Welcome to 7th annual Sonntag Library Texas Bluebonnet Award & 2x2 reading list showcase! Below you will find links to the Texas Bluebonnet Award & 2x2 lists for 2017-2018. These lists will be current for Sonntag Readers through the end of the 2017-2018 school year. I hope you enjoy these books as much as the previous lists. Check the lists out below:
Want to print a copy of the current Bluebonnet log? Click here.
Attention Sonntag 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade Readers!!!! The votes have been counted and we have the winners for the 2016-2017 Texas Bluebonnet Award!! 76 Sonntag Bluebonnet Club Members were a part of 150, 094 Readers across the state of Texas who cast their votes in January. This was incredibly exciting!!
Welcome to 6th annual Sonntag Library Texas Bluebonnet Award & 2x2 reading list showcase! Below you will find links to the Texas Bluebonnet Award & 2x2 lists for 2016. These lists will be current for Sonntag Readers through the end of the 2016-2017 school year. I hope you enjoy these books as much as the previous lists. Happy reading! :)
Want to learn more about the 2016-2017 Texas Bluebonnet Award List? Click here!
Want to start filling out the Buzz Forms for the current list? Click here or click the link on the right side of the page.
(Readers, don't forget to return your completed tracking sheet - like the one posted above - to Mrs. Mattei once you've completed your Buzz Forms. She will double-check your Buzz Form submissions before announcing you at GMS).
The votes have been counted and the Bluebonnet winners have been released! There were 152,369 votes across the state from 1,536 institutions. Check out the 2015-2016 Texas Bluebonnet Award winners:
Check out the acceptance speech from the author & illustrator!
Congratulations to all of the winners!! Click the image of each book cover to learn more about the book. Please stop by the Sonntag Library to check them out. Happy reading! :o)
Welcome to the final day of the 5th annual Sonntag library Texas Bluebonnet Award & 2x2 reading list showcase! Each day 2 books from each reading list will be featured on the blog. I hope you enjoy these books as much as the previous lists. Happy reading! :)
If you need a list of the Bluebonnet or 2x2 lists for your summer reading, please follow the links:
Presents a picture-book biography of DJ Kool Herc, a young man who lived in the Bronx and is credited with the invention of Hip Hop music and a unique way of mixing songs and records.
Want to know more about When the Beat Was Born? Click here!
Check out Mackin Book Talk for even more info! Click here!
Check out the Texas Bluebonnet Award Wordpress blog for great resources! Click here!
When Sylvie discovers a magical door in her bedroom that opens to a secret passage to the zoo, she visits the zoo and invites several wild animals to stay with her for the night and then returns them to the zoo before morning. However, when she goes to school with the door open, the animals return and make a big mess in the house. Now Sylvie must clean everything up before her mother gets home!
Want to know more about The Way to the Zoo or about author John Burningham? Click here!
This picture book poetically explores the many things water can be--from home maker and ship breaker to cloud fluffer and fire snuffer. Backmatter provides additional explanations.
Want to know more about Water Can Be... or about author Laura Purdie Salas? Click here!
**Note: The nifty book summaries on this blog come from the Library of Congress CIP data unless otherwise noted. The pictures come from the Frisco ISD online catalog (June 2017 and earlier) & Prosper ISD Destiny Quest (2017 and beyond) unless otherwise noted.
My name is Erin Mattei and I am the librarian at Cynthia Cockrell Elementary in Prosper ISD! I am so excited to bring the joy of reading and life-long learning the the lives of children. Reading is the key to success. It is my passion to get children excited about reading! :)
