Texas Bluebonnet Award
The Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) reading program was established in 1979 to encourage Texas children to read more books, explore a variety of current books, develop powers of discrimination, and identify their favorite books. The award process provides librarians, teachers, parents, and writers with insight into young students' reading preferences. It further affords an opportunity to honor and encourage imaginative authors who create books with high appeal to children.
YEAR |
ILLUSTRATOR |
TITLE |
LOCATION |
| 2008 | Lucy A. Nolan | On the Road (Down Girl and Sit series) | |
| 2007 | Joe Hayes | Ghost fever = Mal de Fantasma | |
| 2006 | Lisa Wheeler & Marc Siegel | Seadogs: An Epic Ocean Operetta | Juv. PZ8.3.W5663 S4 2004 |
| 2005 | Robert Blake | Togo | Juv. PZ7.B564 T6 2002 |
| 2004 | Phil Bildner | Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy | Juv. PZ7.B4923 S5 2002 |
| 2003 | Ruth Sanderson | The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring | Juv. PZ8.1.S235 G6 2001 |
| 2002 | Kate DiCamillo | Because of Winn-Dixie | Juv. PZ 7 .D5455 B4 2000 |
| 2001 | Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel | Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! | Juv. PZ 7 .S84453 C66 1999 |
| 2000 | Cynthia DeFelice | Ghost Of Fossil Glen | Juv. PZ 7 .D339255 G46 1999 |
| 1999 | Janelle Cannon | Verdi | Juv. PZ 7 .C1725 V4 1997 |
| 1998 | Betsy Byars | Tornado | Juv. PZ 7 .B9836 T67 1996 |
| 1997 | Jon Scieszka | Math Curse | Juv. PZ 7 .S41267 M3 1995 |
| 1996 | Mary Downing Hahn | Time For Andrew: A Ghost Story | Juv. PZ 7 .H1256 T5 1994 |
| 1995 | Jon Scieszka | The Stinky Cheese Man And Other Fairly Stupid Tales | Juv. PZ 8 .S3134 S8 1992 |
| 1994 | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Shiloh | Juv. PZ 7 .N24 S4 1992 |
| 1993 | Brian Selznick | The Houdini Box | Juv. PZ 7 .S4654 H6 1991 |
| 1992 | Bill Wallace | Snot Stew | Juv. PZ 7 .W15473 S5 1990 |
| 1991 | Jonathan Etra & Stephanie Spinner | Aliens For Breakfast | Juv. PZ 7 .E854 A5 1988 |
| 1990 | Louis Sachar | There's A Boy In The Girls Bathroom | Juv. PZ 7 .S1185 T4 1987 |
| 1989 | Mary Downing Hahn | Wait 'Till Hellen Comes: A Ghost Story | Juv. PZ 7 .H1256 W3 1986 |
| 1988 | Betty Ren Wright | Christina's Ghost | Juv. PZ 7 .W933 C47 1987 |
| 1987 | Johanna Hurwitz | The Hot And Cold Summer | Juv. PZ 7 .H9574 H6 1984 |
| 1986 | Betty Ren Wright | The Dollhouse Murders | Juv. PZ 7 .W933 D6 1983 |
| 1985 | Barbara Park | Skinnybones | Juv. PZ 7 .P2197 S5 1982 |
| 1984 | Barthe DeClements | Nothing's Fair In Fifth Grade | Juv. PZ 7 .D3584 N5 1981 |
| 1983 | Bill Wallace | A Dog Called Kitty | Juv. PZ 7 .W15473 D6 |
| 1982 | Judy Blume | Superfudge | Juv. PZ 7 .B6265 S8 1980 |
| 1981 | Beverly Cleary | Ramona And Her Father | Juv. PZ 7 .C5792 R34 |