Recommended reading list for Grade 2

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The following are books suggestions your Kindergartener may enjoy throughout the year.  These books may be read aloud, shared or browsed independently. 

ALBERT'S PLAY by Leslie Tryon.

ANNABELLE SWIFT, KINDERGARTNER by Amy Schwartz..

Annabelle's first day at kindergarten is a success.

ANNO'S COUNTING BOOK by Anno.

The seasons change and the numbers get higher in this clever counting book.

ARE YOU MY MOTHER? by P.D. Eastman.

A baby bird falls from his nest and searches for his mother.

BISCUIT by Alyssa Satin Capucilli.

This puppy has his own ideas about bedtime.

ANT PLAYS BEAR by Betsy Byars.

Anthony known as Ant wants his big brother to pretend to be a bear.

BABUSHKA'S DOLL by Patricia Polacco.

When her grandmother lets her play with a special doll, Natasha is in for a surprise.

BLACKBOARD BEAR by Martha Alexander.

A little boy draws a bear that steps down from the blackboard and becomes his friend.

BOOK! BOOK! BOOK! by Deborah Bruss.

When the children go back to school, the farm animals go into the library in town.

BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? by Bill Martin .

Brown Bear sees a different animal on each page from a blue horse to a purple cat.

CAN I KEEP HIM? by Steven Kellogg.

Arnold tries to convince his mother to let him keep a wide variety of creatures.

THE CAT IN THE HAT by Dr. Seuss.

On a rainy day a wacky cat comes for a visit while the mother is out.

CHARLIE ANDERSON by Barbara Abercrombie.

A cat lives a double life with two names and two families who love him.

CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault.

When the whole alphabet tries to climb to the top of the coconut tree, it leads to a disaster in this rhyme/chant.

A CHILDREN'S ZOO by Tana Hoban.

This alphabetical trip to the zoo is described through a child's eyes.

CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG by Norman Bridwell.

What is it like to have a REALLY big dog?

CLOSE YOUR EYES by Kate Banks.

A restless tiger cub is slowly persuaded to go to sleep by his clever mother.

CURIOUS GEORGE by H.A. Rey.

Curiosity gets George the monkey into trouble until he learns to put it to good use.

THE DAY THE LIFTING BRIDGE STUCK by Robert Yagelski.

Old Joe was in charge of the lifting bridge. The day it stuck half way up, nobody could get anywhere until Joe fixed it.

DEEP IN THE FOREST by Brinton Turkle.

In this wordless story, a little bear does all kinds of mischief in a log cabin while the people are not home.

DIGGERS AND DUMP TRUCKS by Angela Royston.

Take a look at many trucks and what they do.

FIRST SNOW by Jack Ezra Keats.

A small boy discovers the joys of a snowy day.

FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED by Eileen Christelow.

Here is a rollicking counting rhyme to be read again and again.

FIX-IT by David McPhail.

When the TV breaks, Emma is upset until she finds a book to read and forgets the TV.

FLORA'S BLANKET by Debi Gliori.

Flora does not want to sleep without her missing blanket.

FROGGY EATS OUT by Jonathan London.

"Be neat, be quiet, and don't put your feet on the table." Can Froggy live up to his parents' expectations?

THE GINGERBREAD BABY by Jan Brett.

Does Matti have an idea to catch the Gingerbread Baby and will it work?.

GOODNIGHT, MOON by Margaret Wise Brown.

A little rabbit wishes good night to each thing in his moonlit room.

GOING ON A WHALE WATCH by Bruce McMillan.

Enjoy a day at sea watching these gentle giants.

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU by Sam McBradney.

Little Nutbrown Hare and his father keep trying to top each other as they express their love.

THE GUINEA PIG ABC by Kate Duke.

Some lively and often funny guinea pigs romp through the alphabet.

HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON by Crockett Johnson.

Harold goes for a walk with the help of his purple crayon.

HARVEY POTTER'S BALLOON FARM by Jerdine Nolen.

This farm harvests balloons, and a young girl wants to discover the secret.

A HAT FOR MINERVA LOUISE by Janet Morgan Stoeke.

Minerva Louise loves snowy days but does not love the cold weather.

HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING? by Nancy Tafuri.

A duckling is missing, and the mother duck needs your help to find him.

