2016 2x2 & Texas Bluebonnet Award Showcase!

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! :) 

(Logo above retrieved from http://www.txla.org/TBA)

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). 

(Logo above & image below both retrieved from http://www.txla.org/groups/2x2-current) 

Want to learn more about the 2016-2017 Texas 2x2 List? Click here! 

(Readers, don't forget to complete and return your 2x2 Boot - like the one posted above - to Mrs. Mattei when you've read all 20 books!) 

Battle of the Books!!

Attention Sonntag Community!! 

The final battle for the 2016 Battle of the Books has officially begun! You have two weeks to cast your vote! You may vote as many times as you wish. Here are our final challengers: 

You can vote for your favorites for Round 3 by clicking the icon below. Happy voting! :o)

Battle of the Books!!

Attention Sonntag Readers!!!!!! Battle of the Books Round 3 is upon us!! You have until next Thursday afternoon to cast your vote. We are so close to finding out which book will win. You can vote for your favorites for Round 3 by clicking the icon below. Happy voting! :o)

Battle of the Books 2016!

Attention Sonntag Readers!!!!!! Battle of the Books Round 2 is live!!!

You have between now and Thursday, May 12th to cast your votes. Check out the winners from round 1. You can vote for your favorites by clicking the icon below. Happy voting! 

Battle of the Books 2016!!

Attention Sonntag Readers!!!!!! Battle of the Books is back!!!!!!!!!

The books that will duke it out were chosen because they were the most requested and/or placed on hold the most often throughout the school year. Students, teachers, and parents may vote on the Round 1 match-ups as many times as they wish until the end of the school day on May 5th. That day, the votes will be counted and the winning books will move on to Round 2.

Good luck to all of the books that made the cut for Round 1! Click the image below to see the books going to battle and cast your votes!

Book of the Day by Mrs. Mattei!

If you are a fan of Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers' books The Day the Crayons Quit & The Day the Crayons Came Home, author/illustrator Michael Hall has a treat for you!

The crayons are trying to put on a production of "Frankencrayon" but SOMEONE is trying to cancel the book!! YIKES!!! Check this book out and find out who might be behind this COLORFUL mystery... Happy reading! :o)

Frankencrayon

by Michael Hall 

• If the crayons cannot stop the scribble monster, this picture book and the play "Frankencrayon" may have to be canceled.

Want to learn more about author Michael Hall ? Click here! 

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Book of the Day by Mrs. Mattei!

Have you ever traveled to the spectacular city of New York City? Even if you haven't you will still enjoy another wonderful read by Salvator Rubbino. This book has a wonderful story and interesting facts about this great city. Happy reading! :o)

A Walk in New York

by Slavator Rubbino

In this unabashed ode to the Big Apple, Rubbino's fresh, lively paintings and breezy text capture the delight of a wide-eyed boy and his dad as they experience the wonders of New York firsthand. Includes a gatefold of the Empire State Building. 

Want to learn more about author Slavator Rubbino? Click here! 

Read more about Mr. Rubbino's other work here! 

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