An animated look at what’s inside a Super Soaker

Here’s a fascinating, captivating, three-minute stop-motion video composed of more […]

By Chris Barton|2019-06-07T05:45:28-05:00June 7th, 2019|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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Now available: WHOOSH! (in paperback) and ¡FUSHHH! (en español)

Three […]

By Chris Barton|2019-05-07T20:46:38-05:00May 7th, 2019|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Fushhh!, Lonnie Johnson, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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Coming soon to Mobile, AL: the Lonnie G. Johnson Educational Complex

Don […]

By Chris Barton|2019-02-20T08:01:39-05:00February 20th, 2019|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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¡Fushhh!

A year ago this week, after some pondering on my […]

By Chris Barton|2018-12-11T10:14:04-05:00November 13th, 2018|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Fushhh!, Lonnie Johnson, nonfiction, Spanish, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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Thank you, readers in Utah and Washington!

I love getting mail. Getting mail was one of my […]

By Chris Barton|2018-07-06T06:22:02-05:00July 6th, 2018|Beehive Book Award, Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award, Bluestem Readers' Choice Award, Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Diamond Primary Book Award, Don Tate, Fabulous Prizes, Lonnie Johnson, Nutmeg Book Award, Super Soaker, Towner Award, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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A video playlist, an educator’s guide, and a new honor for Whoosh!

Last […]

By Chris Barton|2017-08-09T15:08:58-05:00August 9th, 2017|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, Whoosh!, Writers' League of Texas|0 Comments

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WHOOSH! keeps on going

From […]

By Chris Barton|2017-03-15T17:01:52-05:00March 15th, 2017|Bank Street College of Education, Charlesbridge, Children's Book Council, Don Tate, Every Child a Reader, Lonnie Johnson, National Council for the Social Studies, Nerdy Book Club, Texas Bluebonnet Award, Texas Institute of Letters, The Cooperative Children’s Book Center, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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Whoosh!, race, and “ALL students”

One […]

By Chris Barton|2020-06-05T14:42:03-05:00February 20th, 2017|Alia Jones, Chris Barton, civil rights, Don Tate, George Wallace, James Hood, Lonnie Johnson, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, University of Alabama, Vivian Malone, Whoosh!|10 Comments

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A year-end blast of happy Whoosh! news

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By Chris Barton|2016-12-15T20:17:30-05:00December 15th, 2016|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, Whoosh!|2 Comments

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Parents magazine calls Whoosh! the year’s best nonfiction picture book

Big […]

By Chris Barton|2016-11-02T22:09:21-05:00November 2nd, 2016|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, Parents magazine, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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