2nd Grade Summer Reading

Picture Books: 

  • Miss Nelson is Missing, Harry Allard (AR 2.7)

  • The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, Mordicai Gerstein (AR 3.7)

  • Izzy Gizmo, Pip Jones and Sara Ogilvie (AR 3.5)

  • You are Special, Max Lucado (AR 3.0)

  • Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne (AR 4.6)

  • The Fire Station, Robert Musch (AR 2.6)

  • How Big is a Foot, Rolf Myller (AR 4.0)

  • The Hello, Goodbye Window, Chris Raschka (AR 3.4)

  • Sylvester and the Magic Pebbles, William Steig (AR 4.0)

  • A Crocodile Grows Up, Amanda Tourville (AR 3.9)

  • The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams (AR 4.9)

Chapter and Beginner Books:

  • Junie B. Jones series, Barbara Park (AR 2.0-3.0)

  • Amelia Bedelia Series, Peggy Parrish (AR 1.8-2.6)

  • Cam Jansen series, David Adler (AR 3.3-3.9)

  • Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor, Joanna Cole (AR 4.0)

  • Mercy Watson Series, Kate DiCamillo (AR 2.7-3.3)

  • Kids at Polk Street School, Patricia Giff (AR 2.5)

  • Horrible Harry Series, Suzy Kline (AR 2.8-3.5)

  • Nate the Great, Marjorie Sharmat (AR 2.0)

  • Trouble at School for Marvin and James, Elise Broach (AR 3.4)

  • What Do You Do With a Problem? Kobi Yamada (AR 2.2)

  • Pony Pals series, Jeanne Betancourt (AR 3.1-3.8)

  • Freckle Juice, Judy Blume (AR 3.1)

  • Cul-de-sac Kids series, Beverly Lewis (AR 3.1)

  • Magic Tree House series, Mary Pope Osborne (AR 2.6-3.9)

  • The Littles, John Peterson (AR 3.3)

  • Frog and Toad Together, Arnold Lobel (AR 2.9)

  • Magic Tree House Series, Mary Pope Osborne (AR 2.6-3.9)

  • Amelia Bedelia Series, Peggy Parrish (AR 1.8-2.6)

  • Cul-de-sac Kids Series, Beverly Lewis (AR 2.3-3.1)

  • Boxcar Children Series, Gertrude Warren (AR 2.3-3.9)

Beloved Authors:

  • Mo Willems

  • Janell Cannon

  • Eric Carle

  • Tomie de Paola

  • Lois Ehlert

  • Gail Gibbons

  • Ezra Jack Keats

  • Leo Lionni

  • Arnold Lobel

  • Cynthia Rylant

  • Judith Viorst

  • Audrey Wood