Author record · 2009 to 2023
Chris Barton: Awards and Best-of Lists
Chris Barton has 2 shortlist or finalist places and 21 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Ekua Holmes, Chaaya Prabhat, Tony Persiani, Victo Ngai
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Glitter Everywhere! | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2023 | Glitter Everywhere! Where It Came From, Where It's Found & Where It's Going | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Glitter Everywhere! | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2022 | Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | All of a Sudden and Forever | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2019 | What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2018 | Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2018 | What Do You Do with a Voice like That? | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2018 | What Do You Do With a Voice Like That? | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2017 | Dazzle Ships: World War I & the Art of Confusion | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2017 | Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2016 | Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-soaking Stream of Inventions | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2016 | Whoosh! | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2015 | The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2015 | The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2010 | The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Informational Book | |
| 2010 | Shark Vs. Train | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2010 | Shark vs. Train | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2010 | Shark vs. Train | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Picture | |
| 2010 | Shark vs. Train | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2009 | The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer’s Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2009 | The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Picture |
Books
- Shark Vs. Train4 sources · 2010
- Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion3 sources · 2017 to 2018
- The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors3 sources · 2009 to 2010
- What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan3 sources · 2018 to 2019
- All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing2 sources · 2020
- Glitter Everywhere!2 sources · 2023
- The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch2 sources · 2015
- Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-soaking Stream of Inventions2 sources · 2016
- Glitter Everywhere! Where It Came From, Where It's Found & Where It's Going1 source · 2023
- Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates1 source · 2022