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Don’t miss the KidTime StoryTime readaloud of Whoosh!

I’ve seen quite a few readalouds of Whoosh! Lonnie […]

By Chris Barton|2026-05-22T16:26:28-05:00May 22nd, 2026|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, KidTime StoryTime, Lonnie Johnson, readaloud, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

Meet the Creators of Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

I recently got to spend a good part of a […]

By Chris Barton|2023-02-28T07:39:55-05:00February 28th, 2023|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, Scholastic, STEAM, STEM, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

“Human beings are built to be problem-solvers; it’s what we do best.”

By Chris Barton|2023-02-08T19:15:30-05:00February 8th, 2023|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, STEAM, STEM, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

Ask me anything about Whoosh!

A […]

By Chris Barton|2020-03-18T16:37:30-05:00March 18th, 2020|Ask me anything, Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

Whoosh! subject Lonnie Johnson last month at Kennedy Library Forums

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By Chris Barton|2019-08-01T07:16:29-05:00August 1st, 2019|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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

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

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

A Whoosh! of good news

WHOOSH picnic

By Chris Barton|2016-07-13T13:35:27-05:00July 13th, 2016|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, podcasts, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

To Jupiter and beyond (and back)!

With Jupiter in the news — NASA’s Juno spacecraft has […]

By Chris Barton|2016-07-05T11:31:24-05:00July 5th, 2016|Chris Barton, Don Tate, Galileo, Juno, Jupiter, Lonnie Johnson, NASA, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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