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Chris Barton

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Born

Sulphur Springs, Texas, The United States

Website

https://www.chrisbarton.info

Genre

Children's, Nonfiction, Humor and Comedy

Member Since

June 2009

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I'm the author of picture books including WE MATCH! (2025), bestseller SHARK VS. TRAIN, Sibert Honor-winning THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS, and WHOOSH! LONNIE JOHNSON'S SUPER-SOAKING STREAM OF INVENTIONS, which has been celebrated on 21 state reading lists.

Other well-known titles of mine include 88 INSTRUMENTS, HOW TO MAKE A BOOK (ABOUT MY DOG), FIRE TRUCK VS. DRAGON, DAZZLE SHIPS, THE AMAZING AGE OF JOHN ROY LYNCH, and WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A VOICE LIKE THAT?

My newest books include GLITTER EVERYWHERE! WHERE IT CAME FROM, WHERE IT'S FOUND & WHERE IT'S GOING (one of National Public Radio's "Books We Love" for 2023) and MOVING FORWARD: FROM SPACE-AGE RIDES TO CIVIL RIGHTS SIT-INS WITH AIRMAN ALTON YATES (a School Library Journal Best Book of 2022).

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Don’t miss the KidTime StoryTime readaloud of Whoosh!

I've seen quite a few readalouds of Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions over the years (and I've done even more myself), but none have been as elaborate or entertaining or deliriously goofy as this one from KidTime StoryTime. Enjoy!

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Average rating: 3.97 · 17,173 ratings · 2,676 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author), Tom Lichtenheld (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 6,134 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author), Don Tate (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.24 avg rating — 2,292 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author), Tony Persiani (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 1,714 ratings — published 2009 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author), Victo Ngai (illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 1,040 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author), Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) 4.45 avg rating — 847 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author), Don Tate (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 795 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	88 Instruments by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author), Louis Thomas (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 547 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glitter Everywhere! by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author), Chaaya Prabhat (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fire Truck vs. Dragon by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author), Shanda McCloskey (Illustrator) 3.53 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing after the Oklahoma City Bombing by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author), Nicole Xu (Contributor) 4.20 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jun 10, 2009 06:39AM

Hey, no problemo. I'm saving it to post on the next Non-Fiction Monday. Then it will be front and center on my blog. Great book. I'm going to try to push it other places as well. Speaking of which, I should do a Siebert prediction on my blog for kicks . . .

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