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2025 2x2 List
2025 2x2 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 IN PRIMARY LIBRARY
Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden by Christy Mandin IN PRIMARY LIBRARY
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
2024 Texas 2×2 List
100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle; illustrated by Lian Cho.
Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld
Big by Vashti Harrison
Boop! by Bea Birdsong; illustrated by Linzie Hunter
Butt or Face? By Kari Lavelle
Catside Up, Catside Down by Anna Hrachovec
Cicada Symphony by Sue Fliess; illustrated by Gareth Lucas
Friends Beyond Measure by Lalena Fisher
How to Count to One by Caspar Salmon; illustrated by Matt Hunt
How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps by Bambi Edlund
Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan
Just One Flake by Travis Jonker
Mister Kitty is LOST! by Greg Pizzoli
More than Words by Roz MacLean
Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo
No Fair! by Jacob Grant
Our Pool by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo; illustrated by Eliza Kinkz
Simon and the Better Bone by Corey Tabor
Very Good Hats by Emma Straub; illustrated by Blanca Gómez
2023 List
2023 List
A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis (Neal Porter Books, 2022)
Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty, illustrated by David Roberts (Chronicle Books, 2022)
Bear Has a Belly by Jane Whittingham (Pajama Press, 2022)
Berry Song by Michaela Goade (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2022)
Big Truck Little Island by Chris Van Dusen (Candlewick, 2022)
Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme by Avery Monsen, illustrated by Abby Hanlon (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2022)
Counting to Bananas: A Mostly Rhyming Fruit Book by Carrie Tillotson, illustrated by Estrela Lourenco (Flamingo Books, 2022)
Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! by Laurel Snyder, illustrated by Dan Santat (Chronicle Books, 2022)
I Was Born a Baby by Meg Fleming (HarperCollins, 2022)
I’m Hungry!/Tengo Hambre! by Angela Dominguez (Henry Holt and Company, 2022)
Mina by Matthew Forsythe (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2022)
Odd Birds: Meet Nature’s Weirdest Flock by Laura Gehl, illustrated by Gareth Lucas (Harry N. Abrams, 2022)
Perfectly Imperfect Mira by Faith Pray (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2022)
Pizza! A Slice of History by Greg Pizzoli (Viking Books for Young Readers, 2022)
Powwow Day by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight (Charlesbridge, 2022)
Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild by Joshua David Stein, illustrated by Dominique Ramsey (Rise x Penguin Workshop, 2022)
Somewhere in the Bayou by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey (Norton Young Readers, 2022)
That’s Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed (Viking Books for Young Readers, 2022)
Vámonos: Mexican Folk Art Transport in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill (Cinco Puntos Press, 2022)
Where in the World Are You? by Marie G. Rohde (What on Earth Books, 2022)
2022 List
2022 List
Atticus Caticus by Sarah Maizes, illustrated by Kara Kramer (Candlewick Press, 2021)
Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder (Penguin Random House, 2021)
Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Matthew Rivera (MacMillan, 2021)
Burt the Beetle Doesn’t Bite by Ashley Spires (Kids Can Press, 2021)
Butterflies Are Pretty…Gross by Rosemary Mosco, illustrated by Jacob Souva (Tundra Books, 2021)
Chez Bob by Bob Shea (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021)
Circle Under Berry by Carter Higgins (Chronicle Books, 2021)
Don’t Hug Doug (He Doesn’t Like It) by Carrie Finison, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman (Penguin Random House, 2021)
Have You Seen Gordon? by Adam Jay Epstein, illustrated by Ruth Chan (Simon and Schuster, 2021)
Inside Cat by Brandan Wenzel (Chronicle Books, 2021)
Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor (Balzer + Bray, Harper Collins, 2021)
My First Day by Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien (Penguin Random House, 2021)
Norman Didn’t Do It! (Yes, He Did) by Ryan T. Higgins (Disney-Hyperion, 2021)
Not Now, Cow by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Troy Cummings (Abrams Appleseed, 2021)
One-osaurus, Two-osaurus by Kim Norman, illustrated by Pierre Collet-Derby (Candlewick Press, 2021)
Poem in My Pocket by Chris Tougas, illustrated by Josee Bisaillon (Kids Can Press, 2021)
Seaside Stroll by Charles Trevino, illustrated by Maribel Lechuga (Charlesbridge, 2021)
Someone Builds The Dream by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Loren Long (Penguin Random House, 2021)
The Midnight Fair by Gideon Sterer, illustrated by Mariachiaira Di Giorgio (Candlewick Press, 2021)
Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer (Penguin Random House, 2021)
Resources for 2022 list:
Texas 2X2 Grades PK-2
Texas 2X2 Grades PK-2
2021
Boxitects by Kim Smith. Clarion Books.
