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Some Good Second Grade Reads
Below is a list of books that second graders seem to enjoy. Perhaps you will find books to help your young readers practice those "reading muscles". Please direct any comments or suggestions to jroby<at>phillipsbrooks.org.

EMERGING READERS

Adler- Cam Jansen series and Young Cam Jansen books
Beecroft- Star Wars (DK readers )
Capucilli-Biscuit books
Cazet-Minnie and Moo series
Chaconas- Cork and Fuzz books
Cole- Bony-Legs
Cushman- Inspector Hopper
Chaconas-Cork and Fuzz books
Gantos-Rotten Ralph stories
Grant- Chicken said, "Cluck!"
Griffiths-The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow

Guest-Iris and Walter books
Hoban- Francis series
Kvasnosky-Zelda and Ivy books
Lobel- Frog and Toad series
Parish- Amelia Bedelia series
Rylant- Henry and Mudge stories
Rylant- Mr. Putter and Tabby stories
Schwartz- In a Dark, Dark Room
Shannon-the No David books
Sharmat- Nate the Great series
Seuss-various titles
Willems-Piggie and Elephant books
Yee- Abracadabra! Magic with Mouse and Mole
Yolen- Commander Toad series

 

Various- Eek! Stories to Make You Shriek books

COMFORTABLE READERS

Abbott-Secrets of Droon series
Adler- Cam Jansen series
Adler-Picture Book biography series
Barrows- Ivy and Bean books
Betancourt-Pony Pals books
Blume- Freckle Juice
Bonnar- The Silver Balloon
Brown- Arthur books
Child-Clarice Bean stories
Conford- Jenny Archer books
Dadey- Bailey School Kids stories
Danziger- Amber Brown stories
Delton- Pee-Wee Scouts
Edwards-My Naughty Little Sister books
French- Tiara Club books
Gannett- My Father's Dragon trilogy
Gantos-Rotten Ralph series
Giff-Polk Street Kids series
Greenberg- The Zack Files books
Holm-Babymouse(graphic novels)
Howe- Pinky and Rex (series)
Hurwitz- Oh no, Noah
Hurwitz- One Small Dog
Hurwitz- Peewee titles
Jenkins- Toys Go Out
Keene-Nancy Drew notebooks
Kerrin- Marvin Bridges stories
Kline- Horrible Harry books
Kline- Marvin and the Meanest Girl
Kline- Mary Marony hides out
Kline- Molly Gets Mad
Kline- Song Lee and the “"I hate you"” Notes
Krensky- Louise stories and other titles
Krulik-Katie Kazoo books
Larry- Zac Power books
Look-Ruby Lu, Brave and True and other titles
MacDonald- Judy Moody series
MacDonald- Stink stories
McMullan- Dragonslayers Academy series
Meadows-Rainbow Magic stories
Miles- Puppy Place books
Mills- Gus and Grandpa books
Morse-Magic Pickle books
Osborne- Magic Tree House series
Parish- Amelia Bedelia books
Park- Junie B. Jones stories
Pilkey- Captain Underpants series
Pilkey- Ricky Ricotta series
Preller- Jigsaw Jones mysteries
Roy- A to Z mysteries
Roy- Calendar mysteries
Roy- Capital mysteries
Runton- Owly books
Sachar- Marvin Redpost books
Sharmat- Nate the Great stories
Smith- Bone(graphic novels)
Sobol-Encyclopedia Brown series
Spires- Binky the Space Cat
Stilton-Geronimo Stilton books

 

FLUID READERS

Adler-Andy Russell stories
Amato- Edgar Allen's Official Crime Investigation Notebook
Appelt- Keeper
Atwater-Mr. Popper's Penguins
Betancourt-Pony Pal books
Blume-Double Fudge
Blyton-various titles
Bunting-Nasty, Stinky Sneakers
Burnett-The Secret Garden
Byars- Little Horse on his Own
Cameron- Julian stories and other books
Christian, Mary Blount, Sebastian Super Sleuth series
Christopher Matt Christopher sports books
Cleary-Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse and Ramona series
Conford- Annabel the Actress series
Conford-Jenny Archer stories and other books from this author
Coville- Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher and other titles
Dahl- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other titles
DiCamillo- Any books by this author
Duey- series books about Horses
Eager-Half Magic
Edwards- The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
Freeman-The Trouble with Babies
Greenberg- The Zack Files
Guinness-World Records books
Hale-The Chet Gecko series
Hesse- Sable
Howe- Bunnicula series
Hughes- Angel Park sports stories
Hunter-The Warrior series
Hurwitz- Any titles from this author
Keene- Nancy Drew mysteries
King-Smith- Any of the animal fantasy titles
LeGuin- Catwings trilogy
Lindgren-Pippi Longstocking books
Martin-The Doll People

Mazer- Amazing Days of Abby Hayes series
Peck-Soup series
Pennypacker- Clementine books
Pinkwater- The Werewolf Club series
Riordan- Percy Jackson series and others
Rockwell-How to Eat Fried Worms
Ryan-Paint the Wind and Riding Freedom
Scieszka-Time Warp Trio books
Scieszka-Spaceheadz
Sharmat-Maggie Marmenstein stories
Smith- Chocolate Fever and other stories
Sobol- Encyclopedia Brown series
Stilton- Geronimo Stilton books
Thurber-The Wonderful O
Van Draanen- Shedderman mystery series
Various authors- The American Girl series
Warner- Boxcar Children mysteries
White, E.B.- any of this author's titles
Wilder- Little House on the Prairie series

Various-My America series
Various-Eek! Stories to Make You Shriek!

revisited-6/2011

2nd Graders also love:
Origami books
Craft books
Drawing books
Guinness Book of World Records
Books about dinosaurs, birds, mammals, space, airplanes, planets, sports, robots, space, Legos6

Smith-Bone graphic novels
Magazines- Sports Illustrated for Kids
Comic Books and graphic novels