Sharon Robinson: Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson

Author Sharon Robinson tells a story of her father, Jackie Robinson, showing he was not only a great baseball player, he was a loving father. With the help of illustrator Kadir Nelson she wrote the book "Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson."

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

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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.

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