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Thankful

Chris Barton2020-11-23T17:43:04-05:00November 23rd, 2020|Categories: All of a Sudden and Forever, Carolrhoda Books, Chris Barton, Evanston Public Library, Kirkus, Lerner, National Council of Teachers of English, NCTE, Nicole Xu, Oklahoma City bombing, Orbis Pictus Award, School Library Journal|

There's been a remarkable run of good news for my [...]

My readaloud video for The Nutcracker Comes to America

Chris Barton2020-11-19T07:46:59-05:00November 19th, 2020|Categories: ballet, Cathy Gendron, Chris Barton, Christensen brothers, coronavirus, COVID-19, Lerner, Millbrook, readaloud, The Nutcracker, The Nutcracker Comes to America|

Many of us are trying to figure out what to [...]

More good news from Austin: 2 new books from Don Tate!

Chris Barton2020-11-13T15:32:20-05:00November 13th, 2020|Categories: Austin American-Statesman, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Suzanne Slade, Swish!, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, Whoosh!, William Still and His Freedom Stories|

The news in my Austin-centric post from a couple of [...]

“It was deliciously brutal — that feeling of being so excited you’re just buzzing, but also hating that you have to wait in the first place. Waiting can be so hard.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for November 2020)

Chris Barton2020-11-05T15:01:40-05:00November 4th, 2020|Categories: 2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Lisa Graff, Philomel Books, Ramona Kaulitzki, Wonderful You|

Welcome to the Q&A and giveaway for the November 2020 [...]

How to Diversify Your Kidlit-Related Lists flowchart (for HCLA Teachers as Readers of Children’s Books)

Chris Barton2020-11-02T15:09:32-05:00October 27th, 2020|Categories: children's books, children's literature, Chris Barton, diversity, HCLA, How to Diversify Your Kidlit-Related Lists, Howard County Literacy Association, YA books, YA literature, young adult, young adult books|

Greetings to those of you attending the Howard County Literacy [...]

Heartwarming history — and exciting news — from Austin

Chris Barton2020-10-23T07:48:25-05:00October 23rd, 2020|Categories: Austin SCBWI, Chris Barton, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Kathi Appelt, Leila Sales, Meredith Davis, NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature, Publishers Weekly|

A blast from Austin's past (April 2013, to be [...]

Join me live on November 12 with Fire Truck vs. Dragon illustrator Shanda McCloskey!

Chris Barton2020-10-16T07:13:56-05:00October 16th, 2020|Categories: author visits, Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, library visits, Little Brown, online author visits, school visits, Shanda McCloskey, virtual author visits|

Last Thursday, illustrator Shanda McCloskey and I did our first [...]

Special Virtual Presentations and Workshops with Fire Truck vs. Dragon creators Chris Barton and Shanda McCloskey

Chris Barton2020-10-08T06:27:13-05:00October 8th, 2020|Categories: author visits, Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, Little Brown, online author visits, school visits, Shanda McCloskey, virtual author visits|

We (Chris Barton and Shanda McCloskey) love hanging out with [...]

“To understand how everything unfolded with the rescue, you need to first understand elements of Thai culture, customs, and religious life.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for October 2020)

Chris Barton2020-10-07T10:25:41-05:00October 5th, 2020|Categories: 2-question Q&A, All Thirteen, Bartography Express, Candlewick, Chris Barton, Christina Soontornvat, giveaway, Thai cave rescue|

Welcome to the Q&A and giveaway for the October 2020 [...]

Join me live next Thursday morning with Fire Truck vs. Dragon illustrator Shanda McCloskey!

Chris Barton2020-10-07T11:51:46-05:00October 2nd, 2020|Categories: Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, Little Brown, online author visits, Shanda McCloskey, virtual author visits|

When it's Fire Truck vs. Dragon, who will win—and is [...]

It’s Picture Book Palooza, featuring . . . ME!

Chris Barton2020-09-28T15:21:46-05:00September 28th, 2020|Categories: All of a Sudden and Forever, Austin Public Library, Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, Mayor's Book Club, Read Local, The Library Foundation|

As I gave you a heads-up about recently, the Austin [...]

Coming soon (from me and 49 other authors): Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep

Chris Barton2020-09-27T07:54:54-05:00September 25th, 2020|Categories: Chris Barton, Melissa Stewart, National Council of Teachers of English, NCTE, nonfiction, Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep, Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep|

In spring of last year, I shared a blog post [...]