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Chris Barton

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I'm the author of picture books including bestseller Shark vs. Train, Sibert Honor-winning The Day-Glo Brothers, and Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, which has been included on 21 state reading lists.

Other well-known titles of mine include Fire Truck vs. Dragon, Dazzle Ships, What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan , and All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing.

My new books in 2021 and 2022 include How to Make a Book , illustrated by Sarah Horne; Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates, illustrated by Steffi Walthall; and Sister, Brother, Family: An American Childhood in Music, written with Willie Nelson and Bobbie Nelson.

I visit schools by the score and also love speaking to professional gatherings of librarians, educators, and fellow writers.

I'm married to YA/middle-grade novelist Jennifer Ziegler . Jennifer and I have four children and one dog, and we co-host the children’s literature video series “This One’s Dedicated to…” in which we talk with other authors and illustrators about the dedications they’ve written for their books.

Jennifer and I live in Austin, Texas, where I have advocated for greater diversity in children's literature by co-founding the Modern First Library program with independent bookseller BookPeople.

For more information about me, please visit www.chrisbarton.info.

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Books from Chris Barton

Shark vs. Train

Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors

The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion

88 Instruments

Fire Truck vs. Dragon

That's Not Bunny!

Can I See Your I.D.?: True Stories of False Identities

The Nutcracker Comes to America: How Three Ballet-Loving Brothers Created a Holiday Tradition

Sister, Brother, Family: An American Childhood in Music

Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates

Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer's Alphabet

Mighty Truck: Muddymania! (Mighty Truck #2)

Mighty Truck: Surf's Up!

All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing

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Mighty Truck: Zip and Beep (Mighty Truck #5)

Mighty Truck: The Traffic Tie-Up (Mighty Truck #3)

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Chris Barton

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Books from Chris Barton

Shark vs. Train

Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors

The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion

88 Instruments

Fire Truck vs. Dragon

That's Not Bunny!

Can I See Your I.D.?: True Stories of False Identities

The Nutcracker Comes to America: How Three Ballet-Loving Brothers Created a Holiday Tradition

Sister, Brother, Family: An American Childhood in Music

Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates

Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer&apos;s Alphabet

Mighty Truck: Muddymania! (Mighty Truck #2)

Mighty Truck: Surf&apos;s Up!

All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing

Book or Bell?

Mighty Truck: Zip and Beep (Mighty Truck #5)

Mighty Truck: The Traffic Tie-Up (Mighty Truck #3)

Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer's Alphabet

Mighty Truck: Surf's Up!