What do you give for a holiday like that?

How […]

By Chris Barton|2020-01-29T22:13:40-05:00December 17th, 2019|Barbara Jordan, Chris Barton, Diverse Book Finder, impeachment, NCTE, Orbis Pictus Award, 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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“…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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Literacy in Action: next Saturday’s Bill Martin Jr. Symposium in Mesquite, TX

Dallas area literacy educators: The Bill Martin […]

By Chris Barton|2019-09-06T15:33:29-05:00September 6th, 2019|Barbara Jordan, Bill Martin Jr. Symposium, Chris Barton, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 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 was Left Out, Powered by PechaKucha,” from TLA 2019

Twenty […]

By Chris Barton|2020-03-13T13:01:07-05:00July 12th, 2019|Barbara Jordan, Chris Barton, Christina Soontornvat, Kathi Appelt, PechaKucha, revision, Susan Fletcher, Texas Library Association, Varian Johnson, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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In which I discuss Barbara Jordan with a shaggy blue puppet

Hey, it’s me on The Van Show!

By Chris Barton|2020-03-13T08:14:47-05:00June 28th, 2019|Austin Public Library, Barbara Jordan, Chris Barton, The Van Show, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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Come “dig deep” with me!

This […]

By Chris Barton|2019-05-23T10:54:46-05:00May 23rd, 2019|Barbara Jordan, Chris Barton, Melissa Stewart, Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep, 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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