Texas 2x2 Reading List - Children's

Awards List

2016

Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise
(Recommended)
Sean Taylor

I Don't Want to Be a Frog
(Recommended)
Dev Petty

The New Small Person
(Recommended)
Lauren Child

I, Fly
(Recommended)
Bridget Heos

If You Plant a Seed
(Recommended)
Kadir Nelson

It's Only Stanley
(Recommended)
Jon Agee

P. Zonka Lays an Egg
(Recommended)
Julie Paschkis

Polar Bear's Underwear
(Recommended)
Tupera Tupera

There's a Lion in My Cornflakes
(Recommended)
Michelle Robinson

What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig
(Recommended)
Emma J. Virjaan

What James Said
(Recommended)
Liz Rosenberg

First Grade Dropout
(Recommended)
Audrey Vernick

The Princess and the Pony
(Recommended)
Kate Beaton

We Forgot Brock!
(Recommended)
Carter Goodrich

The Story of Diva and Flea
(Recommended)
Mo Willems

Mother Bruce
(Recommended)
Ryan T. Higgins

Race Car Count
(Recommended)
Rebecca Kai Dotlich

2015

Early Bird
(Recommended)
Theodore Cogswell
in Astounding
  • / Science Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Extraordinary Jane
(Recommended)
Hannah E. Harrison

Maple
(Recommended)
Lori Nichols

Some Bugs
(Recommended)
Angela DiTerlizzi

Flight School
(Recommended)
Lita Judge

Found
(Recommended)
Salina Yoon

It's an Orange Aardvark!
(Recommended)
Michael Hall

Chengdu Could Not, Would Not, Fall Asleep
(Recommended)
Barney Saltzberg

Dog vs. Cat
(Recommended)
Chris Gall

The Girl and the Bicycle
(Recommended)
Mark Pett

Meet the Parents
(Recommended)
Peter Bently

Dog Days of School
(Recommended)
Kelly DiPucchio

I Am So Brave!
(Recommended)
Stephen Krensky

My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.)
(Recommended)
Peter Brown

Besos for Baby
(Recommended)
Jen Arena

Hug Machine
(Recommended)
Scott Campbell

The Way to the Zoo
(Recommended)
John Burningham

My Grandfather's Coat
(Recommended)
Jim Aylesworth

The Princess in Black
(Recommended)
Shannon Hale

2014

The Black Rabbit
(Recommended)
Philippa Leathers

Bug Patrol
(Recommended)
Denise Dowling Mortensen

I Dare You Not to Yawn
(Recommended)
Helene Boudreau

Little Red Hot
(Recommended)
Eric A. Kimmel; Laura Huliska-Beith

Nugget and Fang: Friends Forever--or Snack Time?
(Recommended)
Tammi Sauer

Round Is a Tortilla
(Recommended)
Roseanne Thong

Night Light
(Recommended)
Nicholas Blechman

Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom
(Recommended)
John Rocco

The Watermelon Seed
(Recommended)
Greg Pizzoli

Count the Monkeys
(Recommended)
Mac Barnett

Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street
(Recommended)
Mark Lee

My Blue Is Happy
(Recommended)
Jessica Young

Patch
(Recommended)
David Slonim

Turkey Tot
(Recommended)
George Shannon

How to Train a Train
(Recommended)
Jason Carter Eaton

Make Tree Magic
(Recommended)
Christie Matheson

Fraidyzoo
(Recommended)
Thyra Heder

2013

Demolition
(Recommended)
Sally Sutton

Frog and Fly
(Recommended)
Jeff Mack

Z Is for Moose
(Recommended)
Kelly Bingham

Horsefly and Honeybee
(Recommended)
Randy Cecil

How to Babysit a Grandpa
(Recommended)
Jean Reagan

Time for a Hug
(Recommended)
Phillis Gershator

Bow-Wow Wiggle-Waggle
(Recommended)
Mary Newell DePalma

Cindy Moo
(Recommended)
Lori Mortensen

Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos
(Recommended)
Susan Middleton Elya

