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Texas Library Association

Children’s Round Table

2005

2 x 2 Reading List

20 titles for children age two to grade two

Parent and Child Sharing Time Activities

Arden, Carolyn. Goose Moon.

  • Look for the moon tonight. Is it a Goose Moon?
  • Name something you like to do during the winter and during the spring.
  • Name the birds you see near your house.

Bajaj, Varsha. How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight?

  • Name the animals on each page of the story and show how they move.
  • Count the number of kisses asked for on each page from one to ten.
  • Give Teddy Bear kisses by rubbing noses.

Beaumont, Karen. Baby Danced the Polka.

  • Dance the cha-cha.
  • Play music and make up dances.
  • Make animal sounds for animals on a farm.

Cooper, Elisha. Magic Thinks Big.

  • Talk about things you like to do inside.
  • Talk about things you like to do outside.
  • Name the animals in the story that play with the tabby cat.

Crews, Nina. The Neighborhood Mother Goose.

  • Play Pat-a-cake.
  • Read “Jack Be Nimble” and pretend to jump over a candle stick.
  • Look for a star in the sky and sing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”

Dodds, Dayle Ann. Minnie’s Diner: A Multiplying Menu.

  • Talk about chores you have to do.
  • Count the number of food items on each page.
  • Create and illustrate your own menu and double the items.
  • Talk about a restaurant or diner that your family enjoys.

Fox, Mem. Where Is the Green Sheep?

  • Talk about which sheep you like best and why.
  • Draw more sheep you want to add to the story.
  • Think about other places to hide green sheep.

Henkes, Kevin. Kitten’s First Full Moon.

  • Serve a small bowl of milk and pretend to be a kitten.
  • Practice leaping into the air.
  • Talk about what kittens like to do.

Jenkins, Steve. Actual Size.

  • Compare size when you lay your hand on top of the gorilla’s hand.
  • Use a ruler to measure the wingspan of the atlas moth to see if it is really 12 inches.
  • Measure 13 feet on the floor and compare your own height tothe height of an Alaskan Brown Bear.

Ketteman, Helen. Armadilly Chili.

  • Make your own Armadilly Chili.
  • Tell a different Little Red Hen story with your own twist.
  • Talk about a time when someone asked you to help them make something.

Kutner, Merrily. Down on the Farm.

  • Name all the animals in the story.
  • Look for the mouse in each picture.
  • Count how many times you can find the scarecrow’s boot throughout the book.

Luján, Jorge. Rooster=Gallo.

  • Write and illustrate your own poem.
  • Learn to say four new words in Spanish.
  • Talk about which page shows your favorite illustration and why.

Macken, JoAnn Early. Sing-Along Song.

  • Make up a funny song to sing about a bunny.
  • Listen to a favorite song and dance along.
  • Sing one of your favorite songs.

Pedersen, Janet. Millie Wants to Play!

  • Look at the book’s end papers and paint your own daybreak and dawn watercolor pictures.
  • Look for the mouse on each page.
  • Talk about the rise-and-shine sound you wait for in the morning.

Schaefer, Carole Lexa. The Biggest Soap.

  • Touch, feel and smell different bars of soap.
  • Talk about the different uses of soap.
  • Fill a sink with water and see if soap sinks or floats.

Schlein, Miriam. Little Raccoon’s Big Question.

  • Make a raccoon mask.
  • Ask someone you love raccoon’s big question.
  • Tell someone special, “I love you all the time!”

Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth. Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!

  • Make a seed collection.
  • Look inside a piece of fruit and find the seeds.
  • Make a picture frame and decorate it with seeds.

Wheeler, Lisa. Te Amo, Bebé, Little One.

  • Eat some beans and rice.
  • Name the foods you like to eat.
  • Talk about a song someone sings to you.

Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale.

  • Take a trip to a Laundromat.
  • Talk about how you feel when you forget a favorite toy.
  • Glue a cartoon drawing of yourself on to a photograph of your neighborhood.

Wormell, Christopher. Teeth, Tails & Tentacles: An Animal Counting Book.

  • Think of some different animal parts that are good for the numbers one through twenty.
  • Take a trip to the zoo to learn more about many of the animals in the book.
  • Make picture cards for the numbers one to twenty with your own things to count.

Texas Library Association sponsors the 2X2 Reading List solely to encourage free voluntary reading.