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 nonfiction books include Glitter Everywhere! (one of NPR’s “Books We Love” for 2023), Moving Forward (an SLJ Best Book of 2022), and How To Make a Book (About My Dog). Chris and wife Jennifer Ziegler, author of Worser, live in Austin and co-host the children’s literature video series This One’s Dedicated to… He also serves as vice president of the Texas Institute of Letters.
