October 2026 giveaway: Win 1 of 4 signed copies of Fire Truck vs. Dragon

A remarkable thing happened soon after I announced last month’s […]

By Chris Barton|2026-10-05T14:07:35-05:00October 5th, 2026|Bartography Express, Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, giveaway, Little Brown, Shanda McCloskey, Shark vs. Train|4 Comments

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December 2024 book giveaway: Win one of my picture-book predecessors to We Match!

To celebrate […]

By Chris Barton|2024-12-11T22:44:59-05:00December 11th, 2024|Bartography Express, Book or Bell, Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, giveaway, Mighty Truck, Shark vs. Train, We Match!|3 Comments

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Win 1 of 4 signed copies of Fire Truck vs. Dragon!

Four signed […]

By Chris Barton|2023-02-13T12:52:50-05:00February 13th, 2023|author visits, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, giveaway, library visits, Little Brown, school visits, Shanda McCloskey, Shark vs. Train|6 Comments

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My recent video chat with Children’s Book Insider

By Chris Barton|2022-06-15T16:01:41-05:00June 15th, 2022|Children's Book Insider, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, How to Make a Book (About My Dog), Kidlit Social, Moving Forward|1 Comment

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My schedule (and Jennifer’s, too) for the TLA 2022 Annual Conference

I’ve been […]

By Chris Barton|2022-04-20T16:05:02-05:00April 20th, 2022|Fire Truck vs. Dragon, Holiday House, How to Make a Book (About My Dog), Jennifer Ziegler, Lerner, Little Brown, Moving Forward, Simon & Schuster, Texas Library Association, Worser|0 Comments

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

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By Chris Barton|2020-10-07T11:51:46-05:00October 2nd, 2020|Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, Little Brown, online author visits, Shanda McCloskey, virtual author visits|0 Comments

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

By Chris Barton|2020-09-28T15:21:46-05:00September 28th, 2020|All of a Sudden and Forever, Austin Public Library, Chris Barton, Fire Truck vs. Dragon, Mayor's Book Club, Read Local, The Library Foundation|0 Comments

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