2X2 Reading List

A young girl and her cat take an imaginative journey into another world.

An assortment of animals living separate lives discover they need each other when they have a chance encounter on a river.

When Cake is invited to his first birthday party, he goes out and buys a new hat so that he will look his very best at the party.

What will Cyril do when he discovers that his best friend is a rat and not another squirrel?.

Although Sweetie has named and is caring for the sole dandelion on his perfect lawn, Daddy, with his friends' urging, does all he can to get rid of the weed before it spreads.

When Duck runs around the farm shouting 'DUCK!' to all the other animals, the animals grow increasingly frustrated as they try to explain to Duck just which animal is which. Unfortunately, something is falling from the sky. And 'DUCK!' just isn't enough of a warning.

Fergal the dragon has trouble controling his temper, but after one really fiery day, his mom shows him a trick on how to cool down.

A stormy night at sea has uncovered some long-buried secrets and surprises. Is that the mast of a shipwreck? A faded pirate hat? And what's that hiding in the sand? A mandible and a clavicle, phalanges and femurs, a tibia and a fibula -- could there be a set of bones scattered across the ocean floor? And who might they belong to? A jaunty rhyme takes readers on an underwater scavenger hunt as a comical skeleton tries to put itself back together piece by piece.

Henrietta the elephant's serene life is disrupted when a baby goose comes to stay, but after Goose finally leaves, Henrietta no longer enjoys the quiet.

Despite the evidence, Mouse insists that he is a tiger--or maybe a crocodile.

When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her. But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behind Daisy Ramona and her papi, she knows that the love she feels will always be there.

Tameika is excited to audition for the school's Snow White musical, but when she overhears her classmates say she is too tall, chubby, and brown to play Snow White, she questions whether she is right for the part.

When Ogilvy moves to a new town, he discovers that bunnies who wear dresses play ball and knit socks while bunnies in sweaters make art and climb rocks, and Ogilvy must figure out a way to do it all.

A narrator's story is disrupted by the main character (Panda) who refuses to play the part.

A fussy eraser tries to keep the pages perfectly clean despite the scribbles of a mischievous pencil.

When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together.

Every seed, big or small, needs sunlight, water, and an uncrowded place to put down roots. But how do seeds get to the perfect place to grow? This exploration of seed dispersal covers a wide range of seeds and the creatures that help them move, from a coconut seed floating on waves to an African grass seed rolled by a dung beetle, to a milkweed seed floating on the wind.

He may be slow but Truman the turtle is determined to find his girl Sarah, who has boarded a city bus on her way to preschool.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a bear who would rather play with his underwear than put it on and get ready for bed.

While preparing for a party, excitable little piggies have some close calls with Wolf.