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The Best Books To Read In 2nd Grade

“What are the best books for 2nd Graders?” We looked at 769 of the top books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 19 titles, all appearing on 4 or more “Best 2nd Grade” lists, are ranked by how many times they appear. The remaining 750 books, as well as the lists we used, are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.

For more Best School Year book lists, check below!

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The Best Books To Read In 3rd Grade
The Best Books To Read In 4th Grade
The Best Books To Read In 5th Grade
The Best Books To Read In 6th Grade
The Best Books To Read In 7th Grade
The Best Books To Read In 8th Grade
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The Best Books To Read In High School
The Best Books To Read After High School Or Before College
The Best Books To Read In College

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Top 19 Books To Read In 2nd Grade



19 .) Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel

Lists It Appears On:

  • Great Kid Books
  • Imagination Soup
  • Second Grade Reading List
  • Highland Park Public Library

From the creator of The New York Times bestseller Boing! comes the riotous story of a cat gone berserk — four times over an in alphabetical order each time. Kitty is not happy hen she’s told that her favorite foods are all gone and all that’s left are Asparagus, Beets, Cauliflower, Dill…and 22 other equally unappealing vegetables. So she: Ate my homework, Bit grandma, Clawed the curtains, Damaged the dishes, and so on, through Z. Only when tastier things arrive (An Assortment of Anchovies, Buffalo Burritos, Chicken Cheesecake…) does she Apologize to Grandma.

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18 .) Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol

Lists It Appears On:

  • This Reading Mama
  • 123 Homecoming 4 Me
  • What Do We Do All ay
  • Delightful Children’s Books

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood’s ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. And with ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but the reader is given all the clues as well. Interactive and chock full of interesting bits of information—it’s classic Encyclopedia Brown!

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17 .) Flat Stanley Series by Jeff Brown

Lists It Appears On:

  • 123 Homecoming 4 Me
  • Education World
  • bcls
  • Reading Rockets

When Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, Arthur, is yelling. A bulletin board fell on Stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick! Amazing things begin happening to him. Stanley gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. He even gets to help catch two dangerous art thieves. He may be flat, but he’s a hero.

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16 .) Judy Moody by Megan McDonald

Lists It Appears On:

  • Great Kid Books
  • This Reading Mama
  • Benicia Public Library
  • Delightful Children’s Books

Judy Moody rules! Boys and girls everywhere are relating to Judy’s many moods and laughing at her hilarious adventures.

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15 .) Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary

Lists It Appears On:

  • Delightful Children’s Books
  • Benicia Public Library
  • 123 Homecoming 4 Me
  • Goodreads

“Ramona Quimby is excited to start kindergarten. No longer does she have to watch her older sister, Beezus, ride the bus to school with all the big kids. She’s finally old enough to do it too!

Then she gets into trouble for pulling her classmate’s boingy curls during recess. Even worse, her crush rejects her in front of everyone. Beezus says Ramona needs to quit being a pest, but how can she stop if she never was trying to be one in the first place?”

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14 .) Ready Freddy by Abby Klein

Lists It Appears On:

  • 123 Homecoming 4 Me
  • Great! Schools
  • This Reading Mama
  • bcls

“Watch out, Junie, there’s a new kid on the block! It’s Freddy Thresher, a first grader who knows it’s a jungle out there. A new chapter book series written by an elementary teacher who’s seen it all!

Freddy Thresher has a problem: a really, really, big problem. He’s the only one in his class who hasn’t lost a tooth! All of the other students in Mrs. Wushy’s first grade have signed their names on the Big Tooth, and Freddy’s determined to get his name on it, too. So when Max “”The Meanie”” Sellars calls Freddy a baby, Freddy decides he’s going to lose that tooth one way or another, even if it means getting punched in the face at recess, or even bigger trouble, with Mom!”

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13 .) Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey

Lists It Appears On:

  • Highland Park Public Library
  • Great Kid Books
  • Imagination Soup
  • Highland Park Public Library

“From Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, and acclaimed artist Dan Santat, an out-of-this-world friendship adventure with all-new full-color illustrations!

Getting picked on by creeps at your school? Wish you had a special friend? Meet Ricky Ricotta and his giant flying Robot! Young readers will cheer as Ricky and his enormous flying Robot friend soar through the air and battle the diabolical Dr. Stinky, an evil scientist who threatens to take over the world!”

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12 .) Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald

Lists It Appears On:

  • Imagination Soup
  • This Reading Mama
  • Brightly
  • Highland Park Public Library

“Shrink, shrank, shrunk!

Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it’s always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads — can it be? — three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is Stink shrinking? He tries everything to look like he’s growing, but wearing up-and-down stripes and spiking his hair aren’t fooling anyone into thinking he’s taller. If only he could ask James Madison — Stink’s hero, and the shortest person ever to serve as President of the United States.”

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11 .) The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling

Lists It Appears On:

  • Benicia Public Library
  • Great! Schools
  • Teaching Maddeness
  • Goodreads

The Chocolate Touch has remained a favorite for millions of kids, teachers, and parents for several generations. It’s an enjoyable story that pulls in even reluctant readers.

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10 .) A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy

Lists It Appears On:

  • Great Kid Books
  • Imagination Soup
  • This Reading Mama
  • 123 Homecoming 4 Me
  • bcls

Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. Wonder of wonders, Wallace says yes! In fact, the famous writer says that the only way he won’t come is if he’s kidnapped. But when the big day comes, Wallis Wallace is nowhere to be found. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink knows better. It’s up to Dink and his two best friends, Josh and Ruth Rose, to find Wallace—before it’s too late!

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9 .) Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

Lists It Appears On:

  • This Reading Mama
  • Goodreads
  • Education World
  • Highland Park Public Library
  • 123 Homecoming 4 Me

Amelia Bedelia was first published in 1963. This special fiftieth anniversary edition of the very first book restores the original text, page design, jacket, and palette of the original volume. What else is the same? Well, the dressed chicken, dusted furniture, and that delicious lemon meringue pie, among other things. An additional eight pages of behind-the-scenes sketches, photographs, and information about the beginnings of this iconic character, the author, the artist, and Amelia Bedelia’s exploits throughout the years is included.

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8 .) Cam Jansen series by David A. Adler

Lists It Appears On:

  • Imagination Soup
  • The Labor Of Love
  • Goodreads
  • Great! Schools
  • Highland Park Public Library
  • This Reading Mama

Can Cam help catch the diamond thief? Cam and her friend Eric are sitting at the mall when the jewelry store is robbed. Cam sees the thief, but the police arrest the wrong person. Now it’s up to Cam to catch the real criminal!

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7 .) Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel

Lists It Appears On:

  • This Reading Mama
  • bcls
  • 123 Homecoming 4 Me
  • Goodreads
  • Great! Schools
  • Delightful Children’s Books

From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other—just as best friends should be.

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6 .) Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park

Lists It Appears On:

  • This Reading Mama
  • Great Kid Books
  • Second Grade Reading List
  • Benicia Public Library
  • Highland Park Public Library
  • Education World

Laugh yourself silly with the world’s funniest kindergartner—Junie B. Jones!

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5 .) Nate the Great by Marjorie Sharmat

Lists It Appears On:

  • bcls
  • Benicia Public Library
  • Goodreads
  • Highland Park Public Library
  • Great! Schools
  • The Labor Of Love

Nate the Great has a new case! His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery.

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4 .) Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry

Lists It Appears On:

  • Benicia Public Library
  • Great! Schools
  • Brightly
  • Reading Rockets
  • Teaching Maddeness
  • Delightful Children’s Books
  • Pragmatic Mom

From the moment Gooney Bird Greene arrives at Watertower Elementary School, her fellow second-graders are intrigued by her unique sense of style and her unusual lunches. So when story time arrives, the choice is unanimous: they want to hear about Gooney Bird Greene. And that suits Gooney Bird just fine, because, as it turns out, she has quite a few interesting and “absolutely true” stories to tell.

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3 .) Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo

Lists It Appears On:

  • Great Kid Books
  • Imagination Soup
  • bcls
  • Benicia Public Library
  • Brightly
  • Goodreads
  • Highland Park Public Library

Foiling a robber, driving a car, squeezing into a tutu–is there anything the porcine wonder won’t do in her single-minded pursuit of treats, buttered toast, or just a rollicking fun time? And who knows what other adventures twinkle in her mischievous eyes?

