Chris Barton | |
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 Barton at the 2023 Texas Book Festival | |
| Occupation | Author of children's books |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Spouse | Jennifer Ziegler |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | |
| chrisbarton | |
Chris Barton is an American author of children's books. His books has been included on numerous lists citing the best children's books of the year.
Barton grew up in Sulphur Springs, Texas, with his parents and older brother, though his father died when Barton was eight years old. [1] [2] Both of his parents, as well as his mother's parents had also grown up in Sulphur Springs. [3]
In 1993, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin (UT) with a degree in history. [4] [2] During his time at UT, he wrote for The Daily Texan . [1] [4]
In 2014, Barton pitched the idea of the Modern First Library (MFL) to BookPeople, an independent bookstore in Austin, which they followed up on. [3] MFL "builds on book shoppers' inclination to buy a kid a "classic" picture book and leads them to also buy a new picture book that's more reflective of the modern, diverse society that those kids are growing up in." [3]
Barton currently lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Jennifer Ziegler. [5] [6] Together, they have four adult children. [7]
Eight of Barton's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Shark vs. Train (2010), [8] Can I See Your I.D.? (2011), [9] That's Not Bunny! (2016), [10] Whoosh! English and Spanish editions (2016/2019), [11] [12] Dazzle Ships (2017), [13] All of a Sudden and Forever (2020), [14] and How to Make a Book (2021). [15]
Barton's books have frequently landed on lists of the year's best books.
In 2009, The Day Glo Brothers was named one of the best children's books of the year by Publishers Weekly , [16] School Library Journal , [17] and The Washington Post . [18]
Shark vs. Train was a New York Times bestseller. [19] Barnes & Noble, [20] Kirkus Reviews , [21] Parents , [22] Publishers Weekly , [23] School Library Journal , [24] and The Washington Post [25] named it one of the best children's books of 2010. In 2011, Bank Street College of Education named it one of the best books for children ages five to nine. [26]
In 2016, Whoosh! was named one of the best picture books of the year by the American Booksellers Association, [27] Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature, [28] and Kirkus Reviews . [29] The Chicago Public Library [30] and the New York Public Library [31] named it one of the year's best informational books for children.
In 2017, Bank Street College of Education included 88 Instruments and Whoosh! in their list of the best books of the year for children ages five to nine. [32] They stated Whoosh! is a book of "outstanding merit." [32] The National Science Teaching Association included Whoosh! on their list of the best STEM books of the year. [33]
The same year, the Chicago Public Library named Dazzle Ships one of the year's best informational books for younger readers, [34] and the New York Public Library included it on their list of the best books of the year for kids. [35]
In 2018, What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? was named one of the best children's books of the year by Kirkus Reviews , [36] and the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education. [37] The following year, the Bank Street College of Education ranked it as a book of outstanding merit, [38] and Booklist included it on their "Top 10 Biographies for Youth" list. [39]
In 2022, School Library Journal named Moving Forward one of the best nonfiction children's books of year. [40]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Day-Glo Brothers | Cybils Award for Nonfiction Picture Book | Winner | [41] |
| 2010 | The Day-Glo Brothers | ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | [42] [43] |
| 2010 | The Day-Glo Brothers | Sibert Medal | Honor | [44] [45] |
| 2010 | Shark vs. Train | Cybils Award for Fiction Picture Book | Finalist | [46] |
| 2011 | Shark vs. Train | Children's Choice Book Award: Kindergarten to Second Grade | Finalist | [47] [48] |
| 2012 | Can I See Your I.D.? | Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers | Selection | [9] [49] |
| 2012 | Can I See Your I.D.? | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction | Nominee | [50] |
| 2016 | The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch | NCSS Carter G. Woodson Book Award: Elementary | Winner | [51] |
| 2017 | Dazzle Ships | Cybils Award for Elementary Nonfiction | Finalist | [52] |
| 2017 | Whoosh! | Children's and Teen Choice Book Award: Third to Fourth Grade | Finalist | [53] |
| 2018 | Dazzle Ships | ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | [54] |
| 2018 | Dazzle Ships | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award | Honor | [55] |
| 2018 | What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? | Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth | Selection | [56] |
| 2018 | What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? | Cybils Award for Elementary Nonfiction | Finalist | [57] |
| 2019 | What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? | ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | [58] [59] [60] |
| 2019 | What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award | Recommended | [55] |
| 2019 | Whoosh! | Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award | Winner | [61] |
| 2020 | What Do You Do With a Voice Like That? | Rise: A Feminist Book Project | Top 10 | [62] [63] |
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