Join me live on December 10 with Fire Truck vs. Dragon illustrator Shanda McCloskey!

Fire Truck […]

By Chris Barton|2020-11-29T23:15:54-05:00November 27th, 2020|Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, library visits, Little Brown, online author visits, school visits, Shanda McCloskey, virtual author visits|0 Comments

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Thankful

There’s […]

By Chris Barton|2020-11-23T17:43:04-05:00November 23rd, 2020|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|0 Comments

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My readaloud video for The Nutcracker Comes to America

Many […]

By Chris Barton|2020-11-19T07:46:59-05:00November 19th, 2020|ballet, Cathy Gendron, Chris Barton, Christensen brothers, coronavirus, COVID-19, Lerner, Millbrook, readaloud, The Nutcracker, The Nutcracker Comes to America|0 Comments

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

The […]

By Chris Barton|2020-11-13T15:32:20-05:00November 13th, 2020|Austin American-Statesman, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Suzanne Slade, Swish!, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, Whoosh!, William Still and His Freedom Stories|0 Comments

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“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)

Welcome […]

By Chris Barton|2020-11-05T15:01:40-05:00November 4th, 2020|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Lisa Graff, Philomel Books, Ramona Kaulitzki, Wonderful You|0 Comments

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

Greetings to those of you attending the Howard County […]

By Chris Barton|2020-11-02T15:09:32-05:00October 27th, 2020|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|2 Comments

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Heartwarming history — and exciting news — from Austin

A […]

By Chris Barton|2020-10-23T07:48:25-05:00October 23rd, 2020|Austin SCBWI, Chris Barton, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Kathi Appelt, Leila Sales, Meredith Davis, NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature, Publishers Weekly|0 Comments

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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

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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

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“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)

Welcome […]

By Chris Barton|2020-10-07T10:25:41-05:00October 5th, 2020|2-question Q&A, All Thirteen, Bartography Express, Candlewick, Chris Barton, Christina Soontornvat, giveaway, Thai cave rescue|1 Comment

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