SECOND GRADE READING LIST

Adler, David ..........................................CAM JANSEN series

Ahlberg, Janet .......................................JEREMIAH IN THE DARK WOODS

Alexander, Lloyd ....................................THE FORTUNE TELLERS

Baker, Barbara .......................................DIGBY AND KATE AGAIN

Bash, Barbara ........................................SHADOWS OF NIGHT

Baylor, Byrd ...........................................HAWK, I’M YOUR BROTHER

Benchley, Nathaniel .................................SAM THE MINUTEMAN
............................................................ STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF ARTHUR CLUCK

Bond, Felicia ............................................POINSETTIA AND HER FAMILY

Bonsall, Crosby .......................................AND I MEAN IT, STANLEY

Brandenberg, Franz .................................LEO AND EMILY

Byars, Betsy ...........................................TORNADO
............................................................. GOLLY SISTERS series

Bryan, Ashley ..........................................THE CAT’S PURR

Bulla, Clyde Robert ...................................OPEN THE DOOR, SEE ALL THE PEOPLE

Bunting, Eve ............................................THE MAN WHO COULD CALL DOWN OWLS
.............................................................. DANDELIONS

Calhoun, Mary ..........................................CROSS COUNTRY CAT

Cohen, Miriam ...........................................MOLLY’S PILGRIM
............................................................... SEE YOU IN SECOND GRADE

Conford, Ellen ............................................IMPOSSIBLE, POSSUM
................................................................ EUGENE THE BRAVE

Daughtery, James ......................................ANDY AND THE LION

Delacre, Lulu .............................................GOLDEN TALES: MYTHS, LEGENDS AND FOLKTALES
............................................................... FROM LATIN AMERICA

DiTerlizzi, Tony ..........................................THE FIELD GUIDE
................................................................ THE IRONWOOD TREE
................................................................ LUCINDA’S SECRET
................................................................ THE SEEING STONE

Ernst, Lisa Campbell ....................................SAM JOHNSON AND THE BLUE RIBBON QUILT
................................................................. GINGER JUMPS

Cameron, Ann ............................................THE STORIES JULIAN TELLS
................................................................ MORE STORIES JULIAN TELLS
................................................................ JULIAN’S GLORIOUS SUMMER
................................................................ GLORIA’S WAY

Flournoy, Valerie .........................................THE PATCHWORK QUILT

Gage, Wilson ..............................................MRS. GADDY AND THE GHOST
................................................................. SQUASH PIE

Garland, Sherry ..........................................THE LOTUS SEED

George, Jean ..............................................THE WOUNDED WOLF

Gibbons, Gail ..............................................UP GOES THE SKYSCRAPER

Greenwald, Sheila ........................................GIVE US A GREAT BIG SMILE, ROSEY COLE

Grifalconi, Ann .............................................VILLAGE OF ROUND AND SQUARE HOUSES

Grifffith, Helen .............................................GRANDADDY AND JANETTA

Heller, Ruth .................................................MANY LUSCIOUS LOLLIPOPS
................................................................. THE REASON FOR A FLOWER

Hoban, Lillian ...............................................All titles

Hogrogian, Nonny ........................................ONE FINE DAY

Hughes, Shirley ............................................THE ALFIE BOOKS

Hutchins, Pat ................................................THE TALE OF THOMAS MEAD

Hurwitz, Johanna ...........................................BUSYBODY NORA

Johnson, Tony ...............................................AMBER ON THE MOUNTAIN

Jeffers, Susan ................................................THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN
.................................................................... THUMBELINA
.................................................................... MY PONY

Jonas, Ann ....................................................ROUND TRIP
.................................................................... REFLECTIONS
.................................................................... AARDVARK DISEMBARK!

Lamber, David ................................................THE SEASONS

Mahy, Margaret ...............................................THE GREAT WHITE MAN-EATING SHARK

Maxner, Joyce .................................................NICHOLAS CRICKET

Mizimura, Kazue .............................................THE BLUE WHALE
.................................................................... THE WAY OF AN ANT

Mora, Pat .......................................................A BIRTHDAY BASKET FOR TIA
.................................................................... RACE OF TOAD AND DEER
.................................................................... PABLO’S TREE
.................................................................... TOMAS AND THE LIBRARY LADY

Nagda, Ann ....................................................DEAR WHISKERS

Noble, Trinka Hakes .........................................JIMMY’S BOA BOUNCES BACK
..................................................................... JIMMY’S BOA AND THE BIG BIRTHDAY BASH

Polacco, Patricia ...............................................THUNDER CAKE

Prelutsky, Jack .................................................THE DRAGONS ARE SINGING TONIGHT
...................................................................... RAINY, RAINY SATURDAY

Raskin, Ellen ...................................................WHO, SAID SUE, SAID WHOO?

Rylant, Cynthia ...............................................THE RELATIVES CAME
..................................................................... HENRY AND MUDGE series

Sandin, Joan ...................................................THE WAY WESTWARD

Schwartz, Alvin ...............................................TEN COPYCATS IN A BOAT

Scott, Ann .....................................................COWBOY COUNTRY

Selsam, Millicent.............................................. All titles

Simon, Seymour .............................................THE SMALLEST DINOSAURS
.................................................................... SNAKES

Stevens, Janet & Crummel, ..............................COOK-A-DOODLE DOO

Susan Stevens................................................MY BIG DOG
.................................................................... SHOETOWN
.................................................................... THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON

Steptoe, John ................................................MUFARO’S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS

Stolz, Mary ....................................................STORM IN THE NIGHT

Thayer, Jane ..................................................THE POPCORN DRAGON

Towle, Wendy ................................................THE REAL MCCOY

Tresselt, Alvin .................................................All titles

Turkle, Brinton ................................................RACHAEL AND OBADIAH

Van Leeuwen, Jean ..........................................All titles

Williams, Vera B. .............................................A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER

Wolff, Ashley ..................................................COME WITH ME
..................................................................... STELLA AND ROY series
..................................................................... YEAR OF BIRDS

Yolen, Jane .....................................................COMMANDER TOAD AND THE PLANET OF THE GRAPES

Young, Ed .......................................................LON PO PO

Zemach, Harve ................................................THE JUDGE

Zion, Gene ......................................................HARRY THE DIRTY DOG
...................................................................... THE PLANT SITTER