Jenkins, M. (2016). Fabulous frogs. Candlewick Press.
A 2017 Texas Library Associations 2X2 Reading List book Brief Overview: Contains an index and gives facts about different frogs. Simple and descriptive in describing all different kinds of frogs. Resources: BBC Video Trailer
Jarvis, P. (2016). Alan's big scary teeth. Candlewick Press.
A 2017 Texas Library Associations 2X2 Reading List book Brief Overview: Alan the alligator like to scare the other animals. He happens to have false teeth and the other animals do not realize this. Until, one night he takes his teeth out to go to sleep and another animal happens to come across his teeth. The other animal takes his teeth. Alan wakes up to do his usual scaring, but does not know what to do without his teeth. He becomes sad and lost. The other animals realize how lost he is without being able to scare them that they help him learn a new way to interact with others. Resources: KidLitTV - see a book trailer Book Reading on YouTube by Kiddiewinks.
Elya, S. (2016). La madre goose: nursery rhymes for los ninos. G. P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers.
A 2017 Texas Library Associations 2X2 Reading List book Brief Overview: The book contains a glossary of Spanish / English words at the very beginning to help readers fully understand book. Each nursery rhyme has a Spanish twist to it and some Spanish words intertwined with the English text. The rhymes are fun and silly. Resources: Author's Website
Check out the Mother Goose Club on YouTube for fun video songs about traditional nursery rhymes.
Dyckman, A. (2016). Horrible bear! Brown Books for Young Readers.
A 2017 Texas Library Associations 2X2 Reading List book Brief Overview: A girl lost her kite. It flew into a cave with a bear. The bear rolled over the kite. She called him a horrible bear. The bear got his feelings hurt. He set out to show the girl what a real horrible bear was really like. The girl became even more upset and broke something else that she loved, her lovey. Bear came to be a horrible bear, but eventually the girl realized the bear never meant to hurt her kite and it was an accident. She apologized and they went to play together. Resources: Book Trailer by the publisher.
A 2017 Texas Library Associations 2X2 Reading List book Brief Overview - The book is a great way to visualize sharing for young children. A child with red blocks plays by herself and a child with blue blocks plays by himself. One takes the others block. Then the child tries to get their missing block back. Finally they decide to share and build together. Then a third child comes along with green blocks. What are they to do? Resources - Author's Website Oral book reading with pictures from the book.
Collins, R. (2016). There's a bear on my chair. Nosy Crow.
A 2017 Texas Library Associations 2X2 Reading List book Brief Overview: A delightful rhyming book. Mouse is frustrated and looses his temper with Bear. Bear taunts Mouse by sitting in his chair through most of the book. Then Bear wonders home and finds Mouse in his house. Resources: Author's website - has a link to a story telling of the book. Rhyme Time by Hooked on Phonics
Clanton, Ben. (2016). Narwhal: Unicorn of the sea. Tundra Books.
A 2017 Texas Library Associations 2X2 Reading List book
Brief Overview - Narwhal is a beginning early level graphic novel with 5 chapters. I think this book is appropriate for 1st and 2nd grade 2X2 readers. The story is about a Narwhal which is a sea creature with a horn that lives deep in the ocean. He becomes friends with a jellyfish. The two have a silly, humorous adventure through the ocean. Resources - Author's website Narwhals are real.