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2 .) Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows

Lists It Appears On:

  • Delightful Children’s Books
  • This Reading Mama
  • Pragmatic Mom
  • Highland Park Public Library
  • Great Kid Books
  • Imagination Soup
  • Brightly
  • Goodreads
  • bcls

The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn’t be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hidequickIvy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other. Vibrant characters and lots of humor make this a charmingand addictiveintroduction to Ivy and Bean.

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1 .) Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne

Lists It Appears On:

  • Great Kid Books
  • Imagination Soup
  • bcls
  • Delightful Children’s Books
  • This Reading Mama
  • 123 Homecoming 4 Me
  • Benicia Public Library
  • Goodreads
  • Great! Schools
  • Highland Park Public Library

Meet Jack and Annie! Jack and his younger sister, Annie, are just regular kids. But when they discover a tree house in the woods, something magical happens. Jack and Annie are whisked back in time to the Age of Dinosaurs, a medieval castle, ancient pyramids, and treasure-seeking pirates. Every visit to the magic tree house leads to adventure!

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The 700+ Additional Best Books To Read In 2nd Grade



 

# Book Author Lists
(Titles Appear On 3 Lists Each)
20 Actual Size Steve Jenkins Benicia Public Library
Great! Schools
Reading Rockets
21 Andy Shane: Hero at Last! Jennifer Jacobson Highland Park Public Library
Brightly
Pragmatic Mom
22 Babymouse Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm Great Kid Books
Care
Great! Schools
23 Freckle Juice Judy Blume Benicia Public Library
Teaching Maddeness
Goodreads
24 Henry and Mudge Cynthia Rylant This Reading Mama
bcls
Benicia Public Library
25 Horrible Harry series Suzy Kline Benicia Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
Pragmatic Mom
26 Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie Julie Sternberg Imagination Soup
Pragmatic Mom
Brightly
27 Lulu and the Dog from the Sea Hilary McKay Teaching Maddeness
Reading Rockets
Imagination Soup
28 Minnie and Moo Denys Cazet Highland Park Public Library
Great Kid Books
Benicia Public Library
29 My Father’s Dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett Benicia Public Library
Goodreads
Great! Schools
30 My Weird School Dan Gutman Great Kid Books
123 Homecoming 4 Me
Second Grade Reading List
31 Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew Carolyn Keene This Reading Mama
123 Homecoming 4 Me
bcls
32 Rainbow Magic Fairies Daisy Meadows Great Kid Books
bcls
Imagination Soup
33 Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping Melanie Watt Delightful Children’s Books
bcls
Delightful Children’s Books
34 The Absent Author Ron Roy Benicia Public Library
Goodreads
Highland Park Public Library
35 The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein Education World
Goodreads
Second Grade Reading List
36 Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic Emily Jenkins Teaching Maddeness
Great! Schools
Brightly
(Titles Appear On 2 Lists Each)
37 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Judith Viorst Benicia Public Library
Goodreads
38 Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things Lenore Look Highland Park Public Library
Delightful Children’s Books
39 Annie and Simon Catharine O’Neill Highland Park Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
40 Bink & Gollie Kate DiCamillo Goodreads
Highland Park Public Library
41 Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team Audrey Vernick Highland Park Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
42 Captain Awesome to the Rescue! Stan Kirby Second Grade Reading List
Highland Park Public Library
43 Catwings Ursula Le Guin Benicia Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
44 Charlotte’s Web E.B. White Benicia Public Library
Goodreads
45 Chester’s Way Kevin Henkes Benicia Public Library
The Labor Of Love
46 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Judi Barrett Goodreads
Second Grade Reading List
47 Daisy Dawson at the Beach Steve Voake Pragmatic Mom
Imagination Soup
48 Dory Fantasmagory Abby Hanlon Goodreads
Highland Park Public Library
49 Duck for President Doreen Cronin Great! Schools
Care
50 Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear Lindsay Mattick Goodreads
Highland Park Public Library
51 Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown Paula Daniziger Benicia Public Library
Great! Schools
52 Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs Mo Willems Delightful Children’s Books
Second Grade Reading List
53 Goof-Off Goalie series Betty Hicks bcls
Highland Park Public Library
54 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone J.K. Rowling Great Kid Books
Goodreads
55 Hello, Nebulon! Ray O’Ryan Highland Park Public Library
Second Grade Reading List
56 Herbie Jones Sails Into Second Grade. Suzy Kline Highland Park Public Library
bcls
57 Humphrey Series Betty G. Birney 123 Homecoming 4 Me
Highland Park Public Library
58 In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories Alvin Schwartz Benicia Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
59 Iris and Walter Elissa Haden Guest Benicia Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
60 John Henry Julius Lester Benicia Public Library
The Labor Of Love
61 Little House in the Big Woods Laura Ingalls Wilder Goodreads
Highland Park Public Library
62 Lola Levine is Not Mean! Monica Brown Imagination Soup
Highland Park Public Library
63 Lunch Lady Jarrett Krosoczka Great Kid Books
Highland Park Public Library
64 Magic School Bus Chapter Book Series Anne Capec 123 Homecoming 4 Me
bcls
65 Molly’s Pilgrim Barbara Cohen Benicia Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
66 Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little Peggy Gifford Great! Schools
Highland Park Public Library
67 Mr. Pants: It’s Go Time! Scott McCormick Imagination Soup
Highland Park Public Library
68 My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish Mo O’Hara Imagination Soup
Second Grade Reading List
69 Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs Katherine Applegate Highland Park Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
70 Nuts to You! Lynne Rae Perkins What Do We Do All ay
Reading Rockets
71 Pinky and Rex James Howe Benicia Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
72 Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren Benicia Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
73 Pugs of the Frozen North Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre What Do We Do All ay
Highland Park Public Library
74 Roscoe Riley Rules Katherine Applegate Second Grade Reading List
bcls
75 Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan Benicia Public Library
Reading Rockets
76 Stellaluna Janell Cannon, Jewell Cannon Education World
Goodreads
77 Super Fly: The World’s Smallest Superhero! Todd H. Doodler Care
Highland Park Public Library
78 Tanya and Emily in a Dance for Two Patricia Lee Gauch Delightful Children’s Books
Delightful Children’s Books
79 The Adventures of Taxi Dog Debra & Sal Barracca Education World
Great! Schools
80 The Baseball Birthday Party Annabelle Prager Highland Park Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
81 The BFG Roald Dahl Teaching Maddeness
Goodreads
82 The Haunted Library Dori Hillestad Butler Imagination Soup
Highland Park Public Library
83 The Jolley-Rogers and the Ghostly Galleon Jonny Duddle Highland Park Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
84 The Lorax Dr. Seuss Care
Second Grade Reading List
85 The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge. Joanna Cole Highland Park Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
86 The Seven Treasure Hunts Betsy Cromer Byars Great! Schools
Highland Park Public Library
87 The Trouble With Chickens: J.J. Tully Mystery Doreen Cronin Highland Park Public Library
bcls
88 Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog Sara Swan Miller Great! Schools
The Labor Of Love
89 Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival Kirby Larson Highland Park Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
90 Waynetta and the Cornstalk Helen Ketteman bcls
Highland Park Public Library
91 Where the Sidewalk Ends Shel Silverstein Benicia Public Library
Second Grade Reading List
92 Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak Second Grade Reading List
Goodreads
93 Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears Verna Aardema Benicia Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
94 Wild tracks! : A Guide to Nature’s Footprints! Jim Arnosky Delightful Children’s Books
bcls
95 Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game David Adler Benicia Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
96 Zathura Chris Van Allsburg Benicia Public Library
Highland Park Public Library
(Titles Appear On 1 List Each)
97 2030: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF TOMORROW’S KIDS Zuckerman, Amy Daddy Read
98 26 Fairmount Avenue Tomie dePaola Benicia Public Library
