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2 X 2 Reading List -- 2006

The 2 X 2 Reading List is a project of the Children's Round Table, a unit of the Texas Library Association and is a list of 20 books recommended for children age 2 to grade 2.

 

Sandy Asher.  Too Many Frogs!

Rabbit's comfortable nightly routine is disturbed by exuberant Froggie, who settles in for a snack and a story without being invited.

Linda Ashman.  Starry Safari

Bedtime becomes a jungle safari until the Big Safari Ranger brings it to a halt.

Mara Bergman.  Snip Snap!:  What's That?

Three siblings are frightened by the wide mouth, long teeth, and strong jaws of the alligator who has crept up the stairs--until they decide they have had enough.

Suzanne Bloom.  A Splendid Friend, Indeed

When a studious polar bear meets an inquisitive goose, they learn to be friends.

Lucy Cousins.  Hooray for Fish!

Little Fish has all sorts of fishy friends in his underwater home, but loves one of them most of all.

Joy Cowley.  Chameleon, Chameleon

Experience close-up the many moods (and colors) of chameleons. One brave chameleon ventures from the safety of his tree in search of a new home. On his journey, he meets other rain forest animals, not all of them friendly!

Ina Cumpiano.  Quinito's Neighborhood/El Vecindario de Quinito

Quinito knows that his neighborhood is made up of more than buildings, streets, and shops: everyone in the neighborhood has an important job, and each friend and neighbor knows and values everyone else.

Anna Dewdney.  Llama, Llama, Red Pajama

At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.

Jennifer Richard Jacobson.  Andy Shane and the Very Bossy

Dolores Starbuckle    Andy Shane hates school, mainly because of a tattletale know-it-all named Dolores Starbuckle, but Granny Webb, who has taken care of him all his life, joins him in class one day and helps him solve the problem.

Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.  I See a Kookaburra!:  Discovering

Animal Habitats Around the World   I See a Kookaburra! lets readers search for an oystercatcher, an elephant shrew, and a fierce snapping turtle in the places where they live.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka.  Punk Farm

At the end of the day, while Farmer Joe gets ready for bed, his animals tune their instruments to perform in a big concert as a rock band called Punk Farm.

Leo Landry.  Eat Your Peas, Ivy Louise!

Ivy Louise's parents encourage her to eat, unaware that the tiny green peas are performing a circus on her tray.

Gianna Marino.  Zoopa:  An Animal Alphabet

From the tiny ant on the front endpapers to the exuberant zebra in the final spread, this mischievous menagerie will delight children while at the same time teaching them their letters and animals.

Adam Relf.  Fox Makes Friends

Barney Saltzberg.  Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed?

Cornelius the pig has his own style when preparing for bed, but he does not really feel ready until he gets a hug.

George Shannon.  White is for Blueberry

Encourages the reader to look at objects in nature from another perspective, observing their colors in a new way.

Erica Silverman.  Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa

Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa, who is always hungry, count cows, share a story, and help each other fall asleep.

Martin Waddell.  It's Quacking Time!

A duckling and all his family happily await the hatching of his parents' new egg.

Ferida Wolff.  It is the Wind

At night the sounds of various animals lull a child to sleep.

Alan Zweibel.  Our Tree Named Steve

In a letter to his children, a father recounts memories of the role Steve, the tree in their front yard, has played in their lives.