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Recommended books for children age two to grade two to encourage voluntary reading; a Children's Round Table (CRT) project.

Collection Development Statement
The 2×2 list is not designed to support any particular curriculum. Librarians are not required or expected to purchase every book on the list. Due to the diversity in age range and topics, librarians should follow their local collection development policies and guidelines when considering which titles to purchase for their library.

Full 2025 List 

2025 Texas 2×2 List 

  • A Pinecone! by Helen Yoon 
  • Adela’s Mariachi Band by Denise Vega; illustrated by Erika Rodríguez Medina 
  • AHOY! by Sophie Blackall 
  • Bear’s Lost Glasses by Leo Timmers 
  • Duck Goes Meow by Juliette MacIver; illustrated by Carla Martell 
  • Go and Get with Rex by David LaRochelle; illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka 
  • I’m Sorry You Got Mad by Kyle Lukoff; illustrated by Julie Kwon 
  • Into Goblin Market by Vikki VanSickle; illustrated by Jensine Eckwall 
  • Lefty: A Story That Is Not All Right by Mo Willems; illustrated by Dan Santat 
  • Look by Gabi Snyder; illustrated by Samantha Cotterill 
  • Lucky Duck by Greg Pizzoli 
  • Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden by Christy Mandin 
  • Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm by Lindsay H. Metcalf; illustrated by Xin Li 
  • Pickle Words: Crunchy, Punchy, Pickles, & Poetry by April Pulley Sayre; illustrated by Jialei Sun 
  • Spider in the Well by Jess Hannigan 
  • The Man Who Didn’t Like Animals by Deborah Underwood; illustrated by LeUyen Pham 
  • The Spice Box by Meera Sriram; illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat 
  • There Are No Ants in This Book by Rosemary Mosco; illustrated by Anna Pirolli 
  • Towed by Toad by Jashar Awan 
  • We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang 

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