“I was so happy because I knew my life will not be forgotten. I would be able to share it with everybody and they would be encouraged about my story.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for May 2020) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-05-27T12:17:23-05:00May 1st, 2020|Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Her Own Two Feet, Meredith Davis, Rebeka Uwitonze|0 Comments Read More
My video readaloud of All of a Sudden and Forever, and a 5-copy giveaway I’ve […] By Chris Barton|2020-04-01T11:01:57-05:00April 1st, 2020|All of a Sudden and Forever, Bartography Express, Carolrhoda Books, giveaway, Lerner, Nicole Xu, Oklahoma City bombing, Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, Survivor Tree|0 Comments Read More
“We’ve been making stuff together for so long that it’s almost like one person is doing all the work — one person with two heads, four eyes, and four hands.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for February 2020) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-02-19T23:57:36-05:00February 3rd, 2020|Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Jarrett Pumphrey, Jerome Pumphrey, Norton Young Readers, Pumphrey Brothers, The Old Truck|0 Comments Read More
“My teacher made everyone stay behind until the thief owned up. It was humiliating and frightening, and I cracked after about five seconds.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for January 2020) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-02-01T20:10:25-05:00January 6th, 2020|Abigail Rayner, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, I Am a Thief!, Molly Ruttan, NorthSouth Books|1 Comment Read More
“I was drawn toward tales of underdogs — especially when they banded together to achieve something none of them could ever do on their own.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for December 2019) Welcome […] By Chris Barton|2020-01-29T22:17:33-05:00December 2nd, 2019|Bartography Express, Chris Barton, First Second, giveaway, José García, Scott Peterson, Truckus Maximus|0 Comments Read More
“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|2019-11-04T22:03:46-05:00November 4th, 2019|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|2019-10-07T09:23:22-05:00October 7th, 2019|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|2019-09-10T09:08:25-05:00September 9th, 2019|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|2019-08-05T05:31:30-05:00August 5th, 2019|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|2019-07-04T13:28:14-05:00July 4th, 2019|Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Julie Flett, Katherena Vermette, The Girl and the Wolf, Theytus Books|2 Comments Read More
