With curiosity as her guide, Bluebonnet, the most traveled armadillo in Texas, leaves her home in the Hill Country for a visit to Dinosaur Valley State Park. Her field trip takes an unexpected twist when she has a surprise encounter with a yawning glyptodont named Spike.
Bluebonnet begins a friendship with this armadillo ancestor, and the two spend the day exploring the state park in search of new adventures. But little do they realize that Spike is making fresh dinosaur tracks. Bluebonnet’s quick thinking keeps visitors from finding out that there’s an unusual creature in the park.
With colorful illustrations and a popular little hero, author Mary Brooke Casad teaches children about armadillo habits mixed with a dash of Texas history.
About the Author
Mary Brooke Casad is a Louisiana native and a resident of Sulphur Springs, Texas. She received a BA in journalism from Southern Methodist University and is the author of Pelican’s Bluebonnet at Johnson Space Center, Bluebonnet at the East Texas Oil Museum, Bluebonnet at the Marshall Train Depot, Bluebonnet at the State Fair of Texas, Bluebonnet at the Alamo, Bluebonnet at the Ocean Star Museum, Bluebonnet at the Texas State Capitol, and Bluebonnet CD. Casad created Bluebonnet, the well-traveled armadillo, to teach Texas children about their rich local history.
About the Illustrator
Benjamin Vincent is a freelance illustrator based in Dallas, Texas. He also illustrates for magazines and advertising agencies, creates vision drawings for corporations, paints, and is a well-known caricature artist. Vincent, the illustrator of seven books in the Bluebonnet Series, received a BA in illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
BLUEBONNET AT DINOSAUR VALLEY STATE PARK
By Mary Brooke Casad
Illustrated by Benjamin Vincent
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / General
32 pp. 8.5 x 11
16 color and 14 b/w illus.