99 7 x 9 = TROUBLE Claudia Mills Benicia Public Library
100 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel [Divided by] 1 Dog = Chaos. Vivian Vande Velde Highland Park Public Library
101 A Bad Case of Stripes David Shannon Goodreads
102 A Birthday for Frances Russell Hoban and Lillian Hoban Delightful Children’s Books
103 A Boy Called Bat. Elana K. Arnold Highland Park Public Library
104 A Dogs Life Teaching Maddeness
105 A Doll Named Dora Anne. Yona Zeidis McDonough Highland Park Public Library
106 A Fine, Fine School Sharon Creech Great! Schools
107 A Jigsaw Jones Mystery James Preller 123 Homecoming 4 Me
108 A Mysterious Egg. Stacy McAnulty Highland Park Public Library
109 A New Friend. Poppy Green Highland Park Public Library
110 A Penguin’s World Caroline Arnold Delightful Children’s Books
111 A Picture Book of Anne Frank. David Adler Highland Park Public Library
112 A Polar Bear’s World Caroline Arnold Delightful Children’s Books
113 A Poor Excuse for a Dragon. Geoffrey Hayes Highland Park Public Library
114 A Sick Day For Amos McGee Philip Stead bcls
115 A Snake Mistake. Mavis Smith Highland Park Public Library
116 A Tail of Two Kitties Tom Watson Highland Park Public Library
117 A whale on her own : the true story of Wilma the beluga whale Skerry, Brian. aadl
118 A Wilcox and Griswold Mystery: The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake Robyn Newman Care
119 Abiyoyo Pete Seeger Benicia Public Library
120 Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay. Susan Hood Highland Park Public Library
121 After a While Crocodile: Alexa’s Diary. Brady Barr Highland Park Public Library
122 Alison’s Puppy. Marion Dane Bauer Highland Park Public Library
123 All For Me and None For All Helen Lester bcls
124 All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel. Dan Yaccarino Highland Park Public Library
125 Alligator Tails and Crocodile Cakes. Nicola Moon Highland Park Public Library
126 Amanda Pig Jean Van Leeuwan bcls
127 Amber Brown Paula Danziger bcls
128 Amelia Works it Out Marissa Moss Benicia Public Library
129 America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle David Adler Delightful Children’s Books
130 American Revolution Osborne, Mary Pope. aadl
131 Amy and the Missing Puppy. Callie Barkley Highland Park Public Library
132 An Interactive History Adventure 123 Homecoming 4 Me
133 Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock. Eric Kimmel Highland Park Public Library
134 Ancient Greece and the Olympics Osborne, Mary Pope. aadl
135 Andy Russell, NOT Wanted the Police Benicia Public Library
136 Andy’s Wild Animal Adventure. Gerda Scheidl Highland Park Public Library
137 Anna Hibiscus Atinuke Delightful Children’s Books
138 April and Esme, Tooth Fairies Bob Graham bcls
139 Argus Michelle Knudsen bcls
140 Arthur`s camp-out (Arthur Chapter Books) Marc Brown The Labor Of Love
141 Atomic Ace (He’s Just My Dad) Jeff Weigel Great! Schools
142 Attack of the 50-Foot Teacher. Lisa Passen Highland Park Public Library
143 Attack of the Tyrannosaurus (Dinosaur Cove #1) Rex Stone Care
144 Autumn’s Secret Gift. Elise Allen Highland Park Public Library
145 Bailey at the Museum Harry Bliss bcls
146 Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade. Melissa Sweet Highland Park Public Library
147 Ballpark Mystery Series David A. Kelly 123 Homecoming 4 Me
148 Baloney (Henry P.). Jon Scieszka Highland Park Public Library
149 Bartholomew and the Oobleck Dr. Seuss Great! Schools
150 Baseball Ballerina Kathryn Cristaldi Benicia Public Library
151 Baseball Camp on the Planet of the Eyeballs. Jon Buller Highland Park Public Library
152 Baseball Saved Us Ken Mochizuki Great! Schools
153 Baseball: Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man David Adler Delightful Children’s Books
154 Baseball: Satchel Paige Lesa Cline-Ransom and James Ransom Delightful Children’s Books
155 Basketball Buddies. Jean Marzollo Highland Park Public Library
156 Beast Keeper. Lucy Coats Highland Park Public Library
157 Beast Quest Adam Blade Great Kid Books
158 Beasts of Olympus Lucy Coats** Imagination Soup
159 Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of the Nuns Kung Fu Emily Arnold McCully The Labor Of Love
160 Beauty and the Beast Stories Around the World: 3 Beloved Tales Cari Meister Highland Park Public Library
161 Bella and Rosie Michele Dufresne Great Kid Books
162 Best Chef in 2nd Grade Katharine Kenah bcls
163 BIG BANG! THE TONGUE-TICKLING TALE OF A SPECK THAT BECAME SPECTACULAR DeCristofano, Carolyn Cinami Daddy Read
164 Big Mean Mike Michelle Knudsen and Scott Magoon Delightful Children’s Books
165 Big Red Lollipop Rukhsana Khan Delightful Children’s Books
166 Biking: Tillie the Terrible Swede Sue Stauffacher Delightful Children’s Books
167 Binky the Space Cat Ashley Spires Delightful Children’s Books
168 Bird and Squirrel on Ice James Burks Imagination Soup
169 Black and White David Macaulay Reading Rockets
170 Black Lagoon series Mike Thaler bcls
171 Blackbeard’s Sword: The Pirate King of the Carolinas. Liam O’Donnell Highland Park Public Library
172 Blaze and the Mountain Lion. C. W. Anderson Highland Park Public Library
173 Bless the Mouse Lois Lowry What Do We Do All ay
174 Bone series Jeff Smith Great Kid Books
175 Bones David Adler bcls
176 Bookmarks are People Too! Henry Winkler Highland Park Public Library
177 Boundless Grace Mary Hoffman Delightful Children’s Books
178 Boxcar Children G. Warner 123 Homecoming 4 Me
179 Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! Kathleen V. Kudlinski Highland Park Public Library
180 Bramble and Maggie: Horse Meets Girl. Jessie Haas Highland Park Public Library
181 Bravo, Amelia Bedelia! Herman Parish Benicia Public Library
182 Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl Virginia Hamilton Benicia Public Library
183 Brundibar Tony Kushner Great! Schools
184 Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express. Eleanor Coerr Highland Park Public Library
185 Building With Dad Carol Nevius Great! Schools
186 Bully Trouble. Joanna Cole Highland Park Public Library
187 Calvin and Hobbes Bill Watterson Delightful Children’s Books
188 Calvin Coconut Graham Salisbury Imagination Soup
189 Can I Play Too? Mo Willems Delightful Children’s Books
190 Capital Mysteries Ron Roy 123 Homecoming 4 Me
191 Captain and Matey Set Sail Daniel Laurence Benicia Public Library
192 Captain Cal and the Garbage Planet. Jan Dallimore Highland Park Public Library
193 Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey Imagination Soup
194 Capyboppy Bill Peet The Labor Of Love
195 Castle Biesty, Stephen. aadl
196 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl Goodreads
197 Chester Mélanie Watt Great! Schools
198 Chicken Soup with Rice, A Book of Months Maurice Sendak Education World
199 Chig and the Second Spread Gwenyth Swain Great! Schools
200 Christian Heroes Books Janet Benge 123 Homecoming 4 Me
201 Clara and the Bookwagon Nancy Smiler Levinson Great! Schools
202 Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dreams Jenny Han Pragmatic Mom
203 Claude in the City Alex T. Smith Brightly
204 Clean Sweep Campers. Lucille Recht Penner Highland Park Public Library
205 Clemintine’s Letter series Sara Penneypacker bcls
206 Cody Harmon, King of Pets. Claudia Mills Highland Park Public Library
207 Come on, Rain Karen Hesse Great! Schools
208 Commander Toad Jane Yolen Great Kid Books
209 Company’s Going. Arthur Yorinks Highland Park Public Library
210 Completely Clementine Sara Pennypacker Reading Rockets
211 Compost, by Gosh! An Adventure With Vermicomposting Michelle Eva Portman Great! Schools
212 Congratulations Miss Malarkey Judy Finchler bcls
213 Cookies and Crutches. Pee-Wee Scouts Highland Park Public Library
214 Cool Cat, School Cat. Judy Cox Highland Park Public Library
215 Could You? Would You? Trudy White Great! Schools
216 Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies. Harriet Peck Taylor Highland Park Public Library
217 Crash! Nancy E. Krulik Highland Park Public Library
218 Crazy Hair Day Barney Saltzberg Delightful Children’s Books
219 Crinkleroot’s Guide to Giving Back to Nature Jim Arnosky bcls
220 Dadey, Debbie Bailey School Kids Debbie Dadey bcls
221 Danger at Sand Cave. Candice F. Ransom Highland Park Public Library
222 Days With Frog and Toad Arnold Lobel Benicia Public Library
223 Dear Children of the Earth Schim Schimmel Great! Schools
224 Dear Max Sally Grindley Great! Schools
225 Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School Second Grade Reading List
226 Dear Whiskers. Ann Whitehead Nagda Highland Park Public Library
227 Decathalon: Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path Joseph Bruchac Delightful Children’s Books
228 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Goodreads
229 Diary of a Worm Doreen Cronin Great! Schools
230 Dinosaur Hunter. Elaine Marie Alphin Highland Park Public Library
231 Dogku Andrew Clements Great! Schools
232 Dolphins and other marine mammals MacAulay, Kelley. aadl
233 Dolphins and sharks Osborne, Mary Pope. aadl
234 Don’t Open the Door! Veronika Charles Highland Park Public Library
235 Down Girl and Sit: Smarter than Squirrels Lucy Nolan Great! Schools
236 Dragon in the Sock Drawer. Kate Klimo Highland Park Public Library
