2X2 Current List

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