Monday, July 30, 2012

Chris Barton


Chris Barton is an award-winning author of best-selling books. Can I See Your I.D. is a Junior Library Guild selection. His book, Shark vs. Train is a  New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller and finalist for the 2011 Children's Choice Book AwardsThe Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors was named one of the best children's books of 2009 by Publishers Weekly, School Library JournalKirkus Reviews, The Washington Post, and the Bank Street College of Education.


Learn more about Chris on his website!

While Mr. Barton was creating his dot, his 8-year old son was creating right next to him. Here is his dot:

3 comments:

  1. You are a Bartist! : ) Great that you have "art" built right into your name. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us! I love your books and I loved being on the faculty of Southampton Writers Conference with you in 2011!

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  2. I also love your son's dot! : ) Now I see where you get your talent, Chris!

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  3. Aww.
    I favor Dot #2 by the artist known as Son, without a doubt.

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