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Annual Conference

2X2 Current List

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

Annual List

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 2026 Texas 2×2 List

2026 2×2 Reading List

  • Bear and the Three Goldilocks written by Patrick Horne; illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
  • Big Bike, Little Bike written by Kelli DuBay Gillis; illustrated by Jacob Souva
  • Big Enough by Regina Linke
  • Broken by X. Fang
  • Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey R. Tabor
  • Don’t Trust Fish written by Neil Sharpson; illustrated by Dan Santat
  • Earl & Worm: The Bad Idea and Other Stories by Greg Pizzoli
  • Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
  • I Hate Everything! By Sophy Henn
  • If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone written by Gideon Sterer; illustrated by Emily Hughes
  • It’s Corn Picking Time! written by Jill Esbaum; illustrated by Melissa Crowton
  • Mistaco! A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas by Eliza Kinkz
  • POP! Goes the Nursery Rhyme written by Betsy Bird; illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi
  • Punch! A Story About Kindness by Michael Hall
  • Ready, Steady, Sloth! written by Justin Anderson; illustrated by Manu Montoya
  • The Bakers Dozen written by Amy Moore; illustrated by Andrea Stegmaier
  • The Escape Artist: A True Story of Octopus Adventure written by Thor Hanson; illustrated by Galia Bernstein
  • The Monster in the Lake by Leo Timmers
  • Who Ate Steve? written by Susannah Lloyd; illustrated by Kate Hindley
  • Zip Zap Wickety Wack: A Story About Sharing by Matthew Diffee

2026 2×2 List Resources

2X2 Coloring Hat

2×2 One Pager Activities

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