Recommended Reads: Year 2
The following book list contains titles to appeal to children in Year 2 of primary school. The books consist of a
range of titles suitable for all ability ranges within this age group, including reluctant readers and the most able.
Book
Author
Image
The Cat Who Lost His Purr
Frightened Fred
Michelle Coxon
Peta Coplans
Friends
Kim Lewis
Mog Stories
Judith Kerr
Mr Wolf’s Pancakes
Jan Fearnley
Frog is Frog
Max Velthuijs
Cat and Mouse Story
Michael Rosen
The Snow Lady
Shirley Hughes
Grace and Family
1
Year 2 Recommended Reads
Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Little Wolf’s Book of Badness
The Twits
Dav Pilkey
Ian Whybrow
Roald Dahl
Mrs Wobble the Waitress
Allan Alhberg
Pirate School: Just a Bit of Wind
Jeremy Strong
The Giraffe, Pelly and Me
Roald Dahl
The Guard Dog
Dick King-Smith
Emily’s Legs
Dick King-Smith
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
2
Year 2 Recommended Reads
The Day the Crayons Quit
Oliver Jeffers
The Troll
Julia Donaldson
The Dragon Machine
Helen Ward
The Sandcastle
MP Robertson
Man on the Moon
Simon Bartram
Egg Drop
Mini Grey
The Tin Forest
Helen Ward
Paper Dolls
Julia Donaldson
Bog Baby
Jeanne Willis
3
Year 2 Recommended Reads