237 Dragon Slayer’s Academy Kate McMullan Imagination Soup
238 Dragons and Marshmallows. Asia Citro Highland Park Public Library
239 Drooling and Dangerous: The Riot Brothers Return Mary Amato Great! Schools
240 Dude, Where’s My Spaceship? Dan Greenburg Great! Schools
241 Duke Ellington Andrea Pinkney Delightful Children’s Books
242 Earth Movers M.T. Martin bcls
243 Einstein the Class Hamster. Janet Tashjian Highland Park Public Library
244 Elephant and Piggie Mo Willems Great Kid Books
245 Elephants Cannot Dance! Mo Willems Delightful Children’s Books
246 Emperor Penguins Roberta Edwards Great! Schools
247 Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda Great! Schools
248 Enemy Pie Derek Munson and Tara Calahan King Delightful Children’s Books
249 Eva’s Treetop Festival. Rebecca Elliott Highland Park Public Library
250 Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-Haired Apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle David Elliott Great! Schools
251 Extra Yarn Mac Barnett Goodreads
252 Fancy Nancy Jane O’Connor bcls
253 Fantastic Mr. Fox Roald Dahl Goodreads
254 FEATHERS AND FOOLS Fox, Mem Daddy Read
255 Fin M’Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill. Tomie De Paola Highland Park Public Library
256 Fiona’s Lace. Patricia Polacco Highland Park Public Library
257 First Day on A Strange New Planet Dan Yaccarino The Labor Of Love
258 Five Creepy Creatures. Judith Stamper Highland Park Public Library
259 Football Friends. Jean Marzollo Highland Park Public Library
260 Forest’s First Home. Tara Zann Highland Park Public Library
261 Fox and His Friends Edward Marshall Great! Schools
262 Fox books James Marshall This Reading Mama
263 Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon. Kate DiCamillo Highland Park Public Library
264 Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom. Eric Wight Highland Park Public Library
265 Freddie Ramos Takes Off. Jacqueline Jules Highland Park Public Library
266 Freddy the Detective Walter R What Do We Do All ay
267 Fredrick Leo Lionni Delightful Children’s Books
268 Freedom’s School. Lesa Cline-Ransome Highland Park Public Library
269 Frindle Andrew Clements Goodreads
270 Froggy books Jonathan London Great Kid Books
271 Frogs Nic Bishop Delightful Children’s Books
272 Fur, Fins, and Feathers: Abraham Dee Bartlett and the Invention of the Modern Zoo. Cassandre Maxwell Highland Park Public Library
273 Future Knight. Tony Davis Highland Park Public Library
274 Fuzzy Baseball. John Steven Gurney Highland Park Public Library
275 Galaxy Zack Ray O’Ryan Imagination Soup
276 Galileo. Leonard Fisher Highland Park Public Library
277 Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy! Thomas Flintham Highland Park Public Library
278 Gator Gumbo Candace Fleming Great! Schools
279 George Crum and the Saratoga Chip Gaylia Taylor Great! Schools
280 Georgie Lee Sharon Denslow The Labor Of Love
281 Geronimo Stilton Series 123 Homecoming 4 Me
282 Get into Gear, Stilton Geronimo Stilton Care
283 Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings. Deborah Hopkinson Highland Park Public Library
284 Goblin and the Empty Chair Mem Fox bcls
285 Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse. Tamera Will Wissinger Highland Park Public Library
286 Gone With the Wand: A Fairy’s Tale Margie Palatini bcls
287 Goose and Duck Jean C. George bcls
288 Great Olympic moments Hurley, Michael, 1979- aadl
289 Great women athletes Bailer, Darice. aadl
290 Gross Universe: Your Guide to All Disgusting Things Under the Sun Jeff Szpirglas Benicia Public Library
291 Gus and Grandpa at Basketball. Claudia Mills Highland Park Public Library
292 Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog Pamela S. Turner Great! Schools
293 Half Magic Edward Eager Delightful Children’s Books
294 Hank the Cowdog Series John R. Erickson 123 Homecoming 4 Me
295 Hansel & Gretel, Ninja Chicks. Corey Schwartz Highland Park Public Library
296 Hansel and Gretel Rika Lesser Great! Schools
297 Hansel and Gretel. James Marshall Highland Park Public Library
298 Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty Nick Bruel Delightful Children’s Books
299 Happy Valentine’s Day, Miss Hildy. Lois Grambling Highland Park Public Library
300 Harley Star Livingstone The Labor Of Love
301 Harry in Trouble. Barbara Ann Porte Highland Park Public Library
302 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.K. Rowling Goodreads
303 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J.K. Rowling Goodreads
304 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J.K. Rowling Goodreads
305 Harvesting Hope Kathleen Krull Benicia Public Library
306 Have No Fear! Nicole C. Kear Highland Park Public Library
307 Heavy Equipment Up Close Andra Abramson bcls
308 Heidi Heckelbeck Has a Secret. Wanda Coven Highland Park Public Library
309 Henry Huggins Beaverly Cleary 123 Homecoming 4 Me
310 Henry’s Freedom Box. Ellen Levine Highland Park Public Library
311 Henry’s Awful Mistake. Robert Quackenbush Highland Park Public Library
312 Hi! Fly Guy Second Grade Reading List
313 Hope for Haiti Jesse Joshua Watson Delightful Children’s Books
314 Houndsley and Catina James Howe bcls
315 How Much is a Million? David Schwartz Benicia Public Library
316 How to Be a Baby, by Me the Big Sister Sally Lloyd Great! Schools
317 How to Be Cool in Third Grade. Betsy Duffey Highland Park Public Library
318 How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships. Steve Jenkins Highland Park Public Library
319 How to Save Your Tail Mary Hansen Great! Schools
320 Howl at the Moon. Jessica Young Highland Park Public Library
321 I Don’t Like Snakes. Nicola Davies Highland Park Public Library
322 I Want My Hat Back Jon Klassen Delightful Children’s Books
323 I’ll Save You Bobo! Eileen Rosenthal and Marc Rosenthal Delightful Children’s Books
324 I’m So Embarrassed! Robert N. Munsch Highland Park Public Library
325 India the Moonstone Fairy. Rainbow Fairies Highland Park Public Library
326 Insectlopedia Florian Douglas Benicia Public Library
327 Inspector Flytrap. Tom Angleberger Highland Park Public Library
328 Invisible Inkling What Do We Do All ay
329 Ira Sleeps Over Bernard Waber Great! Schools
330 Is Your Mama a Llama? Deborah Guarino, Steven Kellogg (illus.) Education World
331 It Came From Beneath the Bed! James Howe Highland Park Public Library
332 It Creeps! Dotti Enderle Highland Park Public Library
333 It’s a fair day, Amber Brown (Amber Brown series ) Paula Danzinger The Labor Of Love
334 It’s Disgusting and We Ate It!: True Food Facts From Around the World and Throughout History James Solheim Great! Schools
335 It’s Raining Pigs & Noodles Jack Prelutsky Great! Schools
336 It’s Test Day, Tiger Turcotte Pansie Hart Flood Great! Schools
337 Jake Drake, Bully Buster Andrew Clements Delightful Children’s Books
338 James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl What Do We Do All ay
339 Jigsaw Jones Mysteries James Preller bcls
340 John, Paul, George & Ben. Lane Smith Highland Park Public Library
341 Johnny Boo: The Best Little Ghost in the World. James Kochalka Highland Park Public Library
342 Julian, Secret Agent Ann Cameron Great! Schools
343 Jumping Jack. A.H. Benjamin Highland Park Public Library
344 Jumpy Jack & Googily Meg Rosoff bcls
345 Just Ducks Nicola Davies bcls
346 Just Plain Fancy Patricia Polacco The Labor Of Love
347 Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express Margaret K Walter The Labor Of Love
348 Kidnapped at Birth? Louis Sachar Highland Park Public Library
349 King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats. Dori Hillstad Butler Highland Park Public Library
350 Knights of the Kitchen Table Jon Scieszka Benicia Public Library
351 Koko’s Kitten Francine Patterson Benicia Public Library
352 Lady Lollipop Dick King-Smith Benicia Public Library
353 Ladybug Girl Jackie Davis Great! Schools
354 Laff-O-Tronic Animal Jokes! Michael Dahl Highland Park Public Library
355 Leonardo, the Terrible Monster Second Grade Reading List
356 Library Mouse: A Museum Adventure Daniel Kirk bcls
357 Life In a Coral Reef Wendy Pfeffer bcls
358 Lilly and Fin: A Mermaid’s Tale. Cornelia Funke Highland Park Public Library
359 Lilly and the Purple Plastic Purse Kevin Henkes Delightful Children’s Books
360 Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Kevin Henkes Education World
361 LINDBERGH: THE TALE OF A FLYING MOUSE Kuhlmann, Torben Daddy Read
362 Linnea in Monet’s Garden Christina Bjork and Lena Anderson Delightful Children’s Books
363 Lionel at Large Stephen Krensky Benicia Public Library
364 Lionel at School Stephen Krensky bcls
365 Little Cat’s Luck Marion Dane Bauer What Do We Do All ay
366 Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion. Alex T. Smith Highland Park Public Library
367 Little Toot Hardie Gramatky Great! Schools
368 Little Wolf’s Haunted Hall for Small Horrors Ian Whybrow Benicia Public Library
369 Living or Nonliving Kelli Hicks bcls
370 Logan Pryce Makes a Mess. Grace Gilmore Highland Park Public Library
371 Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From China. Ed Young Highland Park Public Library
372 Look What Tails Can Do Dorothy Souza Great! Schools
373 Lost and Found Oliver Jeffers Delightful Children’s Books
