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Chris Barton

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Born

Sulphur Springs, Texas, The United States

Website

https://www.chrisbarton.info

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Children's, Nonfiction, Humor and Comedy

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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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	Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton (Goodreads Author), Tom Lichtenheld (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 6,135 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 — 2,293 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 — 845 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 — 797 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) 4.20 avg rating — 421 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 — 283 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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