New Second Graders: These are suggested books but evaluate your child’s reading ability and interest and read those types of books.

Absolutely Lucy  by  Irene Cooper

Marvin Repost: Alone in His Teacher’s House  by  Louis Sachar

Amelia Earhart  by Lola Schaefer

And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon   by  Stevens/Crummel

Bear Snores On  by  Karma Wilson

Blue Ribbon Blues  by  Jerry Spinelli

Booker T Washington  by  Lola Schaefer

Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails  by  Verla Kay

Henry Builds a Cabin  by D B Johnson

Hooray for Dandelion Warriors  by  Bill Cosby

Lizards, Frogs, & Polliwogs  by  Douglas Florian

The Other Side   by  Jacqueline Woodson

“Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” Said the Sloth  by  Eric Carle

Some Frog!   By  Eve Bunting

Tornado Watches  by  Patrick Jennings

Series:  Only read one or two from a series

Magic Tree House  Series by Mary Osborne

Box Car Children  Series

Non-Fiction

Autumn Leaves  by Ken Robbins (J581.48)

When Winter Comes  by Pearl Neuman (J591.43)

Have You Seen Bugs?  By Joanne Oppenheim (J595.7)

Sea Shells (True Book)  by Ann Squire (594.1477)

What’s it Like to Be a Fish  by Wendy Pfeffer (597)

Penguins by Gail Gibbons (598.47)

Biography

Arnold Schwarzeneger by  Jack North

Picture Books

I Love Going Through This Book by Robert Burleigh

Shopping Basket  by  John Burningham

Mr Grumpy’s Outing  by John Burningham

If Your Happy & You Know It  by Jane Cabrera

Book! Book! Book! By Deborah Bruss

Lonesome Polar Bear by Jane Cabrera

Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner