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2018 Texas 2x2 Books For Children, Ages 2 thru 2nd Grade |
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Quiet!
by Kate Alizadeh
A child experiences all the sounds in her house throughout the day
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Triangle
by Mac Barnett
After Triangle plays a trick on Square, Square plans to reciprocate but runs into trouble when he tries to enter the triangular doorway of Triangle's home
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The Lumberjack's Beard
by Duncan Beedie
Big Jim Hickory is a very good lumberjack but begins to worry when his tree-felling causes his woodland friends to lose their homes. So he decides to take quick action to find them a new place to live. Luckily, Jim comes up with a creative idea that will change the way they share the forest and the way they all define home.
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Hector the Collector
by Emily A. Beeny
When the discovery of a single acorn leads young Hector to begin passionately collecting acorns of all shapes and sizes, he finds himself teased by classmates who do not understand why he is keeping acorns in his desk, until the class learns about how collections are special and are often shared in museums, libraries and galleries.
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I am Not a Chair!
by Ross Burach
A giraffe who is repeatedly mistaken for a chair by animals who keep trying to sit on him struggles to find his voice and make the world realize who he really is. By the creator of There's a Giraffe in My Soup.
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La Princesa and the Pea
by Susan Middleton Elya
"A rhyming twist on a classic fairy tale in which a queen places a pea under a young lady's mattress to see if she is truly a princess. Incorporates Spanish words and Includes a glossary"
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Giant Pants
by Mark Fearing
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Belbum is a giant. Like most giants, he is very good at stomping, napping, and losing things. One day he loses something especially important, though: his only pair of pants. After searching high and low, Belbum sets off to ask his friends whether they have any pants he can borrow. But the cyclops only wears tunics. The gnome's pants, stretchy as they may be, are far too small for Belbum. And unicorns don't even wear pants. There's only one thing left for Belbum to do: walk to the tailor in town . . . in his underwear!
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When's My Birthday?
by Julie Fogliano
Children excitedly discuss the details of their upcoming birthdays
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Egg
by Kevin Henkes
Stylistically designed with graphic novel panels and minimal text, the story of four eggs of different colors follows the experiences of three hatchlings who are surprised by what emerges from the fourth egg. By the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Kitten's First Full Moon.
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Who Am I? : An Animal Guessing Game
by Robin Page and Steve Jenkins
Readers are given clues about an animal's characteristics and must use them to guess the identity of the creature
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The Bad Seed
by Jory John
A grumpy bad seed tells lies, cuts in line and commits other naughty acts before declaring his intention to renounce his mischievous nature, an effort that is met by skepticism by his fellow seeds.
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Niko Draws a Feeling
by Bob Raczka
"No one understands the abstract pictures that Niko draws until a new friend sees the thought and feeling within his shapes and forms"
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Frank the Seven-Legged Spider
by Michaele Razi
Frank loves making beautiful webs, scaring humans, running, and scurrying but after waking up one morning missing a leg, he wonders if he still is a spider
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A Perfect Day
by Lane Smith
Enjoying an idyllic day in Bert's backyard, Cat, Dog, Chickadee and Squirrel are disturbed by a bumbling bear who crushes the flowerbed, drinks from the wading pool and gobbles up their food. By the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of It's a Book.
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There's a Pest in the Garden
by Jan Thomas
When a pest arrives in the garden and begins eating all the vegetables, Duck hatches a wacky plan to save the day in a lighthearted reader that reinforces early skills through engaging text, rowdy repetitions and uproarious characters.
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What Will Grow?
by Jennifer Ward
A companion to What Will Hatch? implements four pull-out gatefolds in a picture book introduction to seeds and how they change and grow throughout the seasons.
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My Journey to the Stars
by Scott Kelly
A picture book memoir by the first NASA astronaut to spend an entire year in space traces his childhood as an average student through his record-breaking mission on the International Space Station.
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