Second Grade Reading List

Listed below are the suggested books for your child’s summer reading enjoyment. I ask that your child begin to develop the reading habits expected of second graders. Children are asked to read independently for ten to fifteen minutes each day. You may wish to alternate a day of silent reading with a day of oral reading. Beginning second graders have a wide range of reading levels. Find a level that is comfortable for your child and allow them to explore reading.

Picture Story Books

• Stellaluna -- Cannon
• Great Kapok Tree -- Cherry
• See You In Second Grade -- Cohen
• Miss Rumphius -- Cooney
• Amber Brown is Not a Crayon -- Danziger
• Legend of the Blue Bonnet -- de Paola
• Olivia -- Falconer
• Patchwork Quilt -- Flournay
• Wolf Who Cried Boy -- Hartman
• Jamaica and the Substitute Teacher -- Havil
• Amazing Grace -- Hoffman
• Martha Speaks -- Meddaugh
• Bad Case of Stripes -- Shannon

Beginning Chapter Books

• Cam Jansen (series) -- Adler
• Indian in the Cupboard -- Banks
• A Witch in the House -- Chew
• Hit-Away Kid -- Christopher
• Beezus and Ramona -- Cleary
• Muggie Maggie -- Cleary
• Jenny Archer (series) -- Conford
• Bailey School Kids (series) -- Dadey
• A Toad for Tuesday -- Erickson
• Ghost Named Wanda (Zack Files series) -- Greenburg
• Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman -- Greene
• Runaway Radish -- Haas
• Beware the Mare -- Haas
• Horrible Harry and the Green Slime -- Kline
• See You Around Sam -- Lowry
• I’ll Meet You at the Cucumbers -- Moore
• Magic Treehouse Books (series) -- Osborne
• June B. Jones (series) -- Park
• Littles (series) -- Peterson
• Adam Joshua and the Kid Next Door and Other Headaches (there are other Adam Joshua books) -- Smith
• Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective -- Sobol
• Boxcar Children (series) -- Warner