author visits – Bartography

Grants for my author visits available from the Texas Commission on the Arts!

By Chris Barton|2020-06-16T05:31:46-05:00June 16th, 2020|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

“My teachers thought it was an amazing use of time!” and other feedback on my school visits

From […]

By Chris Barton|2020-01-29T22:07:37-05:00January 4th, 2020|author visits, Chris Barton, school visits|0 Comments

What do you do with a Bluebonnet book like that?

You celebrate it!

It was a thrill to be in the […]

By Chris Barton|2019-10-31T06:34:25-05:00October 31st, 2019|author visits, Barnes & Noble, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, Ekua Holmes, school visits, Simon & Schuster, Texas Bluebonnet Award, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|1 Comment

Knowing where I’m going, and who was there before

I’ve […]

By Chris Barton|2019-08-27T11:27:01-05:00August 27th, 2019|author visits, Chris Barton, Native Land, school visits|0 Comments

My first-ever New York State school-visit trip

I did my first New York State school visits last […]

By Chris Barton|2019-03-15T11:18:11-05:00March 15th, 2019|88 Instruments, author visits, Chris Barton, school visits, Shark vs. Train, The Day-Glo Brothers, The Nutcracker Comes to America, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

A great day with My Favorite Author in the Whole Wide World

Yesterday […]

By Chris Barton|2019-01-24T17:12:46-05:00January 24th, 2019|author visits, Barbara Jordan, Brewster Triplets, Chris Barton, Jennifer Ziegler, Revenge of the Angels, Revenge of the Flower Girls, Revenge of the Happy Campers, Revenge of the Teacher's Pets, school visits, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|1 Comment

“What do you like to do besides write?”

Today, Ernie helps me answer a question that a lot […]

By Chris Barton|2019-01-11T12:53:25-05:00January 11th, 2019|author visits, Chris Barton, Ernie, questions from readers, school visits|0 Comments

“Why do you have so many illustrators?”

Considering that I’ve worked with Ekua Holmes, Victo Ngai, Don […]

By Chris Barton|2019-01-10T12:19:32-05:00January 10th, 2019|Ashley Spires, author visits, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Ekua Holmes, Nicole Xu, questions from readers, school visits, Shanda McCloskey, Tom Lichtenheld, Troy Cummings, Victo Ngai|0 Comments

“Have you always liked to write, even as a child?”

Today’s question from a recent school visit is one I […]

By Chris Barton|2019-01-09T06:25:41-05:00January 9th, 2019|author visits, Chris Barton, my own childhood, questions from readers, school visits|0 Comments

“How do you get the information for all your nonfiction books?”

At a recent school visit, a student asked about my […]

By Chris Barton|2019-01-08T07:48:46-05:00January 8th, 2019|author visits, Barbara Jordan, Chris Barton, Dazzle Ships, questions from readers, school visits, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That, Whoosh!|0 Comments