Introducing the cover of Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates

We’re still six months out from publication day, and illustrator […]

By Chris Barton|2021-07-13T15:35:50-05:00July 13th, 2021|Aeromedical Field Laboratory, Alton Yates, Ax Handle Saturday, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, civil rights, Holloman Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Moving Forward, NAACP Youth Council, Simon & Schuster, Steffi Walthall|0 Comments

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This One’s Dedicated to… (#25): Jennifer Gennari, Muffled

Welcome to the 25th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” […]

By Chris Barton|2021-06-14T10:42:03-05:00June 14th, 2021|Bartography Express, Chris Barton, dedications, giveaway, Jen Gennari, Jennifer Gennari, Jennifer Ziegler, Muffled, Simon & Schuster, This One's Dedicated to|6 Comments

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This One’s Dedicated to… (#20): Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Lost City and Bear Bottom

Welcome to the 20th episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” […]

By Chris Barton|2021-05-10T14:17:46-05:00May 10th, 2021|Bartography Express, Bear Bottom, Charlie Thorne and the Lost City, Chris Barton, dedications, giveaway, Jennifer Ziegler, Simon & Schuster, Stuart Gibbs, Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, This One's Dedicated to|0 Comments

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A shoutout to my 4th grade 4th cousin, and more…

The […]

By Chris Barton|2021-02-23T07:50:52-05:00February 23rd, 2021|author visits, Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Carmen Tafolla, Ekua Holmes, library visits, online author visits, school visits, Shark vs. Train, Simon & Schuster, Texas Institute of Letters, virtual author visits, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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This One’s Dedicated to… (#3): Emma Otheguy, A Sled for Gabo

Welcome to this episode of “This One’s Dedicated to…,” in […]

By Chris Barton|2021-01-25T15:06:28-05:00December 18th, 2020|A Sled for Gabo, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, dedications, Emma Otheguy, giveaway, Jennifer Ziegler, Simon & Schuster, This One's Dedicated to|5 Comments

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Book trailer and educator’s guide for What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?

What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? The […]

By Chris Barton|2020-07-30T16:11:47-05:00July 30th, 2020|activity guide, Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Chris Barton, discussion guide, educator's guide, Ekua Holmes, Simon & Schuster, Texas Bluebonnet Award, Texas Library Association, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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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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