Chris Barton is the author of the picture books SHARK VS. TRAIN (a New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller) and THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS (winner, American Library Association Sibert Honor), as well as the young adult nonfiction thriller CAN I SEE YOUR I.D.? TRUE STORIES OF FALSE IDENTITIES. His latest publications include picture books ATTACK! BOSS! CHEAT CODE! A GAMER'S ALPHABET and THE AMAZING AGE OF JOHN ROY LYNCH. Chris and his wife, novelist Jennifer Ziegler (REVENGE OF THE FLOWER GIRLS, REVENGE OF THE ANGELS), live in Austin, Texas, with their family.

Books by Chris Barton

Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

written by Chris Barton with illustrations by Don Tate - Biography, Children's 7-10, Nature, Science

88 Instruments

Written by Chris Barton with illustrations by Louis Thomas - Children's 3-7, Fiction, Music

The Nutcracker Comes to America: How Three Ballet-loving Brothers Created a Holiday Tradition

by Chris Barton - Children's, Holiday, Picture