374 Louise, Soccer Star? Stephen Krensky Highland Park Public Library
375 LUCKY BEANS Birtha, Becky Daddy Read
376 Lucy. Randy Cecil Highland Park Public Library
377 Lunch Money Andrew Clements Benicia Public Library
378 Mae and June and the Wonder Wheel. Charise M. Harper Highland Park Public Library
379 Maggie and the Flying Horse. E.D. Baker Highland Park Public Library
380 Maggie’s Second Chance: A Gentle Dog’s Rescue. Nancy Furstinger Highland Park Public Library
381 Make new friends (Yoko & Friends series) Rosemary Wells The Labor Of Love
382 Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey Great! Schools
383 Mal and Chad Stephen McCranie Imagination Soup
384 Mama Played Baseball David Adler Great! Schools
385 Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice Sylvia Rosa-Casanova Benicia Public Library
386 March of the Mini Beasts. Ada Hopper Highland Park Public Library
387 Marco Polo : overland to medieval China Twist, Clint. aadl
388 Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing. Dean Robbins Highland Park Public Library
389 Marja’s Skis Jean E. Pendziwol Great! Schools
390 Martha Blah Blah Susan Meddaugh Education World
391 Martin Bridge Ready for Takeoff! Jessica Scott Kerrin Highland Park Public Library
392 Marty Marley’s Mighty Mountain. Cassandra Labairon Highland Park Public Library
393 Mary Poppins P.L. Travers Reading Rockets
394 Matilda Roald Dahl Goodreads
395 Max and Molly and the Mystery of the Missing Honey. Jürg Obrist Highland Park Public Library
396 Mayflower 1620 : a new look at a pilgrim voyage aadl
397 Me–Jane. Patrick McDonnell Highland Park Public Library
398 Meet Addy Connie Rose Porter Delightful Children’s Books
399 Meet Caroline: An American Girl, 1812. Ame-Col Highland Park Public Library
400 Mia the Beach Cat: A Story. Wolfram Hänel Highland Park Public Library
401 Michael Recycle Ellie Bethel Great! Schools
402 MICHAEL ROSEN’S SAD BOOK Rosen, Michael Daddy Read
403 Mildred and Sam Sharlene Collicott bcls
404 Miss Daisy Is Crazy! Dan Gutman Goodreads
405 Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers Lady Bird Johnson bcls
406 Miss Nelson Is Missing! Harry Allard Goodreads
407 Miss Rumphius Barbara Cooney The Labor Of Love
408 Misty of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry Benicia Public Library
409 Molly Gets Mad. Suzy Kline Highland Park Public Library
410 Molly the Brave and Me. Jane O’Connor Highland Park Public Library
411 Mom and Dad Are Palindromes Mark Shulman Great! Schools
412 Money Madness. David Adler Highland Park Public Library
413 Monkey-Monkey’s Trick: Based on an African Folktale. Patricia McKissack Highland Park Public Library
414 Monkeys and Dog Days. Kate Banks Highland Park Public Library
415 Morgy Makes His Move Maggie Lewis Benicia Public Library
416 Mouse Scouts. Sarah Dillard Highland Park Public Library
417 Mr. Baseball. William Hooks Highland Park Public Library
418 Mr. George Baker Amy Hest Great! Schools
419 MR. LINCOLN’S BOYS Rabin, Staton Daddy Read
420 MR. MAXWELL’S MOUSE Asch, Frank Daddy Read
421 Mr. Peabody’s Apples Madonna Great! Schools
422 Mr. Putter & Tabby This Reading Mama
423 Mrs. Katz and Tush Patricia Polacco Education World
424 MRS. MARLOWE’S MICE Asch, Frank Daddy Read
425 Mud Flat Spring (Mud Flat series) James Stevenson The Labor Of Love
426 Muggie Maggie. Beverly Cleary Highland Park Public Library
427 Mummies in the Morning Mary Pope Osborne Goodreads
428 Munschworks: The First Munsch Collection. Robert Munsch Highland Park Public Library
429 My Brother, Ant Betsy byars The Labor Of Love
430 My Dad’s a Birdman David Almond Great! Schools
431 My Life in Pictures. Deborah Zemke Highland Park Public Library
432 My Senator and Me Edward M. Kennedy Great! Schools
433 My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George Delightful Children’s Books
434 My Teacher is an Idiom. Jamie Gilson Highland Park Public Library
435 My Unwilling Witch Goes to Ballet School. Hiawyn Oram Highland Park Public Library
436 Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still. Karlin Gray Highland Park Public Library
437 Nancy Clancy: Super Sleuth Series Jane O’Connor 123 Homecoming 4 Me
438 National Geographic Readers: Sea Turtles Care
439 National Worm Day. James Stevenson Highland Park Public Library
440 Never Girls Kiki Thorpe Imagination Soup
441 New Kid at School. Dragon Slayers Highland Park Public Library
442 Night of the Living Worms. Dave Coverly Highland Park Public Library
443 Nighttime Ninja Barbara DaCosta and Ed Young Delightful Children’s Books
444 No Room for Dessert Hallie Durand Pragmatic Mom
445 No Talking Andrew Clements Delightful Children’s Books
446 Noah Webster’s Fighting Words. Tracy Maurer Highland Park Public Library
447 Noodle: The Puppy Place Ellen Miles Imagination Soup
448 Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls Jane Yolen Benicia Public Library
449 Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle. Major Brian Dennis Highland Park Public Library
450 Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero. Marissa Moss Highland Park Public Library
451 Ocean Commotion: Life on the Coral Reef Janeen Mason bcls
452 Officer Buckle & Gloria Peggy Rathmann Goodreads
453 Oh Say Can You Say? Dr. Seuss Highland Park Public Library
454 On the Dog. Andrew Lost Highland Park Public Library
455 On the Mayflower Kate Waters Great! Schools
456 Once Upon a Time Niki Daly Great! Schools
457 ONE BEETLE TOO MANY Lasky, Kathryn Daddy Read
458 Oona Finds and Egg (Oodlethunks series) Adele Griffin What Do We Do All ay
459 Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman Stephanie Greene bcls
460 Owl At Home Arnold Lobel The Labor Of Love
461 Owl Moon Jane Yolen Great! Schools
462 Paddywack. Stephanie Spinner Highland Park Public Library
463 Paint the Wind Pam Munoz Ryan Great! Schools
464 Paintball. Mandy R. Marx Highland Park Public Library
465 Painted Dreams Karen Lynn Williams Great! Schools
466 Papa and the Pioneer Quilt. Jean Van Leeuwen Highland Park Public Library
467 Party on Ice. Amy Hest Highland Park Public Library
468 Paul Bunyan: A Tall Tale. Steven Kellogg Highland Park Public Library
469 Pennies for Elephants. Lita Judge Highland Park Public Library
470 Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons James Dean and Eric Litwin Delightful Children’s Books
471 Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum Robert Andrew Parker Delightful Children’s Books
472 Piggins Jane Yolen The Labor Of Love
473 Pilgrims : a nonfiction companion to Thanksgiving on Thursday Osborne, Mary Pope. aadl
474 Pirates Past Noon Mary Pope Osborne Goodreads
475 Pirates: Truth and Rumors. Sean Price Highland Park Public Library
476 Plantzilla Goes to Camp Jerdine Nolen bcls
477 Play Soccer Like a Pro: Key Skills and Tips. Christopher Forest Highland Park Public Library
478 Please Writer in This Book. Mary Amato Highland Park Public Library
479 Polk Street Kids Patricia Giff bcls
480 POP’S BRIDGE Bunting, Eve Daddy Read
481 Poppleton in Winter Cynthia Rylant Great! Schools
482 Prairie Girl : The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. William Anderson Highland Park Public Library
483 Prairie School. Avi Highland Park Public Library
484 Princess Cora and the Crocodile. Laura Amy Schlitz Highland Park Public Library
485 Princess Posey and the Monster Stew. Stephanie Greene Highland Park Public Library
486 Princess Posey and the Next-Door Dog. Stephanie Greene Highland Park Public Library
487 Puppy Place Eileen Miles bcls
488 Puss in Boots Jerry Pinkney bcls
489 Queen in Disguise. Star Wars Highland Park Public Library
490 Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine. Gloria Whelan Highland Park Public Library
491 Rags and riches : kids in the time of Charles Dickens Osborne, Mary Pope. aadl
492 Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme Jack Prelutsky Benicia Public Library
493 Recess at 20 Below. Cindy Lou Aillaud Highland Park Public Library
494 Recipe for Adventure Giada De Laurentiis Imagination Soup
495 Recycle! A Handbook for Kids Gail Gibbons Great! Schools
496 REDWOODS Chin, Jason Daddy Read
497 Rex. Robert Gould Highland Park Public Library
498 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Rudyard Kipling Highland Park Public Library
499 Rise of the Ballon Goons. Troy Cummings Highland Park Public Library
500 Rise of the Earth Dragon. Tracey West Highland Park Public Library
501 Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates Jonah Winter Great! Schools
502 Rocks in His Head Carol Otis Hurst The Labor Of Love
503 Roger the Jolly Pirate Brett Helquist Great! Schools
504 Rome : in spectacular cross section Biesty, Stephen. aadl
505 Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat. Patricia Reilly Giff Highland Park Public Library
506 Rosalie, My Rosalie: The Tale of a Duckling. Jacquelyn Mitchard Highland Park Public Library
507 Rotten Ralph Helps Out. Jack Gantos Highland Park Public Library
508 Ruby and the Booker Boys Derrick Barnes Great Kid Books
509 Rufus the Scrub Does Not Wear a Tutu. Jamie McEwan Highland Park Public Library
510 Runaway Radish Jessie Haas Benicia Public Library
511 Running: Wilma Unlimited Kathleen Krull Delightful Children’s Books
