Read20 Children's Book Club Selection for February

Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America by Sharon Robinson is the Read20 Selection for February. This book is a warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in baseball, told from a unique perspective: his only daughter. With family photos and mementos, reproduced newspaper headlines, magazines and letters, Sharon Robinson illustrates her dad’s story from childhood to that historic moment in baseball, including his role as a civil rights activist.

Have you joined Read20, the First Lady of Tennessee's Book Club for families? Read20 encourages parents to read with their children for 20 minutes a day. The Read20 club features a different title every month, and each week the club offers a fun, book-related project or a suggestion for a fun family activity. Please visit the First Lady's Read20 page for more information, and have fun reading!