of Colored Water, he says, "When I was a boy it would've surprised me to learn that the word COLORED hung over a water fountain didn't mean that this was a magical place where fruit-flavored water flowed on demand." This story has grown out of his lifelong exploration of race and societal intolerance and the questions these institutions raise. His more recent work features several titles that focus on United States history, including Thank You, Sarah by Laurie Halse Anderson and You're... Read full bio

Matt Faulkner's Books

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Independent Dames
Independent Dames What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrated by: Matt Faulkner
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: June 3, 2008
Ages: 6 - 10
Listen up! You've all heard about the great men who led and fought during the American Revolution; but did you know that the guys only make up part of the story? What about the women? The girls? The dames? Didn't they play a...
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Other Formats: eBook
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A Taste of Colored Water
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A Taste of Colored Water By: Matt Faulkner
Illustrated by: Matt Faulkner
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: January 8, 2008
Ages: 6 - 8
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Thank You, Sarah
Thank You, Sarah The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrated by: Matt Faulkner
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2002
Ages: 5 - 10
From the author of Speak and Fever, 1793, comes the never-before-told tale of Sarah Josepha Hale, the extraordinary "lady editor" who made Thanksgiving a national holiday!Thanksgiving might have started with a jubilant feast...
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Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback