2 new books on the way from me!

Ernie […]

By Chris Barton|2021-07-13T15:35:59-05:00May 5th, 2020|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Alton Yates' Movement Forward, Andrea Welch, Ax Handle Saturday, Beach Lane, Carol Hinz, Chris Barton, civil rights, Ernie, Holloman Air Force Base, How to Make a Book (About My Dog), Jacksonville, Lerner, Millbrook, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, Publishers Weekly, Sarah Horne, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|2 Comments

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Reading Beyond with Whoosh! and What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?

Well, this is pretty neat: Every couple of years, the […]

By Chris Barton|2020-04-21T15:21:02-05:00April 21st, 2020|ALA, Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Charlesbridge, Children's Book Council, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Ekua Holmes, Lonnie Johnson, Reading Beyond, Simon & Schuster|0 Comments

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Ask me anything about What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?

Even […]

By Chris Barton|2020-03-26T06:33:06-05:00March 18th, 2020|Ask me anything, Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, Ekua Holmes, Simon & Schuster|0 Comments

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What do you do with a Bluebonnet book like that?

You celebrate it!

It was a thrill to be in the […]

By Chris Barton|2019-10-31T06:34:25-05:00October 31st, 2019|author visits, Barnes & Noble, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, Ekua Holmes, school visits, Simon & Schuster, Texas Bluebonnet Award, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|1 Comment

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“…and Congress had to decide what to do about it.”

I […]

By Chris Barton|2019-10-04T07:08:32-05:00October 4th, 2019|Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, Ekua Holmes, impeachment, Simon & Schuster, Watergate, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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Celebrating Constitution Day with What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?

Something terrific happened across the Houston area on Tuesday:

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By Chris Barton|2019-09-19T05:54:54-05:00September 19th, 2019|Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, Constitution Day, Ekua Holmes, Houston Bar Association, Simon & Schuster, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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“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|2020-06-17T13:59:26-05:00September 9th, 2019|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, giveaway, Hena Khan, More to the Story, Salaam Reads, Simon & Schuster|12 Comments

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What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? is the 2019 Texas Great Read!

Rebekah […]

By Chris Barton|2019-08-14T19:48:27-05:00August 14th, 2019|Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, Ekua Holmes, National Book Festival, Simon & Schuster, Texas Center for the Book, Texas Great Read, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? among Bank Street’s Best Children’s Books of the Year

From the Bank Street College of Education’s Children’s Book […]

By Chris Barton|2019-05-16T05:53:39-05:00May 16th, 2019|Bank Street College of Education, Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, diversity, Ekua Holmes, Simon & Schuster, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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My remarks at the Barbara Jordan Media Awards

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By Chris Barton|2019-04-24T12:27:07-05:00April 24th, 2019|accessibility, Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, Ekua Holmes, Simon & Schuster, Texas Governors Committee on People with Disabilities, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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