I Know a Wee Piggy
(Recommended)
Kimberly Norman

Good News, Bad News
(Recommended)
Jeff Mack

It's a Tiger!
(Recommended)
David LaRochelle

Creepy Carrots!
(Recommended)
Aaron Reynolds

A Kiss Means I Love You
(Recommended)
Kathryn Madeline Allen

Lemonade in Winter
(Recommended)
Emily Jenkins

Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy
(Recommended)
Jan Thomas

Oddrey
(Recommended)
Dave Whamond

This Is Not My Hat
(Recommended)
Jon Klassen

The Three Ninja Pigs
(Recommended)
Corey Rosen Schwartz

2012

Cat Secrets
(Recommended)
Jef Czekaj

The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred
(Recommended)
Samantha R. Vamos

No Sleep for the Sheep!
(Recommended)
Karen Beaumont

Me... Jane
(Recommended)
Patrick McDonnell

Perfect Square
(Recommended)
Michael Hall

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
(Recommended)
Sherri Duskey Rinker

Rrralph
(Recommended)
Lois Ehlert

That's How!
(Recommended)
Christoph Niemann

The Woods
(Recommended)
Paul Hoppe

Blackout
(Recommended)
John Rocco

Edwin Speaks Up
(Recommended)
April Stevens

Mine!
(Recommended)
Shutta Crum

Wiener Wolf
(Recommended)
Jeff Crosby

No Dogs Allowed!
(Recommended)
Linda Ashman

The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man
(Recommended)
Michael Chabon

Same, Same But Different
(Recommended)
Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

I Want My Hat Back
(Recommended)
Jon Klassen

Stars
(Recommended)
Mary Lyn Ray

Red Sled
(Recommended)
Lita Judge

2011

A Beach Tail
(Recommended)
Karen Lynn Williams

Cat the Cat, Who Is That?
(Recommended)
Mo Willems

Chalk
(Recommended)
Bill Thomson

LMNO Peas
(Recommended)
Keith Baker

Say Hello!
(Recommended)
Rachel Isadora

Shark vs. Train
(Recommended)
Chris Barton

A Balloon for Isabel
(Recommended)
Deborah Underwood

Dancing Feet!
(Recommended)
Lindsey Craig

One Pup's Up
(Recommended)
Marsha Wilson Chall

Who Said Coo?
(Recommended)
Deborah Ruddell

Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!
(Recommended)
Grace Lin

Swim! Swim!
(Recommended)
James Proimos

Chicken Big
(Recommended)
Keith Graves

Rubia and the Three Osos
(Recommended)
Susan Middleton Elya

Tuck Me In!
(Recommended)
Dean Hacohen

Pocketful of Posies
(Recommended)
Salley Mavor

2010

Birds
(Recommended)
Kevin Henkes

Chicken Little
(Recommended)
Author Unknown

Duck! Rabbit!
(Recommended)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal

A Mighty Fine Time Machine
(Recommended)
Suzanne Bloom

All of Baby, Nose to Toes
(Recommended)
Victoria Adler

Billy and Milly
(Recommended)
eve feldman

A Walk with Grandpa/Un Paseo Con Abuelo
(Recommended)
Sharon K. Solomon

Dinosaur Hunt
(Recommended)
David Catrow

Meeow and the Little Chairs
(Recommended)
Sebastien Braun

All the World
(Recommended)
Liz Garton Scanlon

The Busy Tree
(Recommended)
Jennifer Ward

The Circus Ship
(Recommended)
Chris Van Dusen

The Lion & the Mouse
(Recommended)
Jerry Pinkney

Pouch!
(Recommended)
David Ezra Stein

Gracias/Thanks
(Recommended)
Pat Mora

Otis
(Recommended)
Loren Long

Night Lights
(Recommended)
Susan Gal

2009

Duck Soup
(Recommended)
Jackie Urbanovic

On the Farm
(Recommended)
David Elliott

Sort it Out!
(Recommended)
Barbara Mariconda

What Can You Do with a Rebozo?
(Recommended)
Carmen Tafolla

Baseball Hour
(Recommended)
Carol Nevius

Roadwork!
(Recommended)
Sally Sutton

Doghouse
(Recommended)
Jan Thomas

How to Heal a Broken Wing
(Recommended)
Bob Graham

Jack Wants a Snack
(Recommended)
Pat Schories

Chicken Said, Cluck!
(Recommended)
Judyann Ackerman Grant

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
(Recommended)
Mem Fox

What's Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites
(Recommended)
Tad Hills

