When Jackie Robinson moves his family from New York City to Connecticut, the beautiful lake on their property is the center of everyone's fun.  The neighborhood children join the Robinson kids for swimming and boating.  But oddly,  Jackie never goes near the water.

In a dramatice episode that first winter, Jackie is called upon to test the ice on the lake to make sure it's safe for ice-skating.  But why, Sharon wonders, is he always so afraid to go near the water?

In a stunning metaphor for Jackie Robinson's legendary breaking of the color barrier in Major League Baseball, Sharon Robinson honors her extraordinary father's memory with her warm, graceful storytelling.

Sharon Robinson often tells this story, and it's become so popular, she knew it was time to bring it to life as a children's picture book.

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