Second Grade Reading List


Amelia Bedelia Helps Out
by Peggy Parish – BR PARISH

Amelia Bedelia shows her niece Effie Lou how to follow instructions to the letter as they dust the potato bugs and sew seeds.

D.W. the Picky Eater
by Mark Tolon Brown – E BROWN

Because her eating habits cause some problems, Arthur the aardvark’s younger sister has to stay home when her family eats out.

George and Martha
by James Marshall – E MARSHAL

Two lovable hippos teach the meaning of friendship in five separate vignettes: "Split Pea Soup," "The Flying Machine," "The Tub," "The Mirror," "The Tooth."

Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy
by Barbara Park – J PARK

Frustrated because the rules for her class's Pet Day will not let her take her dog to school, Junie B. Jones considers taking a raccoon, a worm, a dead fish, and other unusual replacements.
 

The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
by Jack Prelutsky – J 811.54 PRELUTS

Twenty-eight poems about people and animals set in such far-flung places as Minot, Minneapolis, Tuscaloosa, Tucumcari, and the Grand Canyon. Impossible to read only once (and memorized by the third reading), these poems and irresistible pictures will be loved from Miami to Seattle.

Miss Nelson is Back
by Harry Allard – E ALLARD

When their teacher has to go away for a week, the kids in room 207 plan to “really act up.”

Three Tales of My Father’s Dragon
by Ruth Stiles Gannett – J GANNETT

A compilation of three tales which relate to the fantastic adventures of Elmer Elevator and a baby flying dragon named Boris.

The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein – E SILVER

A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree that gives to him without thought of return.

Stellaluna
by Janell Cannon – E CANNON

After she falls headfirst into a bird’s nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor
by Joanna Cole – E 591.92 COLE

On a special field trip on the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle’s class learns about the ocean and the different creatures that live there.
 

Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
by Gerald McDermott – J 398.2 MCDERMO

Raven, the trickster, wants to give people the gift of light. But can he find out where Sky Chief keeps it? And if he does, will he be able to escape without being discovered? His dream seems impossible, but if anyone can find a way to bring light to the world, wise and clever Raven can!
 

The Three Pigs
by David Wiesner – E WIESNER

The three little pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.

Nate the Great and the Missing Key
by Marjorie Sharmat – BR SHARMAT

Nate the Great and his dog Sludge look for Annie’s house key which mysteriously disappeared.