BOOKS
Bethany Barton is an award-winning author and illustrator of numerous children's books, having worked with Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Candlewick Press. (No foolin!)
She is represented by the ever-dapper Stephen Barr at Writers House.
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AWARDS & NOMINATIONS:
I’M TRYING TO LOVE GERMS
STARRED REVIEW - School Library Journal
I’M TRYING TO LOVE GARBAGE
NOMINEE - North Carolina Children’s Book Award * Junior Library Guild Selection * Featured in Scholastic Catalog *
I’M TRYING TO LOVE ROCKS
* STARRED REVIEW- Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW - School Library Journal NOMINEE - Surrey Schools Narrative Nonfiction Book of the Year *NOMINEE - Missouri Dogwood Nonfiction Book Award * Junior Library Guild Selection * Featured in Scholastic Catalog *Featured on ABC Network’s Abbott Elementary
I’M TRYING TO LOVE MATH
Named an Amazon Best Nonfiction Children’s Book of 2019
NOMINEE -Magnolia Book Awards (Mississippi Children’s Museum) * Junior Library Guild Selection * Featured in Scholastic Catalog *
GIVE BEES A CHANCE
Featured in The New York Times * FINALIST - SCIBA (Southern California Independent Booksellers Association) 2017 Book Award * LISTED - Scripps National Spelling Bee “Great Words, Great Works” NOMINEE - Beehive Book Award (Children’s Literature Association of Utah) 2019 * Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award 3rd-5th Grade * Junior Library Guild Selection * Featured In Scholastic Catalog* Featured on ABC Network’s Black-ish
I’M TRYING TO LOVE SPIDERS
WINNER - 2016 Children’s Choice Award - 3rd/4th Grade Book of the Year * Starred Review - Kirkus Reviews * Starred Review - Publishers Weekly * WINNER - Beehive Book Award (Children’s Literature Association of Utah) * WINNER - Black-Eyed Susan Picture Book Award (Maryland Association of School Librarians) * NOMINEE - Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award (Grades K-3) * NOMINEE - South Carolina Picture Book Award 2017-2018 * NOMINEE - Charter Oak Children’s Book Award 2016-2017 * NOMINEE - 2017 Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award * NOMINEE - North Carolina Children’s Book Award 2017-2018 * NOMINEE - Show Me Readers Award (Missouri Association of School Librarians) 2017-2018 * NOMINEE - 2018 Monarch Award (Illinois School Library Media Association) * NOMINEE - Garden State Book Award 2018 * Junior Library Guild Selection * Featured in Scholastic Catalog *
Want Bethany to visit your School? Library? Bookstore? Space Station?
Bethany Barton does book readings, creative writing workshops for kids, and even picture book talks for adults -- both in person and via Skype. Head to the About page and click contact reach out and learn more.