Barbara robinson author biography page

American writer

Barbara Robinson (October 24, 1927 – July 9, 2013) was an American author and writer of the children's books The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1972) and The Best School Year Ever (1994).^[1][2]

Biography

Barbara Robinson was born and raised in Portsmouth, Ohio, and had no brothers or sisters.^[1] Her father died when she was three. Robinson's mother, a schoolteacher in Portsmouth for forty-nine years, got her interested in books, and she began writing very early. Robinson attended Allegheny College, where she received a bachelor's degree in theater.^[3]

In addition to her children's books, Robinson wrote many short stories in publications such as McCall's, Redbook and Ladies Home Journal, and has some books of poetry.

Robinson lived in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. She died July 9, 2013, at her home in Berwyn. She was 85 and had cancer. Robinson had two daughters with her husband John F. Robinson: Carolyn and Marjorie; three grandchildren: Tomas, Marcos, and Lucas.^[4]

Works

• Across from Indian Shore, illustrated by Evaline Ness (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1962)
• Trace through the Forest (Lothrop, 1965)
• The Fattest Bear in the F

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  Barbara A. Robinson

  Biography of Barbara A. Robinson

  Barbara A. Robinson is an author, businesswoman, educator, lecturer, and Radio Talk-Show Host. From January 10, 2003 – December 21, 2016, she represented the 40th legislative district in the Maryland Senate.

  Barbara is the founder and Executive Director of SelfPride, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides case management, community-based residential living arrangements, and 24-hour direct care services to people with developmental disabilities.

  Named in "Personalities of America: Fourth Edition," Barbara is a free-lance writer with several published articles to her credit.

  Barbara is a 1995 winner of the National Avon and SBA Women of Enterprise Award; a 1996 inductee into the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame; a 1996 Baltimore City WBE/MBE for the month of February, and a 1996 honoree of the National Business League and the Small Business Administration’s 1999 Welfare-to-Work Entrepreneur.

  Barbara has been an adjunct professor on the faculty of several colleges in Maryland; she taught inmates at Jessup prison for seven years. She is the co-founder and past president of the Minority Women Business Owners Association of MD, VA, and DC. She is the first woman and the first Afri

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Barbara Robinson




Born

in Pompey, Ohio, Description United States

Oct 24, 1927




Died

July 09, 2013




Website

http://usawrites4kids.drury.edu/authors/robinson/




Genre

Children's Books




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