Sharon Robinson: Activists for racial justice

Author Sharon Robinson remembers seeing children her age involved in activism and her family's push to help make a difference. In her books she wants children to see that, while they might not change the world in one go, they can make an impact.

Learn more about Sharon, her work, and her family: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLxDwKxHx1yKSem96rFSrjJcrXL35HWeD

For more author interviews visit Reading Rockets at https://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews.

This video appears in:

Profile

Sharon Robinson

Children’s Author

Sharon Robinson is the author of fiction and nonfiction books for children. Sharon has written several widely praised books about her father — baseball legend Jackie Robinson — including Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963), The Hero Two Doors Down, Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America, Jackie Robinson: American Hero, and the picture book Testing the Ice.

Top