512 Sadie: The Dog Who Finds the Evidence. Thera Feldman Highland Park Public Library
513 Salt in His Shoes. Roslyn Jordan Highland Park Public Library
514 Sam and the Lucky Money Karen Chinn Great! Schools
515 Sam the Man and the Chicken Plan. Frances O’Roark Dowell Highland Park Public Library
516 Scary Godmother. Jill Thompson Highland Park Public Library
517 Science No Fair! Nancy E. Krulik Highland Park Public Library
518 Science Verse Jon Scieszka Great! Schools
519 Scrubs series Jamie McEwan bcls
520 Secret Agent Splat Rob Scotton bcls
521 Secret Identity Wendelin Van Draanen Benicia Public Library
522 Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance Jennifer Armstrong Great! Schools
523 Should I Share My Ice Cream? Mo Willems Delightful Children’s Books
524 Show Way Jacqueline Woodson Great! Schools
525 Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story Paula Yoo Great! Schools
526 Skateboarding. Clive Gifford Highland Park Public Library
527 Skippyjon Jones Janet Schachner bcls
528 Skunked! Jacqueline Kelly Highland Park Public Library
529 Sleepover Sleuths (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew Book #1) Carolyn Keene Care
530 Smart About – George Washington Carver, The Peanut Wizard Laura Driscoll Great! Schools
531 SMITHSONIAN VISUAL TIMELINE OF INVENTIONS Platt, Richard Daddy Read
532 Sneakers, the Seaside Cat Margaret Wise Brown Great! Schools
533 Snot Stew Teaching Maddeness
534 Snow Wonder Charles Ghigna Great! Schools
535 So You Want to Be President? Judith St. George Highland Park Public Library
536 Soccer Cats Series Matt Christopher 123 Homecoming 4 Me
537 Soccer Sam Jean Marzollo Benicia Public Library
538 Soccer: Hope for Haiti Jesse Joshua Watson Delightful Children’s Books
539 Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One Judy Blume Great! Schools
540 Space Case. Edward Marshall Highland Park Public Library
541 Space Jam. Kimberly Weinberger Highland Park Public Library
542 Space Station Mars Daniel San Souci Great! Schools
543 SPARROW GIRL Pennypacker, Sara Daddy Read
544 Spider Stampede. Ali Sparkes Highland Park Public Library
545 Spider-Man’s Amazing Powers. Spiderman Highland Park Public Library
546 Spork Out of Orbit. Nan Walker Highland Park Public Library
547 Squirrel’s World. Lisa Moser Highland Park Public Library
548 Stagecoaches and railroads Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950- aadl
549 STAR OF FEAR, STAR OF HOPE Hoestlandt, Jo Daddy Read
550 Starring Grace Mary Hoffman Delightful Children’s Books
551 Steamboat School: Inspired by a True Story, St. Louis, Missouri: 1847. Deborah Hopkinson Highland Park Public Library
552 Stella Batts Needs a New Name. Courtney Sheinmel Highland Park Public Library
553 STEPHEN BIESTY’S CASTLES Biesty, Stephen Daddy Read
554 Stinky Cecil in Operation Pond Rescue. Paige Braddock Highland Park Public Library
555 Stories of Ghosts. Russell Punter Highland Park Public Library
556 Stories of Knights. Jane Bingham Highland Park Public Library
557 Stuart Little E.B. White Goodreads
558 Stuck Oliver Jeffers Delightful Children’s Books
559 Sugar Snow Laura Ingalls Wilder and Doris Ettlinger Delightful Children’s Books
560 Summer party (Cobble Street Cousins series) The Labor Of Love
561 Superhero ABC Bob McLeod bcls
562 Survival At 40 Below. Debbie S. Miller Highland Park Public Library
563 Swimming Lessons. Betsy Jay Highland Park Public Library
564 Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark. Heather Lang Highland Park Public Library
565 Swimming: America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle David Adler Delightful Children’s Books
566 Tacky in Trouble Helen Lester Great! Schools
567 Tadpole’s Promise Jeanne Willis bcls
568 Tailypo: A Newfangled Tall Tale. Angela S. Medearis Highland Park Public Library
569 Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume Delightful Children’s Books
570 Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada Great! Schools
571 Thanksgiving Day Gail Gibbons Great! Schools
572 The 13-Story Treehouse. Andy Griffiths Highland Park Public Library
573 The Adventures of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey Benicia Public Library
574 The All-Star Joker. Ballpark Mysteries Highland Park Public Library
575 The Amazing Bone William Steig Reading Rockets
576 The Animal Rescue Club. John Himmelman Highland Park Public Library
577 The Art of Miss Chew Patricia Polacco Delightful Children’s Books
578 The Baby Sitters Club Ann M. Martin 123 Homecoming 4 Me
579 The Bad Guys. Aaron Blabey Highland Park Public Library
580 The Bad Luck Chair. Susan Wilkowski Highland Park Public Library
581 The Ball Hogs. Rich Wallace Highland Park Public Library
582 The Beast Keeper. Lucy Coats Highland Park Public Library
583 The Bee-Man of Orn Frank R. Stockton Great! Schools
584 The Best School Year Ever Barbara Robinson Benicia Public Library
585 The Big Bad Detective Agency Bruce Hale Imagination Soup
586 The Big Nap: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko Bruce Hale Benicia Public Library
587 The Biggest, Bestest Time Ever. Stephen McCranie Highland Park Public Library
588 The Bolds. Julian Clary Highland Park Public Library
589 The Book with No Pictures B.J. Novak Goodreads
590 The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner Goodreads
591 The Boy Who Drew Cats Arthur A. Levine Benicia Public Library
592 The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto. Natalie Standiford Highland Park Public Library
593 The Busy Body Book: A Kid’s Guide to Fitness Lizzy Rockwell Great! Schools
594 The Captain Contest. Matt Christopher Highland Park Public Library
595 The Case of the Dirty Clue. Third Grade Detectives Highland Park Public Library
596 The Case of the Lost Boy. Dori Hillestad Butler Highland Park Public Library
597 The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake. Robin Newman Highland Park Public Library
598 The Case of the Missing Monkey. Cynthia Rylant Highland Park Public Library
599 The Case of the Snack Snatcher. Liam O’Donnell Highland Park Public Library
600 The Case of the Spooky Sleepover, Jigsaw Jones Mystery #4 James Preller Education World
601 The Cat Crime Club. DC Super Pets Highland Park Public Library
602 The Cave of Aaaaah! Doom! Jaden Kent Highland Park Public Library
603 THE CHAMPION OF THE CHILDREN: THE STORY OF JANUSZ KORCZAK Bogacki, Tomek Daddy Read
604 The Chicken Squad. Doreen Cronin Highland Park Public Library
605 The Cool Crazy Crickets David Elliott The Labor Of Love
606 The Copycat Crime. Batman Highland Park Public Library
607 The Courage of Sarah Noble. Alice Dalgliesh Highland Park Public Library
608 The Cricket in Times Square George Selden Benicia Public Library
609 The Curious Garden Peter Brown Delightful Children’s Books
610 The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt Goodreads
611 The Diary of a Killer Cat. Anne Fine Highland Park Public Library
612 The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series Jeff Kinney Great Kid Books
613 The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminated History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer. Barbara Kerley Highland Park Public Library
614 The Dog that Pitched A No-Hitter Matt Christopher Benicia Public Library
615 The Doll People Teaching Maddeness
616 The Dragonsitter. Josh Lacey Highland Park Public Library
617 The Drinking Gourd. F.N. Monjo Highland Park Public Library
618 The Duckling Gets a Cookie? Mo Willems Delightful Children’s Books
619 The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery. Graeme Base Highland Park Public Library
620 The Emporer’s Egg Martin Jenkins and Jane Chapman Delightful Children’s Books
621 The Enchanted Dolls’ House Robyn Johnson Great! Schools
622 The Enormous Crocodile. Roald Dahl Highland Park Public Library
623 The Fireplug is First Base. P.J. Petersen Highland Park Public Library
624 The First Case. Ulf Nilsson Highland Park Public Library
625 The Fly on the Ceiling: A Math Myth. Julie Glass Highland Park Public Library
626 The Flyer Flew! The Invention of the Airplane Lee Sullivan Hill Great! Schools
627 The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Evil Penguin Plan. Maxwell Eaton Highland Park Public Library
628 The Frog Prince. Edith Tarcov Highland Park Public Library
629 The Frog Principal Stephanie Calmenson The Labor Of Love
630 The Ghost Backstage (The Haunted Library) Dori Hillestad Butler Imagination Soup
631 The Ghost Train. Allan Ahlberg Highland Park Public Library
632 The Glorkian Warrior Delivers a Pizza. James Kochalka Highland Park Public Library
633 The Great Kapok Tree A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest Lynne Cherry Education World
634 The Great Paper Caper Oliver Jeffers Delightful Children’s Books
635 The Great Pet Escape. Victoria Jamieson Highland Park Public Library
636 The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon. Mike Thaler Highland Park Public Library
637 The Hardy Boys Secret Files Series Franklin W. Dixon 123 Homecoming 4 Me
638 The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry. Danna Smith Highland Park Public Library
639 The Heart of Cool. Jamie McEwan Highland Park Public Library
