Byron Barton (September 8, 1930 – June 3, 2023) was an American writer and illustrator of children's picture books.
[2] In 1950, he received a scholarship to study at Chouinard Art Institute (CAI), though he was unable to immediately attend due to being drafted into the Korean War.
[2] Following the completion of his studies at the Chouinard Art Institute in 1956, Barton moved to New York City and began working as an ad designer and animator for CBS.
[2][1] The first book he illustrated, Constance C. Green's A Girl Called Al, was published in 1969.
[2] Two books Barton illustrated were featured on Reading Rainbow: Charlotte Pomerantz's The Tamarindo Puppy and Other Poems (1985) and Diane Siebert's Truck Song (1990).