My Soapbox column in Publishers Weekly: “Showing Up and Moving Forward”

I wrote something this spring — began writing it for […]

By Chris Barton|2022-05-08T06:20:57-05:00May 8th, 2022|Alton Yates, Austin Public Library, author visits, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, diversity, freedom to read, library, Moving Forward, nonfiction, public education, public libraries, Publishers Weekly, school libraries, school visits, Simon & Schuster, Soapbox, Steffi Walthall, Texas school visits|0 Comments

Read More

“We had one student tell us it was like she went on a field trip.”

The above […]

By Chris Barton|2022-04-12T16:18:41-05:00April 12th, 2022|author visits, Chris Barton, library visits, Moving Forward, school visits|0 Comments

Read More

August 1 application deadline for Texas grants for my fall 2022 author visits

As […]

By Chris Barton|2022-02-14T17:04:27-05:00February 14th, 2022|Arts Respond Performance Support, author visits, Chris Barton, grants, school visits, Texas Commission on the Arts, Texas Touring Roster|0 Comments

Read More

February 1 application deadline for Texas grants for my spring author visits

As […]

By Chris Barton|2022-01-10T11:01:57-05:00November 4th, 2021|Arts Respond Performance Support, author visits, Chris Barton, grants, online author visits, school visits, Texas Commission on the Arts, Texas Touring Roster, virtual author visits|0 Comments

Read More

May 3 application deadline for TX grants for my online author visits

As […]

By Chris Barton|2021-04-05T16:16:14-05:00April 4th, 2021|Arts Respond Performance Support, author visits, Chris Barton, grants, online author visits, school visits, Texas Commission on the Arts, Texas Touring Roster, virtual author visits|0 Comments

Read More

How to reveal the cover of How to Make a Book (About My Dog)

As an author of books for kids, a big part […]

By Chris Barton|2021-03-30T08:42:44-05:00March 30th, 2021|author visits, Chris Barton, cover reveal, dogs, Ernie, How to Make a Book (About My Dog), Lerner, library visits, Millbrook, online author visits, Sarah Horne, school visits, virtual author visits|0 Comments

Read More

A shoutout to my 4th grade 4th cousin, and more…

The […]

By Chris Barton|2021-02-23T07:50:52-05:00February 23rd, 2021|author visits, Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Carmen Tafolla, Ekua Holmes, library visits, online author visits, school visits, Shark vs. Train, Simon & Schuster, Texas Institute of Letters, virtual author visits, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

Read More

2/1 application deadline for TX grants for my online author visits

As […]

By Chris Barton|2021-01-11T08:35:00-05:00January 11th, 2021|Arts Respond Performance Support, author visits, Chris Barton, grants, online author visits, school visits, Texas Commission on the Arts, Texas Touring Roster, virtual author visits|0 Comments

Read More

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

Last Thursday, […]

By Chris Barton|2020-10-16T07:13:56-05:00October 16th, 2020|author visits, Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, library visits, Little Brown, online author visits, school visits, Shanda McCloskey, virtual author visits|0 Comments

Read More

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

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

By Chris Barton|2020-10-08T06:27:13-05:00October 8th, 2020|author visits, Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, Little Brown, online author visits, school visits, Shanda McCloskey, virtual author visits|0 Comments

Read More