640 The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet Tony Abbott Delightful Children’s Books
641 The Hundred Dresses Eleanor Estes Benicia Public Library
642 The Infamous Ratsos. Kara LaReau Highland Park Public Library
643 The Ink Drinker. Eric Sanvoisin Highland Park Public Library
644 THE JUNKYARD WONDERS Polacco, Patricia Daddy Read
645 The Kids Summer Games Book Jane Drake and Ann Love Great! Schools
646 The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Kaiulani. Fay Stanley Highland Park Public Library
647 The Last Straw Jeff Kinney Goodreads
648 THE LEMONADE CLUB Polacco, Patricia Daddy Read
649 THE LIBRARIAN WHO MEASURED THE EARTH Lasky, Kathryn Daddy Read
650 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe C.S. Lewis Goodreads
651 The Little Mermaid. Katie Daynes Highland Park Public Library
652 The Little Red Hen Jerry Pinkney bcls
653 The Little Witch is our second read aloud written Ofried Preussler What Do We Do All ay
654 The Lost Stone. Jordan Quinn Highland Park Public Library
655 THE MAN WHO MADE TIME TRAVEL Lasky, Kathryn Daddy Read
656 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. Mordicai Gerstein Highland Park Public Library
657 The Many Adventures of Johnny Mutton: Stories and Pictures James Proimos Benicia Public Library
658 THE MATCHBOX DIARY Fleischman, Paul Daddy Read
659 The Miniature World of Marvin and James Elise Broach Brightly
660 The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Teaching Maddeness
661 The Missing Chick Valeri Gorbachev bcls
662 The Monster in the Backpack. Lisa Moser Highland Park Public Library
663 THE MOON OVER STAR Aston, Dianna Hutts Daddy Read
664 THE MOST FANTASTIC ATLAS OF THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD Swerling, Lisa; Lazar, Ralph Daddy Read
665 The Mud Flat Mystery. James Stevenson Highland Park Public Library
666 The Mystery of the Pirate Ghost. Geoffrey Hayes Highland Park Public Library
667 The Mystery on the Freedom Trail (and other in the series) Carole Marsh 123 Homecoming 4 Me
668 The Notebook of Doom Troy Cummings Imagination Soup
669 The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate Goodreads
670 The One and Only Stuey Lewis: Stories from the Second Grade. Jane Schoenberg Highland Park Public Library
671 The Other Side Jacqueline Woodson Benicia Public Library
672 The Outside Dog. Charlotte Pomerantz Highland Park Public Library
673 The Paddington books Michael Bond What Do We Do All ay
674 The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! Mo Willems Delightful Children’s Books
675 The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg Goodreads
676 The Princess in Black Shannon Hale Goodreads
677 The Puppy Place Series Ellen Miles 123 Homecoming 4 Me
678 The Puppy Sister S.E. Hinton Great! Schools
679 The Race of the Birkebeiners Lise Lunge Great! Schools
680 The Random House Book of Poetry for Children Jack Prelutsky Great! Schools
681 The Reluctant Dragon Kenneth Grahame Reading Rockets
682 The Rosie Stories. Cynthia Voigt Highland Park Public Library
683 The School is Alive! Jack Chabert Highland Park Public Library
684 The Sea Pony. Ellen Potter Highland Park Public Library
685 The Secret Dinosaur series NS Blackman Pragmatic Mom
686 THE SECRET RIVER Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan Daddy Read
687 The Secret Shortcut. Mark Teague Highland Park Public Library
688 The Shark Attacks of 1916. Lauren Tarshis Highland Park Public Library
689 The Show’s Over. Jamie Michalak Highland Park Public Library
690 The Sky Painter: Louis Fuertes, Bird Artist. Margarita Engle Highland Park Public Library
691 The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats Great! Schools
692 The Spider and the Fly Second Grade Reading List
693 The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Jon Scieszka Benicia Public Library
694 The Stories Julian Tells Ann Cameron Benicia Public Library
695 The Story about Ping Second Grade Reading List
696 The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly Luis Sepúlveda What Do We Do All ay
697 The Story of Diva and Flea. Mo Willems Highland Park Public Library
698 The Story of the Pilgrims Katherine Ross Great! Schools
699 The Super-Spooky Fright Night! Tracey Corderoy Highland Park Public Library
700 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers Beatrix Potter Great Kid Books
701 The Train of States. Peter Sis Highland Park Public Library
702 The Treasure of the Lost Lagoon. Geoffrey Hayes Highland Park Public Library
703 The Twiddle Twins’ Music Box Mystery. Howard Goldsmith Highland Park Public Library
704 The Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams Bianco Goodreads
705 The Village that Vanished Ann Grifalconi Benicia Public Library
706 The Watcher Jeanette Winter Delightful Children’s Books
707 The Wheat Doll. Alison L. Randall Highland Park Public Library
708 The Wheel on the School Meindert DeJong What Do We Do All ay
709 The Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman Benicia Public Library
710 The White Stallion. Elizabeth Shub Highland Park Public Library
711 The Whodunit Detective Agency Martin Widmark Imagination Soup
712 The Witch’s Hand. Peter Utton Highland Park Public Library
713 The Wolves in the Walls Neil Gaiman Benicia Public Library
714 The Woman Who Won Things. Allan Ahlberg Highland Park Public Library
715 The World According to Humphrey Betty G. Birney Delightful Children’s Books
716 The Worst Witch at School Jill Murphy Great! Schools
717 The Year of Billy Miller Kevin Henkes Goodreads
718 Things I Learned in Second Grade Amy Schwartz bcls
719 Things That Float and Things That Don’t David Adler Reading Rockets
720 Third Grade Baby. Jenny Meyerhoff Highland Park Public Library
721 Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf Mark Teague bcls
722 Three Ninja Pigs Corey Rosen Schwartz Care
723 Three-Ring Rascals Kate Klise Imagination Soup
724 Tiger Soup: An Anansi Story from Jamaica. Frances Temple Highland Park Public Library
725 Toes Tor Seidler What Do We Do All ay
726 Tonight on the Titanic, Magic Tree House Series #17 Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (illus.) Education World
727 Total Gymnastics. Blythe Lawrence Highland Park Public Library
728 Toys Come Home: Being the Early Experiences of an Intelligent Stingray, a Brave Buffalo, and a Brand New Someone Called Plastic Emily Jenkins Pragmatic Mom
729 Traction Man Is Here! Mini Grey Great! Schools
730 Trouble Magnet. Graham Salisbury Highland Park Public Library
731 Tuff Fluff: The Case of Duckie’s Missing Brain Scott Nash Great! Schools
732 Uncle Andy’s Cats. James Warhola Highland Park Public Library
733 United Tweets of America Hudson Talbott bcls
734 Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly Alan Madison Great! Schools
735 Vera‘s New School Vera Rosenberry Delightful Children’s Books
736 Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard Great! Schools
737 Wagon trains and settlers Todras, Ellen H., 1947- aadl
738 Wanderville. Wendy McClure Highland Park Public Library
739 Warriors series Erin Hunter Great Kid Books
740 Water Hole Zahavit Shalev Great! Schools
741 We Are Best Friends Aliki Great! Schools
742 Wedding Flowers Cynthia Rylant Benicia Public Library
743 Weekends with Max and His Dad. Linda Urban Highland Park Public Library
744 Weird-But-True Facts About Weather Lauren Coss bcls
745 Welcome to Addy’s world, 1864 : growing up during America’s Civil War Sinnott, Susan. aadl
746 What a Trip, Amber Brown. Paula Danziger Highland Park Public Library
747 What Presidents Are Made Of Hanoch Piven Great! Schools
748 What to Do About Alice? How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy! Barbara Kerley Highland Park Public Library
749 Where are the Bears? Kay Winters Highland Park Public Library
750 Where’s Molly? Uli Waas Highland Park Public Library
751 White Fur Flying. Patricia MacLachlan Highland Park Public Library
752 Who was Babe Ruth? Holub, Joan. aadl
753 Who Was Biographies (lots of people various authors) 123 Homecoming 4 Me
754 Who was Harriet Tubman? McDonough, Yona Zeldis. aadl
755 Who was Sacagawea? Fradin, Dennis B. aadl
756 Why the Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale Mary Great! Schools
757 Wiley and the Hairy Man Molly Bang Benicia Public Library
758 Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees. A. A. Milne Highland Park Public Library
759 Winter of the Ice Wizard Mary Pope Osborne Great! Schools
760 Wolf Pie Brenda Seabrooke Pragmatic Mom
761 You Can’t Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown Paula Danziger, Tony Ross (illus.) Education World
762 You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Fables to Read Together Mary Ann Hoberman bcls
763 You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Bees. Alex Wolf Highland Park Public Library
764 Zap! Wile E. Coyote Experiments with Energy. Suzanne Slade Highland Park Public Library
765 Zarafa: The Giraffe Who Walked to the King. Judith St. George Highland Park Public Library
766 Zelda and Ivy Laura McGee Kvasnosky Education World
767 Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom. Joan Holub Highland Park Public Library
768 Zita the Spacegirl Ben Hatke Imagination Soup
769 Zoey and Sassasfras Asia Citro Imagination Soup


