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The Texas Bluebonnet Reading Program: The TBA Committee selects 20 books - both fiction and nonfiction books. Readers in grades 3-5 who have read (or heard read aloud) a minimum of five titles - three of which must be novels - can vote on their favorite book. Once a student has finished reading 5 Bluebonnet nominated books, he/she is eligible to vote for his/her favorite book - Read 5 then Decide! In January students who have read 5 or more Bluebonnet books will be eligible to vote for his/her favorite book. The winning author is announced in April at the Texas Library Association. Click here to learn more about the Texas Bluebonnet Award.
The 2×2 list can be used by parents and caregivers to introduce children to a variety of quality books that will pique their interest and imagination, as well as encourage independent reading. A committee comprised of eight members of the Children’s Round Table who are actively involved in delivering library services to children develop the annual list.
To accomplish this, the committee reads widely. And when we say widely, we mean each year committee members read, on average, over 800 books. Each month, May-November, committee members nominate 5-10 titles to our official consideration list.
What are we looking for? In short, we are looking for excellent books that will excite readers, books that are visually appealing and appropriate for both the content and the intended age-level. We are looking for inclusion through diverse outlooks, stories, genres, formats, genders, geographic environment, ages, and ethnicity.
Books must have a review from a professional journal. Our focus on professional reviews is because library collection development policies are often dependent on multiple positive reviews from professional journals to ensure that money is spent in the most responsible way possible.
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