“I’ve definitely become the Betty Crocker of fry bread since production of the book started. People expect it now wherever I go.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for November 2019) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-06-17T13:59:25-05:00November 4th, 2019|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, Fry Bread, giveaway, Juana Martinez-Neal, Kevin Noble Maillard, Roaring Brook Press|2 Comments Read More
“While there certainly are rivalries that grow into friendships, it generally takes more than one kickball game (and possibly more than one freakout) to get there.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for October 2019) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-06-17T13:59:25-05:00October 7th, 2019|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Beth Mills, Carolrhoda Books, Chris Barton, Ella McKeen Kickball Queen, giveaway, Lerner|4 Comments Read More
“I told my editor, ‘I want to write a Pakistani American version of Little Women, but Beth can’t die and Jo can’t marry the old guy.’” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for September 2019) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-06-17T13:59:26-05:00September 9th, 2019|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Hena Khan, More to the Story, Salaam Reads, Simon & Schuster|12 Comments Read More
“I’ve had to create my own education … I learned how to be subversive in picture books, to say more than meets a first read.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for August 2019) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-06-17T13:59:26-05:00August 5th, 2019|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, Daria Peoples-Riley, giveaway, Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins, I Got Next|6 Comments Read More
“In this story, it’s not that we’re uncovering a villain, we’re uncovering the helper, the one who connects us to our inner resources.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for July 2019) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-06-17T13:59:26-05:00July 4th, 2019|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Julie Flett, Katherena Vermette, The Girl and the Wolf, Theytus Books|2 Comments Read More
“I’m shocked by how readers in all states ask, ‘Did you train surf like Bryan?’ Readers reread those scenes, a lot.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for June 2019) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-06-17T13:59:26-05:00June 3rd, 2019|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Nancy Paulsen Books, Tight, Torrey Maldonado|1 Comment Read More
“It was meant to be funny. This little zombie kid embracing a big ol’ root vegetable like it was his teddy bear. But then it hit me: That was Mo.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for May 2019) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-06-17T13:59:26-05:00May 6th, 2019|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Jorge Lacera, Lee & Low, Megan Lacera, Zombies Don't Eat Veggies|9 Comments Read More
“Being able to recreate a slice of my border town was a truly magical experience.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for April 2019) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-06-17T13:59:26-05:00April 3rd, 2019|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, Elaine Bay, giveaway, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Raul the Third, Vamos Let's Go to the Market, Versify|2 Comments Read More
“I don’t think there’s a kid in the world who hasn’t felt like an underdog at some point.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for March 2019) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-06-17T13:59:26-05:00March 5th, 2019|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Melissa Stewart, Peachtree, Pipsqueaks Slowpokes and Stinkers, Stephanie Laberis|6 Comments Read More
“Her life is changed forever because of the kindness of strangers she meets along the way.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for February 2019) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-06-17T13:59:26-05:00February 5th, 2019|2-question Q&A, Abrams Books for Young Readers, Amy June Bates, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, Gittel's Journey, giveaway, Leslea Newman|5 Comments Read More
