My next nonfiction book is Sweet! And yes, it’s complicated.

As was the case earlier this summer, an announcement […]

By Chris Barton|2025-09-03T15:35:10-05:00September 1st, 2025|Betsy Bird, Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Elizabeth Bird, Glitter Everywhere, Irene Chan, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Sweet!, Sylvie Shaffer, Washington Post|0 Comments

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My new SLJ essay, “Is There a Looming ‘Dog-Man’ Crisis?”

I’m pleased to share the essay that I wrote for […]

By Chris Barton|2024-01-08T11:20:40-05:00January 8th, 2024|book banning, book bans, censorship, Chris Barton, Dav Pilkey, Dog Man, elementary school civics, HB 900, HB900, House Bill 900, READER Act, School Library Journal, SLJ, Texas book ban|0 Comments

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“A seemingly silly subject yields one of the best books of the year.”

I always look […]

By Chris Barton|2023-12-27T07:45:43-05:00December 26th, 2023|31 Days 31 Lists, A Fuse #8 Production, Betsy Bird, Chaaya Prabhat, Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Elizabeth Bird, Glitter Everywhere, School Library Journal|0 Comments

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SLJ says Glitter Everywhere! is “super accessible and fun”

A great review from School Library Journal has joined the […]

By Chris Barton|2023-10-16T14:36:48-05:00October 16th, 2023|Chaaya Prabhat, Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Glitter Everywhere, School Library Journal|0 Comments

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A starred review, and high praise from a glitter hater

The past […]

By Chris Barton|2023-05-16T06:43:21-05:00May 16th, 2023|100 Scope Notes, Booklist, Chaaya Prabhat, Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, glitter, Glitter Everywhere, nonfiction, School Library Journal, Travis Jonker|0 Comments

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Glitter Everywhere! review: “find out how to make the best nonfiction for kids possible”

Holy moly, Betsy Bird’s review of Glitter Everywhere! Where […]

By Chris Barton|2023-04-18T07:41:13-05:00April 18th, 2023|A Fuse #8 Production, Betsy Bird, Chaaya Prabhat, Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Elizabeth Bird, glitter, Glitter Everywhere, School Library Journal|0 Comments

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Live and in person with Alton Yates, the subject of Moving Forward

My author-visit […]

By Chris Barton|2023-01-02T12:50:10-05:00December 13th, 2022|Alton Yates, author visits, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, First Coast News, Florida Association for Media in Education, Florida school visits, Jacksonville Public Library, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, School Library Journal, school visits, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall, WJCT, WJXT|0 Comments

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Moving Forward is an SLJ Best Book of 2022!

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By Chris Barton|2022-11-22T08:24:52-05:00November 22nd, 2022|Alton Yates, Beach Lane, Best Books of 2022, Chris Barton, Moving Forward, School Library Journal, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|0 Comments

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How to Make a Book (About My Dog) included in 31 Days, 31 Lists!

Two […]

By Chris Barton|2022-01-04T07:49:40-05:00January 4th, 2022|31 Days 31 Lists, A Fuse #8 Production, Autobiographies for Kids, Betsy Bird, Chris Barton, Elizabeth Bird, How to Make a Book (About My Dog), Lerner, Millbrook, nonfiction, Oxford American, Sarah Horne, School Library Journal, Southern Music Issue|0 Comments

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“This book manages to do the impossible.”

Each […]

By Chris Barton|2020-12-31T06:41:42-05:00December 31st, 2020|A Fuse #8 Production, All of a Sudden and Forever, Carolrhoda Books, Chris Barton, Elizabeth Bird, Lerner, Nicole Xu, Oklahoma City bombing, School Library Journal|0 Comments

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