Every Night is Pizza Night by J. Kenji López-Alt. Illustrated by Gianna Ruggiero. W.W. Norton.
Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots by Michael Rex. Nancy Paulsen Books.
Federico and the Wolf, by Rebecca Gomez. Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri. Clarion Books.
First Day Critter Jitters by Jory John. Illustrated by Liz Climo. Dial Books for Young Readers.
Hike by Pete Oswald. Candlewick Press.
I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes. Illustrated by Gordon C. James. Penguin.
Louis by Tom Lichtenheld. Illustrated by Julie Rowan-Zoch.
Packs – Strength in Numbers by Hannah Salyer. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett. Art by Shawn Harris. Candlewick Press.
See the Cat – Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle. Illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka. Candlewick Press.
Shapes by Shelley Rotner and Anne Woodhull. Photographs by Shelley Rotner. Holiday House.
Speak Up by Miranda Paul. Illustrated by Ebony Glenn. Clarion Books.
The Three Billy Goats Buenos by Susan Middleton Elya. Illustrated by Miguel Ordóñez. G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
Underground – Subway Systems Around the World by Uijung Kim. Cicada Books Ltd.
Up on Bob by Mary Sullivan. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
What About Worms!? by Ryan T. Higgins and Mo Willems. Hyperion Books for Children.
What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo? by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Illustrated by Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
The Yawns Are Coming! by Christopher Eliopoulos. Dial Books for Young Readers.
You Matter by Christian Robinson. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Texas Bluebonnets Grades 3-5
Texas Bluebonnets Grades 3-5
Act by Kayla Miller. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers, 2020).
The Best of Iggy by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sam Ricks. (G. P. Putnam & Sons Books for Young Readers, an Imprint of Penguin Random House, 2019).
Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes. (Little Brown & Company Books for Young Readers, 2020).
The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling. (Little Brown & Company Books for Young Readers, 2020).
Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros. (Quill Tree Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020).
The Elephant’s Girl by Celesta Rimington. (Crown BFYR, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, 2020).
Follow Those Zebras: Solving a Migration Mystery by Sandra Markle. (Millwood, an Imprint of Lerner Publications, 2020).
A Hatful of Dragons: and More Than 13.8 Billion Other Funny Poems by Vikram Madan (WordSong, an Imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, 2020).
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann. (Neal Porter, an imprint of Holiday House, 2020).
The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds. (Little Brown & Company Books for Young Readers, 2020).
Lexi Magill and the Teleportation Tournament by Kim Long. (Running Press Kids, an Imprint of Perseus Books, an Imprint of Hachette, 2019).
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora. (Schwartz & Wade, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, 2020).
Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us by Lauren Castillo. (Alfred A. Knopf BFYR, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, 2020).
Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker, illustrated by Junyi Wu. (Henry Holt, an Imprint of Macmillan Books, 2019).
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carverby Gene Barretta, illustrated by Frank Morrison. (Katherine Tegan, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020).
Sharuko: el arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello by Monica Brown, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri. (Children’s Book Press, an Imprint of Lee & Low Books, 2020).
Someplace to Call Home by Sandra Dallas. (Sleeping Bear Press, 2019).
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia. (Rick Riordan Presents, an imprint of Disney Hyperion, 2019).
Ways to Make Sunshine by Reneè Watson, illustrated by Nina Mata. (Bloomsbury Children’s Book, 2020).
Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen. (Scholastic Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Books, 2019).
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