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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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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“I hadn’t anticipated how the story would resonate with so many readers.” (2-question Q&A and giveaway for January 2019)

Welcome […]

By Chris Barton|2020-06-17T13:59:26-05:00January 9th, 2019|2-question Q&A, Bartography Express, Chris Barton, Donna Janell Bowman, Lee & Low, Step Right Up, Texas Bluebonnet Award|8 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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John Roy chose to stay

Texas students in grades 3 through 6 will be voting […]

By Chris Barton|2017-01-10T10:32:31-05:00January 6th, 2017|Chris Barton, Don Tate, Jennifer Ziegler, school visits, Texas Bluebonnet Award, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch|6 Comments

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Whoosh! is on the brand-new Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List

I’m […]

By Chris Barton|2016-11-10T16:00:34-05:00November 10th, 2016|Chris Barton, Don Tate, school visits, Texas Bluebonnet Award, Texas Library Association, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, Whoosh!|1 Comment

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Don Tate goes for sound effects, while I go to the dogs. (Well, a dog.)

The Texas Bluebonnet Award committee invited authors and illustrators with […]

By Chris Barton|2016-03-13T14:34:15-05:00March 13th, 2016|Chris Barton, Don Tate, Texas Bluebonnet Award, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch|0 Comments

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Hear me on the Picturebooking podcast

Nick […]

By Chris Barton|2015-11-07T08:15:35-05:00November 7th, 2015|Chris Barton, Christensen brothers, Jennifer Ziegler, Nick Patton, Picturebooking, podcasts, Reconstruction, Texas Bluebonnet Award, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, The Nutcracker Comes to America, Uncategorized|0 Comments

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Amazing Age on the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List

A […]

By Chris Barton|2015-10-21T21:42:27-05:00October 21st, 2015|Chris Barton, civil rights, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Reconstruction, social justice, Texas Bluebonnet Award, Texas Book Festival, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, voting rights|0 Comments

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