Children's Literature: Texas Bluebonnet Award

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood, and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret, one that imperils them all--for the king of the land seeks just such a girl, and Brother Edik, who penned the prophecy himself, knows why. And so it is that a girl with a head full of stories--powerful tales-within-the-tale of queens and kings, mermaids and wolves--ventures into a dark wood in search of the castle of one who wishes her dead. But Beatryce knows that, should she lose her way, those who love her--a wild-eyed monk, a man who had once been king, a boy with a terrible sword, and a goat with a head as hard as stone--will never give up searching for her, and to know this is to know everything.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this picture book that explores the history and cultural significance of the color blue.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
A collection of poems about dirt and the many organisms that live there such as grubs, trap door spiders, moles, earthworms, chipmunks, and doodlebugs.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
Something terrible is happening in the skies! Rats are eating the MOON! There's only ONE hero for the job, a bold and fearsome beast bioengineered in a secret lab to be the moon's savior and Earth's last hope! And that hero is . . . a cat. A cat who will be blasted into space! Accompanied by the imperious Moon Queen and LOZ 4000, a toenail clipping robot, the First Cat in Space journeys across a fantastic lunar landscape in a quest to save the world. Will these unlikely heroes save the moon in time? Can a toenail-clipping robot find its purpose in the vast universe? And will the First Cat in Space ever eat some pizza? Graphic novel.

Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
Gladys the chicken must be magic. After all, for everyone who encounters her, a wish is granted. The Shepherd Boy wishes to be beautiful, the Brave Swordsman wishes to join the Royal Guard, the Purple Pooh-bah wishes for his only daughter to be happy, and the Learned Princess wishes to escape the palace. And one by one, each of these wishes comes true. But ... is Gladys really magic? Or is everyone making their own fortune? Either way, it adds up to one heck of an adventure for a chicken named Gladys.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
Haven the cat goes on an adventure to do everything she can to help her sick owner get help.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
A folksy, larger-than-life picture book biography about Ann Richards, the late governor of Texas who has inspired countless women in politics today.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain Sara: the loner Dayara: the tough kid Nico: the rich kid And Miguel: the athlete And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same . . . just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and they must decide whether they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help . . . or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school. This graphic novel includes text in both English and Spanish.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
To prove that she belongs in a place where only the smartest and most useful are welcomed, twelve-year-old Yolanda learns that her survival rests on the rediscovery of a long-extinct beehive that could be the answer to everything.

Newbery Honor, 2023
Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
A Thai inspired fantasy story of a young woman’s struggle to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets.

Newbery Honor, 2023
Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
A Thai inspired fantasy story of a young woman’s struggle to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024Every day at the Athensville Zoo the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grownups alike, and kind, curious Plum is the peacock most proud of their responsibility. But Itch the ningbing--a type of very small marsupial--doesn’t understand why those birdbrains should get so much freedom while he’s all cooped up. So he plots and plots, sure that he will escape and become the zoo ambassador!

Texas Bluebonnet Award, 2024
Have you ever heard of Gravity? No, not gravity, the centrifugal force pulling us to the Earth. I’m talking about Gravity--the greatest ball player to ever lace up a pair of sneakers.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds, but when she falls under suspicion for helping a criminal escape prison she must, with the help of her new friends and her own growing powers, find a way to clear her family’s name.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
Tim is just a peasant, but he dreams big. He wants more out of life than to grow up to be a woodsman like his father. Unfortunately, the only route to success in the kingdom of Wyld is to be born a prince. Still, Tim is determined. He is brave and clever and always tries to do the right thing--even though he rarely gets the credit for it. Then news spreads that Princess Grace of the neighboring kingdom has been abducted by the evil Stinx and Prince Ruprecht needs a legion of knights to join him on his quest to rescue her. Tim finally has the lucky break he's been waiting for, the opportunity to change his station in life. And even though he doesn't know how to ride a horse or wield anything more deadly than a water bucket, he's going to do whatever it takes to make sure his dream becomes a reality.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
Best friends Aldo, Pen, and Jasper stumble onto an abandoned orphanage and discover that freeing a houseful of imprisoned ghosts from an angry poltergeist could get them into serious trouble.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
Ever since Solimar was a little girl, she has gone to the ouamel forest bordering her kingdom to observe the monarch butterflies during their migration, but always from a safe distance. Now, on the brink of her quinceanera and her official coronation, Solimar crosses the dangerous creek to sit among the butterflies. There, a mysterious event gives her a gift and a burden--the responsibility to protect the young and weak butterflies with her magical rebozo, or silk shawl. Solimar is committed to fulfilling her role, and has a plan that might have worked. But when her father, the king, and her brother, the prince, leave on an expedition, a neighboring king overthrows the kingdom and holds everyone left in the village hostage. It takes all of Solimar's courage to escape and then embark on a dangerous journey to save her kingdom, but she's not alone. Her pet bird, Lazaro, the butterflies she protects, and a magical rag doll, Zarita, are with her. Then, at a precarious moment, she meets a river boy who knows the rapids. Even with help, can Solimar save her family, the kingdom, and the future of the monarchs from a greedy king?

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
Amelia is cleaning out her grandmother's attic when she stumbles across a book- Tales to Keep You Up at Night. But when she goes to the library to return it, she's told that the book never belonged there. Curious, she starts to read the stories- tales of strange incidents in nearby towns, of journal entries chronicling endless, twisting pumpkin vines, birthday parties gone awry, and cursed tarot decks. And at the center of the stories lies a family of witches. And witches, she's told, can look like anyone. As elements from the stories begin to come to life around her, and their eerie connections become clear, Amelia begins to realize that she may be in a scary story of her own.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
A heroic girl in Mumbai fights for her belief that water should be for everyone.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2024
Judith Scott was born with Down syndrome. She was deaf, and never learned to speak. She was also a talented artist. Judith was institutionalized until her sister Joyce reunited with her and enrolled her in an art class. Judith went on to become an artist of renown with her work displayed in museums and galleries around the world.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2023

Pura Belpré Honor Book, 2022
Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2023

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2023

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2023

Teas Bluebonnet Selection, 2023

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2023

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2023

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2023
In this book you will find one-finger ball-spinning, rapid-fire mini-dribbling, and a ricochet head shot! You will find skilled athletes, expert players, and electrifying performers, all rolled into one! You will find nonstop, give-it-all-you’ve-got, out-to-win-it, sky’s-the-limit BASKETBALL!

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2023

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2023

Coretta Scott King Award, 2022
Caldecott Honor Book, 2022
Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2023

Pura Belpre Author Award, 2021
Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2022

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2022

Bluebonnet Selection, 2022

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2022

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2022

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2022

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2022

Texas Bluebonnet Award, 2022
The inspiring and true story of the nation’s oldest student, Mary Walker, who learned to read at the age of 116.

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2022

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2021

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2021
(Note: Not a picture book)

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2021
(Note: Not a picture book)

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2021

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2021

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2021
(Note: Not a picture book)

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2021
(Note: Not a picture book)

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2021
(Note: Not a picture book)

Pura Belpre Honor Book, 2019
Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2021

Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2021
(Note: Not a picture book)

Newbery Medal, 2020
Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2020
Texas Bluebonnet Selection, 2021