22 Best Second Grade Book Sources/Lists



Source Article
123 Homecoming 4 Me Top 25 Chapter Book Series Book Recommendations 1st-3rd Grade
aadl 2nd Grade Non-Fiction – popular subjects
bcls Best Books for Second Grade
Benicia Public Library Great Books for Second and Third Grade
Brightly 9 Superb Chapter Books for Second Graders
Care 10 Terrific 2nd-Grade Books For Your Independent Reader
Daddy Read SECOND GRADE PICTURE BOOKS
Delightful Children’s Books 2nd Grade
Education World SECOND GRADE SUMMER READING LIST
Goodreads Popular 2nd Grade Books
Great Kid Books Series we love in 2nd grade! (ages 7 – 9)
Great! Schools Favorite books for 2nd graders
Highland Park Public Library Unbeatable Second Grade Books
Imagination Soup Second Grade Summer Reading List
Pragmatic Mom Best Beginning Chapter Books for 2nd and 3rd Grade
Reading Rockets Great Read Alouds for Second Graders
Second Grade Reading List 2nd Grade Must Read List
Teaching Maddeness TOP 10 READ-ALOUDS FOR SECOND GRADE
The Labor Of Love What Are Some Of The Best Books For Second Graders?
The Reading Nook Second Grade
This Reading Mama Favorite Beginning Chapter Books & Series {2nd and 3rd grade}
What Do We Do All ay CHARMING 2ND GRADE READ ALOUD BOOKS

 

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