Texas Bluebonnet Book Voting (through February 10th)

If you have read 5 or more Bluebonnet Books, you will be able to vote for your favorite book.

Directions if not taken directly to the voting page

1. Click Select My School

2. Input the information as seen below.

Texas Bluebonnet Book Award

Every year, students in 3rd through 5th grades all across the great state of Texas vote on their favorite Bluebonnet Book.  Any student who has read 5 or more Bluebonnet Books may vote.  This is run entirely on the honor system, and there is nothing students have to turn in to prove they have read five books.  The book that receives the most student votes will be named the 2024-2025 Bluebonnet Award winner. Voting usually begins in early January and ends mid-February. Dates will be updated as the information becomes available. Also, a direct link to the Texas Library Association's digital voting form will be provided when voting begins.

Mills' Bluebonnet Book Breakfast

To be a part of Mills' Bluebonnet Book breakfast, students in 3rd through 5th grades must read 10 books, write summaries for each book read, and turn the form in to Ms. Rasmussen by early February in order to attend the Bluebonnet breakfast in the Mills' library. At the breakfast, the winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Book Award will be revealed, and students will have a raucous time talking about their favorite Bluebonnet books. 

Texas Bluebonnet Award 2024 - 2025 List

Here is the list, alphabetized by title. Printable PDF of list.

1. Caves by Nell Cross Beckerman. Illustrated by Kalen Chock.
2. The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes.
3. Daybreak on Raven Island by Fleur Bradley.
4. The Fire, The Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla.
5. The Ghost of Spruce Point by Nancy Tandon.
6. How to Stay Invisible by Maggie C. Rudd.
7. Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better by Glenda Armand and Kim Freeman. Illustrated by Keith Mallett.
8. Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter by Aida Salazar. Illustrated by Molly Mendoza.
9. Ketanji: Justice Jackson’s Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court by Kekla Magoon. Illustrated by Laura Freeman.
10.  Legends of Lotus Island: The Guardian Test by Christina Soontornvat. Illustrated by Kevin Hong.
11.  The Mystery of the Monarchs by Barb Rosenstock. Illustrated by Erika Meza.
12.  New Dragon City by Mari Mancusi.
13.  Odder by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso.
14.  A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga.
15.  Shermy & Shake, The Not-So-Nice Neighbor by Kirby Larson. Illustrated by Shinji Fujioka.
16.  Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango.
17.  Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport by Caren Stelson. Illustrated by Selina Alko.
18.  Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen.
19.  You Are Here: Connecting Flights, edited by Ellen Oh.
20.  Yuck You Suck! Poems about Animals That SIP, SLURP, SUCK by Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple. Illustrated by Eugenia Nobati.