The 2 X 2 Reading List is a project of the Children's Round Table, a unit of the Texas Library Association. The 2 X 2 Committee's selects a list of 20 recommended books for children, age two to grade two, after receiving suggestions from librarians, teachers, parents, students, and others.
| Mommy’s Best Kisses |
Margaret Anastas, illustrated by Susan Winter |
HarperCollins Publishers. Ages 2-5, E FIC ANA |
| Babies on the Go |
Linda Ashman, illustrated by Jane Dyer |
Harcourt, Inc. Ages 2-5, E 591.563 AS |
| Beautiful Blackbird |
Ashley Bryan |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Ages 4-8, E 398.2 BR |
| Full, Full, Full of Love |
Trish Cooke, illustrated by Paul Howard |
Candlewick Press. Ages 4-7, E FIC COO |
| Diary of a Worm |
Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Harry Bliss |
Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins. Ages 5-8, E FIC CRO |
| Ollie |
Olivier Dunrea |
Houghton Mifflin Company. Ages 2-4, On order |
| bow wow meow meow: it’s rhyming cats and dogs |
Douglas Florian |
Harcourt, Inc. Ages 4-8, J 811.54 FL |
| You Can Do It, Sam |
Amy Hest, illustrated by Anita Jeram |
Candlewick Press. Ages 3-5, On order |
| Hands Can |
Cheryl Willis Hudson, photographs by John-Francis Bourke |
Candlewick Press. Ages 3-6, E FIC HUD |
| My Pony |
Susan Jeffers |
Hyperion Books for Children. Ages 5-8, On order |
| ¡Pío Peep!: Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes |
Selected by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy with English Adaptations by Alice Schertle. Illustrated by Viví Escrivá |
HarperCollins Publishers Rayo. Ages 4-7, E 398.8 PI SPA ENG |
| Pick, Pull, Snap! Where Once a Flower Bloomed |
Lola M. Schaefer, illustrated by Lindsay Barrett George |
Greenwillow Books. Ages 5-8, E 571.82 SC |
| When the Moon is High |
Alice Schertle, illustrated by Julia Noonan |
HarperCollins Publishers. Ages 3-5, E FIC SCH |
| Tippy-Toe Chick, GO! |
George Shannon, illustrated by Laura Dronzek |
Greenwillow Books. Ages 3-7, E FIC SHA |
| About Arachnids: A Guide for Children |
Cathryn Sill, illustrated by John Sill |
Peachtree Publishers. Ages 4-8, E 595.4 SI |
| Thesaurus Rex |
Laya Steinberg, illustrated by Debbie Harter |
Barefoot Books. Ages 4-8, On order |
| Tails |
Matthew Van Fleet |
Harcourt, Inc. Ages 2-4, On order |
| scrubba dub |
Nancy Van Laan, illustrated by Bernadette Pons |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Ages. 2-5, On order |
| One Dark Night |
Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Ivan Bates |
Harcourt, Inc. Ages 4-6, E FIC WHE |
| A Frog in the Bog |
Karma Wilson, illustrated by Joan Rankin. |
Margaret K. McElderry Books. Ages 4-7, On order |
