SCHOOL
100 Books to Read in Second Grade
SCHOOL—PICTURE BOOKS
PICTURE BOOKS
 Abigail Spells by Anna Alter
 Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don't) by Barbara Bottner
 Henry's Amazing Imagination! by Nancy L. Carlson
 Miss Mingo and the First Day of School by Jamie Harper
 Lilly's Plastic Purple Purse by Kevin Henkes
 Field Trip Day by Lynn Plourde
 For the Love of Autumn by Patricia Polacco
 Silent Letters Loud and Clear by Robin Pulver
 A Very Big Bunny by Marisabina Russo
 The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School by J. Sierra
 SCHOOL—EASY READERS
EASY READERS
 Young Cam Jansen and the 100th Day of School Mystery by David
Adler
 Second Grade Rules, Amber Brown by Paula Danziger
 The Best Teacher in Second Grade by Katharine Kenah
 Lionel at School by Stephen Krensky
 Fancy Nancy: The Dazzling Book Report by Jane O’Connor
 SCHOOL—CHAPTER BOOKS
CHAPTER BOOKS
 Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat by Patricia Reilly Giff
 Moose and Hildy: The Show-Off by Stephanie Greene
 Cinder Rabbit by Lynn E. Hazen
 Arthur Accused! by Stephen Krensky
 Scrubs Forever! by James McEwan
NON-FICTION
 SCHOOL—NF
 The Bug in Teacher's Coffee by Kalli Dakos
 Hamsters, Shells, and Spelling Bees edited by Lee Hopkins
 My School in the Rain Forest by Margriet Ruurs
 Panda Kindergarten by Joanne Ryder
 Almost Late to School by Carol Diggory Shields
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IMAGINATION
IMAGINATION
 FAMILY—PICTURE BOOKS
PICTURE BOOKS
 Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman
 Welcome to Zanzibar Road by Niki Daly
 Papa and Me by Arthur Dorros
 Mama and Me by Arthur Dorros
 The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster
 Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding by Lenore Look
 Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye
 Mice and Beans by Pam Munoz Ryan
 The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
 Squashed in the Middle by Elizabeth Winthrop
EASY READERS
 FAMILY—EASY READERS
 On the Go with Mr. & Mrs. Green by Keith Baker
 Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! by Grace Lin
 Emma's Yucky Brother by Jean Little
 Gus and Grandpa by Claudia Mills
 Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas by Cynthia Rylant
CHAPTER BOOKS
 FAMILY—CHAPTER BOOKS
 Boo's Dinosaur by Betsy Byars
 The Three Names of Me by Mary Cummings
 Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo
 Uh-oh, Cleo by Jessica Harper
 Lavender by Karen Hesse
NON-FICTION
 FAMILY—NF
 Babies Don't Eat Pizza by Dianne Danzig
 Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers by Mary Anne Hoberman
 Families by Ann Morris
 Ikenna Goes to Nigeria by Ifeoma Onyefulu
 I'm Just Like My Mom & I'm Just Like My Dad by Jorge Ramos
PICTURE
 IMAGINATION—PICTURE
BOOKSBOOKS
 Bella and Stella Come Home by Anika Denise
 Rubia and the Three Osos by Susan Middleton Elya
 Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming
 Big Bad Wolves at School by Stephen Krensky
 Betsy Red Hoodie by Gail Carson Levine
 Dragon Pizzeria by Mary Morgan
 Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates by Kevin O'Malley
 Little Red Riding Hood retold by Jerry Pinkney
 The Apple-Pip Princess by Jane Ray
 And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet Stevens
EASY READERS
 IMAGINATION—EASY READERS
 Dogerella by Maribeth Boelts
 Dragon Egg by Mallory Loehr
 Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
 Get Well, Good Knight by Shelley Moore Thomas
 I Broke My Trunk by Mo Willems
100 Books to Read in Second Grade
OUT IN THE WORLD
FAMILY
100 Books to Read in Second Grade
IMAGINATION—CHAPTERCHAPTER
BOOKS BOOKS
 The Dragon of Doom by Bruce Coville
 The Dragonling by Jackie French Koller
 Catwings by Ursula Le Guin
 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great by Gerald Morris
 Wolf Pie by Brenda Seabrooke
NON-FICTION
 IMAGINATION—NF
 The Irish Cinderlad retold by Shirley Climo
 The Empty Pot retold by Demi
 The Gingerbread Man retold by Eric Kimmel
 Arrow to the Sun retold by Gerald McDermott
 The Loathsome Dragon retold by David Wiesner
 OUT IN THE WORLD—PICTURE
BOOKS
PICTURE
BOOKS
 Arthur Turns Green by Marc Brown
 The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
 The Village Garage by G. Brian Karas
 Dona Flor by Pat Mora
 The Everything Machine by Matt Novak
 Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery by Kevin O’Malley
 The Web Files by Margie Palatini
 Pirate vs. Pirate by Mary Quattlebaum
 Duck at the Door by Jackie Urbanovic
 Art & Max by David Wiesner
 OUT IN THE WORLD—EASY
READERS
EASY
READERS
 Cork & Fuzz by Dori Chaconas
 Iris and Walter: Lost and Found by Elissa Guest
 The Case of the Baffled Bear by Cynthia Rylant
 Poppleton and Friends by Cynthia Rylant
 Flappy and Scrappy by Arthur Yorinks
 OUT IN THE WORLD—CHAPTER
CHAPTERBOOKS
BOOKS
 Dog Diaries by Betsy Byars
 The Amazing Trail of Seymour Snail by Lynn E. Hazen
 Houndsley and Catina by James Howe
 Moose Tales by Nancy Van Laan
 Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole by Wong Herbert Yee
 OUT IN THE WORLD—NF NON-FICTION
 The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge by J. Cole
 Knights in Shining Armor by Gail Gibbons
 H Is for Home Run by Brad Herzog
 Dolphin Talk by Wendy Pfeffer
 Red Sings from Treetops by Joyce Sidman