A Visitor for Bear
(Recommended)
Bonny Becker

2008

Babies in the Bayou
(Recommended)
Jim Arnosky

Pip and Squeak
(Recommended)
Ian Schoenherr

Dog
(Recommended)
Matthew Van Fleet

The Perfect Nest
(Recommended)
Catherine Friend

Butterfly Butterfly
(Recommended)
Petr Horacek

Badger's Fancy Meal
(Recommended)
Keiko Kasza

Bean Thirteen
(Recommended)
Matthew McElligott

Bob and Otto
(Recommended)
Nick Bruel

1-2-3
(Recommended)
Alison Jay

Up, Down, and Around
(Recommended)
Katherine Ayres

Two Friends, Three Stories
(Recommended)
Laura Vaccaro Seeger

My Colors, My World/ MIS Colores, Mi Mundo
(Recommended)
Maya Christina Gonzalez

2007

Duck and Goose
(Recommended)
Tad Hills

For You Are a Kenyan Child
(Recommended)
Kelly Cunnane

Short and Tall
(Recommended)
Dori Chaconas

Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen
(Recommended)
Cari Best

Baby Shoes
(Recommended)
Dashka Slater

Bats at the Beach
(Recommended)
Brian Lies

Move Over, Rover!
(Recommended)
Karen Beaumont

Farley Found It!
(Recommended)
Bruce Van Patter

2006

Too Many Frogs!
(Recommended)
Sandy Asher

It's Quacking Time
(Recommended)
Martin Waddell

Our Tree Named Steve
(Recommended)
Alan Zweibel

A Splendid Friend, Indeed
(Recommended)
Suzanne Bloom

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
(Recommended)
Erica Silverman

Snip Snap! What's That?
(Recommended)
Mara Bergman

White Is for Blueberry
(Recommended)
George Shannon; Laura Dronzek

Hooray for Fish!
(Recommended)
Lucy Cousins

Llama Llama Red Pajama
(Recommended)
Anna Dewdney

2005

Armadilly Chili
(Recommended)
Helen Ketteman

Goose Moon
(Recommended)
Carolyn Arden

Little Raccoon's Big Question
(Recommended)
Miriam Schlein

Baby Danced the Polka
(Recommended)
Karen Beaumont

How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight?
(Recommended)
Varsha Bajaj

Rooster/Gallo
(Recommended)
Jorge Lujan

Where Is the Green Sheep?
(Recommended)
Mem Fox

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
(Recommended)
Mo Willems

2004

Beautiful Blackbird
(Recommended)
Ashley Bryan

Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!
(Recommended)
George Shannon

Mommy's Best Kisses
(Recommended)
Margaret Anastas

Diary of a Worm
(Recommended)
Doreen Cronin

A Frog in the Bog
(Recommended)
Karma Wilson

Ollie
(Recommended)
Olivier Dunrea

Tails
(Recommended)
Matthew Van Fleet

Hands Can
(Recommended)
Cheryl Willis Hudson

2003

Duck on a Bike
(Recommended)
David Shannon

A Story for Bear
(Recommended)
Dennis Haseley

Peekaboo Morning
(Recommended)
Rachel Isadora

Alphabet Under Construction
(Recommended)
Denise Fleming

At the Edge of the Woods: A Counting Book
(Recommended)
Cynthia Cotten

2002

You Are My I Love You
(Recommended)
Maryann K. Cusimano

Davids Drawings
(Recommended)
Cathryn Falwell

Mice and Beans
(Recommended)
Pam Munoz Ryan

You Read to Me, I'll Read to You
(Recommended)
Mary Ann Hoberman

2001

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
(Recommended)
Doreen Cronin

Good Night, Good Knight
(Recommended)
Shelley Moore Thomas

The Horned Toad Prince
(Recommended)
Jackie Mims Hopkins

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
(Recommended)
Jane Yolen

Jingle Dancer
(Recommended)
Cynthia Leitich Smith; Morrow Junior

Rain
(Recommended)
Manya Stojic

The Everything Book
(Recommended)
Denise Fleming

Olivia
(Recommended)
Ian Falconer

2000

Come on, Rain!
(Recommended)
Karen Hesse

Bark, George
(Recommended)
Jules Feiffer

Another Important Book
(Recommended)
Margaret Wise Brown

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
(Recommended)
Simms Taback

Here Comes Mother Goose
(Recommended)
Iona Opie

Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes
(Recommended)
Brita Granstrom

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