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Bethany Barton
Author & Illustrator Bethany Barton
Author & Illustrator Bethany Barton
Born1982
Chicago, Illinois
Pen namebethany bARTon
OccupationAuthor, illustrator, artist
Period2006-present
GenreChildren's picture books
SpouseMichael Barton
Website
www.bethanybarton.com

Bethany Barton is an author and illustrator of children's books,[1][2][3] as well as an Emmy-nominated Propmaster[4] for film & TV. Barton's books combine colorful illustrations, humor, science communication and storytelling that aims to make STEAM-related topics enjoyable for kids.[5]

Career[edit]

Barton's 2015 book I’m Trying To Love Spiders (Viking/Penguin) garnered numerous awards and starred reviews, including the 2016 Children's Choice Award 3rd/4th Grade Book of The Year.[6][7][8] Her 2017 book Give Bees A Chance (Viking/Penguin) was a 2017 SCIBA Award finalist,[9] was listed in Scripps National Spelling Bee “Great Words, Great Works,”[10] and was featured in the New York Times.[11] Her books have been translated into four languages.[12] Her 2019 book, I'm Trying to Love Math, was named an Amazon Best Book of 2019 [13] and I'm Trying To Love Rocks (Viking/Penguin), hit stores in June 2020 with starred reviews[14][15][16]I'm Trying To Love Germs (Viking/Penguin) was published in November 2023 with School Library Journal calling it "a first purchase for any collection" in a starred review.[17]

As well as illustrating her own stories, Barton has illustrated for other authors, including Todd Hasak-Lowy's middle grade novel 33 Minutes (Simon & Schuster).[18] She often spends several weeks of the year touring; doing school visits, speaking to authors and educators, and sharing her stories and creativity with young readers at schools and libraries across the globe.[19][20][21]

Bethany Barton on The Muppets set in 2015

Barton's career includes work in the art, prop, and set decoration departments for film & TV. In 2023, she was nominated for a Children's & Family Emmy in the category of Puppet Design & Styling for her work on The Muppets Mayhem.[22] Notable projects include ABC Network's The Muppets, The Middle, Westworld, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Muppets Mayhem and `black-ish, as well as movies like Bumblebee, and various commercials. [23][24] She is represented by Writers House LLC.[25]

In 2023, Bethany became a co-founder of the non-profit DopaMind, an organization created to "help young people navigate tech in the digital age."[26]

Books[edit]

  • I'm Trying To Love Germs, 2023, Viking/Penguin[27]
  • I'm Trying To Love Garbage, 2021, Viking/Penguin[28]
  • I'm Trying To Love Rocks, 2020, Viking/Penguin[29]
  • I'm Trying To Love Math, 2019, Viking/Penguin [30]
  • Give Bees A Chance, 2017, Viking/Penguin[31]
  • I'm Trying To Love Spiders, 2015, Viking/Penguin[32]
  • 33 Minutes, 2013, by Todd Hasak-Lowy, illust. Bethany Barton, ISBN 1442445009[33][34]
  • This Monster Needs A Haircut, 2012, Dial Books For Young Readers (Penguin), ISBN 0803737335[35]
  • This Monster Cannot Wait, 2013, Dial Books For Young Readers (Penguin), ISBN 0803737793[36][37]

Awards[edit]

  • 2016 Children's Choice Awards 3rd/4th Grade Book of the Year [38]
  • 2017 Beehive Book Award (Children's Literature Association of Utah)[39]
  • 2016-2017 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland Association of School Librarians)[40]
  • 2017 Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Kentucky Association of School Librarians) [41]
  • 2018 Surrey Schools Narrative Non-Fiction Book of The Year (British Columbia) [42]
  • Amazon Best Book of 2020 [43]
  • 2022 Oregon State Literacy Association’s Patricia Gallagher Children’s Choice Book Award[44]

Nominations[edit]

  • 2017 SCIBA (Southern California Independent Booksellers Association) Book Award Finalist[45]
  • 2017-2018 South Carolina Picture Book Award [46]
  • 2016-2017 Charter Oak Children's Book Award [47]
  • 2017 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award[48]
  • 2017-2018 North Carolina Children's Book Award [49]
  • 2017-2018 Show Me Readers Award (Missouri Association of School Librarians)[50]
  • 2018 Monarch Award (Illinois School Library Media Association) [51]
  • 2018 Garden State Book Award [52]
  • 2019 Beehive Book Award (Children's Literature Association of Utah) [53]
  • 2021 Beehive Informational Book Awards (Children's Literature Association of Utah)[54]
  • 2022 Magnolia Book Award (Mississippi Children's Museum) [55]
  • 2023 North Carolina Children's Book Award[56]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "I’m Trying to Love Spiders ". Publishers Weekly
  2. ^ "Bethany Barton". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ "Books For Kids". Columbus Parent February 2016 edition
  4. ^ "2023 Children's & Family Emmy Awards – Ceremony Info – The Emmys". 23cafe. Retrieved 2023-11-19. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ "Bethany Barton". Penguin Classroom Portal. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  6. ^ "I’m Trying to Love Spiders by Bethany Barton (review)". Jeannette Hulick Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Volume 69, Number 2, October 2015 pp. 76-77
  7. ^ Yost, Scott D. (2020-10-02). "$7 Million Partnership To Address Unmet Health Needs". The Rhino Times of Greensboro. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  8. ^ "2016 Winners and Finalists – Children's Book Council". Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  9. ^ "Book Awards FINALISTS - Southern California Independent Booksellers Association". www.scibabooks.org. Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  10. ^ "Scripps National Spelling Bee". spellingbee.com. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  11. ^ La Ferla, Ruth (2017-06-30). "Children's Primers Court the Littlest Radicals". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  12. ^ "bethany bARTon on Instagram: "Look what came in the mail! Two of my books are now in Chinese! Level Up! Achievement Unlocked! Somebody pinch me! . . . . #kidlit…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  13. ^ "I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  14. ^ "I'm Trying to Love Rocks by Bethany Barton: 9780451480958 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books".
  15. ^ I'M TRYING TO LOVE ROCKS | Kirkus Reviews.
  16. ^ Bethany, Barton. "I'm Trying To Love Rocks". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  17. ^ Bethany, Barton. "I'm Trying to Love Germs". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  18. ^ Hasak-Lowy, Todd (2017-04-18). 33 Minutes. ISBN 9781481489959.
  19. ^ "California: Los Angeles County | L.A. Writers Day 2018". Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  20. ^ "Elementary School Library - Concordia International School Shanghai Jinqiao, China". www.concordiashanghai.org. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  21. ^ Camp Read Smore, Artist/Author/Illustrator Bethany Barton caught us in her web!, retrieved 2019-01-31
  22. ^ "The 2nd Annual Children's & Family Nominees! – The Emmys". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  23. ^ "Young writers honored at recognition event" Riverside Department of Education May 16, 2013
  24. ^ "Bethany Barton". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  25. ^ "Bethany Barton « Writers House LLC". www.writershouseart.com. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  26. ^ "DopaMind". DopaMind. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  27. ^ "I'm Trying to Love Germs by Bethany Barton: 9780593326725 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  28. ^ "I'm Trying to Love Garbage by Bethany Barton: 9780593207031 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  29. ^ "I'm Trying to Love Rocks by Bethany Barton: 9780451480958 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books".
  30. ^ "I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  31. ^ "Give Bees a Chance by Bethany Barton | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  32. ^ I'M TRYING TO LOVE SPIDERS | Kirkus Reviews.
  33. ^ "33 Minutes by Todd Hasak-Lowy". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  34. ^ " 33 Minutes When a friendship falls apart". BookPage review by Jennifer Kitchel
  35. ^ "This Monster Needs a Haircut by Bethany Barton". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  36. ^ Roger Sutton; Daryl Grabarek (26 September 2014). The Common Core in Grades K-3: Top Nonfiction Titles from School Library Journal and The Horn Book Magazine. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-1-4422-4406-1.
  37. ^ "MBR: Children's Bookwatch, July 2013". www.midwestbookreview.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  38. ^ "2016 Winners and Finalists – Children's Book Council". Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  39. ^ "2017 Winners". Utah Beehive Book Awards. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  40. ^ "Past Winners | Maryland Association of School Librarians". Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  41. ^ "KBA Winner's Circle". Kentucky Association of School Librarians. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  42. ^ "Surrey Schools' Narrative Nonfiction Book of the Year". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  43. ^ "Best nonfiction children's books of 2020". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  44. ^ "oregonread.org - Patricia Gallagher Awards". www.oregonread.org. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  45. ^ "Book Awards FINALISTS - Southern California Independent Booksellers Association". www.scibabooks.org. Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  46. ^ Bethany, barton. "2017-2018 South Carolina Book Award Nominees" (PDF).
  47. ^ "cocba | Past Nominees". cocba. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  48. ^ "2017 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Nominees" (PDF).
  49. ^ "North Carolina Children's Book Award: 2017 Results and Materials". North Carolina Children's Book Award. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  50. ^ "2017-2017 Show Me Award Nominees" (PDF).
  51. ^ "2018 Monarch Award Master List" (PDF).
  52. ^ "Garden State Children's Book Awards". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  53. ^ "2019 Nominees". Utah Beehive Book Awards. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  54. ^ Barton, Bethany. "2021 Beehive Book Awards Informational Book Nominees" (PDF).
  55. ^ Barton, Bethany. "Magnolia Book Awards Nominee List 2023" (PDF).
  56. ^ "North Carolina Children's Book Award". nccba.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

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