5 Bluebonnet Award Winners 2010

MARTINA THE BEAUTIFUL COCKROACH: A CUBAN FOLKTALKE by Carmen Agra Deedy


This Cuban folktale is a lesson to be learned by young women. Test the men you think you may marry carefully to find the perfect one. The artwork in this book was surprising as it made Martina into a beautiful creature, something that cockroaches are rarely called. The quirky characters that want to marry her add hilarity to this lesson learning tale

!YUM! !MMMM! !QUE RICO! : AMERICA’S SPROUTINGS by Pat Mora

Fourteen foods that are grown in and originated in the Americas are introduced to young readers in this bright and appealing picture book. There are English and some Spanish words for the foods, and each has its own haiku. The beautiful paintings show children the beauty of the natural foods around them and showcase them in all their glory.

THE GOLLYWHOPPER GAMES by Jody Feldman

Gil Goodson enters the Gollywhopper Games in an attempt to win a deal he made with his dad: if he wins the games, the family can move away from the town they live in forever. After his dad is accused of wrongdoing, Gil’s life is made miserable by the people of the community who shun he and his family. There are thousands of kids who vie for a spot in the games, and, of course, Gil is chosen. The games include a variety of challenges from brain teasing puzzles to physical feats, but Gil must win in order to get what he needs. All of these challenges must be conquered while be filmed and broadcast on live television!

SOMEONE NAMED EVA by Joan Wolf

As an eleven year old girl, Milada is taken away by the Nazis to be Lebensborn center in Poland to be trained as a perfect Aryan for adoption into a Nazi family. The Nazi women are rewarded for increasing their family size, so Milada is a perfect choice with her Aryan looks. She learns German and becomes a perfect German child named “Eva”. It is difficult for her to even remember her life before Eva, but the pin her grandmother gave her that she secretly wears tells her to “Remember who you are. Always.” This novel shows the psychological brainwashing that was done by the Nazis and exposes yet another of their evil methods of control.

LADY LIBERTY: A BIOGRAPHY by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Matt Tavares

This stunning book tells the story of the Statue of Liberty and how she came to be. The beautiful artwork accompanies the short poems that are told from the people who were responsible for her coming to rest in America. Facts such as measurements, a timeline, and actual accounts of immigrants who passed by her accompany this stunning history lesson told in the form of a picture book.