2013 Texas 2x2 Reading List Story Time

The 2x2 Committee's charge is to produce a list of 20 recommended books for children, age two to grade two. The 2x2 Reading List is a project of the Children's Round Table, a unit of the Texas Library Association. The Texas Library Association sponsors the 2x2 Reading List solely to encourage free voluntary reading.

Mrs. Betts holds the Texas 2x2 Reading List very near and dear to her heart. She was selected for the committee in 2008, serving as a member for two years and chair of the committee for two years. She was instrumental in selecting the books for the 2009, 2010, 2011, & 2012 Texas 2x2 Reading Lists.

During the classes scheduled story time, I have been introducing the 2014 Texas 2x2 Reading List Books. In order to make parents aware of this wonderful list of books, which has been compiled each year since 2000, I wanted to share a few of the great titles from last year's list. Of the twenty titles (the entire list can be found here), we read the following books during Family Night @ the Library Story Time: 

• Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Dan Santat
• Horsefly and Honeybee by Randy Cecil
• This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
• Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

The Texas 2x2 Reading List website has a number of great activities you can do with your child after reading the books (English / Spanish). You can also color in the titles of the books on the 2013 Texas 2x2 Boot. 

This year's reading log is in the shape of Texas. When you read one of the books from the reading list, simply color in the space where the title appears. Once you have all of the books on the 2014 list, return the reading log with your child's name, teacher's name, and the title of your child's favorite book from the 2014 Texas 2x2 Reading List. Each child to bring back the completed reading log will get their picture up on our Wall of Fame. I will also be asking your child to record a booktalk telling me and their peers about their favorite book.

If you would like to check out any of the Texas 2x2 Reading List books from previous years (2000-2013), they are located in the blue, pink, and yellow carts in the library. Please feel free to ask Mrs. Betts or Mrs. Wilson if you have any questions about the Texas 2x2 Reading List.