Description
Chris Barton is 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, celebrated on 21 state lists. His newest books include Glitter Everywhere! Where It Came From, Where It’s Found & Where It’s Going (a Kirkus Best Book of 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). Other recent titles include How to Make a Book (About My Dog) and Fire Truck vs. Dragon. Chris’s main program, Write What You’d Love to Learn, provides an overview of him and his work as an author, after which he reads from one of those books and uses it as a jumping-off point for an age-appropriate discussion of research, revision, and/or collaboration. ‘Write what you know,’ the saying goes. But based on Chris’s experiences with both playful picture books and rigorously researched nonfiction, he encourages audiences to improve their own writing by giving the not-yet-known a try. He’s shared this presentation with first graders in 30 minutes, delivered a full-day version to adult audiences, and adapted it for many ages and lengths in between. Photo by Heather Gallagher Photography.
Additional information
| Discipline | Words |
|---|---|
| Contact name | Chris Barton |
| Contact address | PO Box 66104 Austin TX 78766 |
| Phone 1 | 512-827-8266 |
| Phone 2 | |
| Public Performance | $750 – $1, 500 |
| School performance | $750 – $1, 500 |
| Workshop fees | $750 – $3, 000 |
| Travel per diem lodging | $0 – $500 |
| City | Austin |
| Website | |
| Special audiences | Festivals, Libraries, Schools |
| School audiences | Elementary, Middle, Pre-K |
| Venue size | Medium, Smaller |