HIDE AND SNAKE by Keith Baker.

Can you find the brightly colored snake hidden in each picture?

HOW DO DINOSAURS SAY GOODNIGHT? by Jane Yolen.

Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight.

I WENT WALKING by Sue Williams.

A red cow and a yellow dog are a few of the animals a boy sees in the farmyard.

IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE by Laura Joffee Numeroff.

If you give a mouse a cookie, you will be surprised at the other requests he makes.

IN THE TALL, TALL GRASS by Denise Fleming.

A caterpillar crawling through the grass sees and hears many other creatures from moles to fireflies.

IS IT RED? IS IT YELLOW? IS IT BLUE? by Tana Hoban.

You will be intrigued by this look at colors, sizes, and shapes.

IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA? by Deborah Guarino.

Lloyd the Llama asks all of his friends the same question and finds out, in rhyme, about other types of animals.

I TOOK MY FROG TO THE LIBRARY by Eric A. Kimmel.

A girl brings her pets to the library with disastrous results.

THE JACKET I WEAR IN THE SNOW by Shirley Neitzel.

Getting dressed to go outside in the snow, isn't easy.

JULIUS, THE BABY OF THE WORLD by Kevin Henkes.

Lilly is not happy with her new baby brother until a cousin criticizes him, and Lilly leaps to his defense.

KOALA LOU by Mem Fox.

A young marsupial decides to enter the gum tree climbing event to win her mother's approval.

THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD by Piper Watty.

Little Engine saves the day.

LITTLE RABBIT LOST by Harry Horse.

On his birthday Little Rabbit is having a wonderful time at the theme park until he suddenly realizes that he is lost.

LITTLE RABBIT'S LOOSE TOOTH by Lucy Bate.

When Little Rabbit looses her first tooth, she wonders if the Tooth Fairy will come.

MAMA, DO YOU LOVE ME? by Barbara Josse.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS by Robert McCloskey.

A family of ducks looks for a permanent home in Boston.

MCDUFF SAVES THE DAY by Rosemary Wells.

Fred, Llucy, the baby, and McDuff go to the lake for a Fourth of July picnic.

A MOST UNUSUAL DOG by Tohby Riddle.

Fletcher can do things no other dog can do.

MOUSE PAINT by Ellen Stoll Walsh.

Three white mice find three jars of paint and spend a merry day mixing colors.

MUD by Mary Lyn Ray.

Discover the joys of spring mud.

MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA! by Candace Fleming.

Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep persistent bunnies out of his garden.

MUSHROOM IN THE RAIN by Mirra Ginsburg.

How can a rabbit, butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and an ant all fit under a mushroom on a rainy day.

MY CRAYONS TALK by Patricia Hubbard

A story about singing and talking crayons.

MY FIVE SENSES by Aliki.

What do you know about your five senses?

MY FRIEND RABBIT by Eric Hubbard.

Rabbit is Mouse's best friend, but wherever Rabbit goes "trouble follows".

THE NAPPING HOUSE by Audrey Wood.

A troublesome flea disturbs a number of sleeping creatures.

A NEW BARKER IN THE HOUSE by Tomie dePaola

Twins are excited to hear that there family is adopting a three-year-old Hispanic boy.

OLIVER FINDS HIS WAY by Phyllis Roots

While chasing a yellow leaf, Oliver suddenly realizes that he is lost but uses his ingenuity to get back home.

ON MOTHER'S LAP by Ann Herbert Scott.

There is no better place to be than in the rocking chair.

ONE LITTLE MOUSE by Dori Chaconas.

Mouse thinks that he needs a roomier place to live so he visits nine woodland families.

THE ORCHARD BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES by Zena Sutherland.

These seventy-seven lively verses can be read again and again.

OWL BABIES by Martin Waddell.

Three young owls anxiously await their mother's return.

THE PIG IN THE POND by Martin Waddell.

Pig wants to cool off in the pond but can't swim.

PIGS IN THE MUD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD by Lynn Plourde.

How do you get stubborn animals to move?

PLANTING A RAINBOW by Lois Ehlert.

A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.

RABBIT RAMBLES ON by Susanna Gretz.

Rabbit's boasting makes Frog and Duck so angry that they plot to teach him a lesson.

READ ALOUD RHYMES FOR THE VERY YOUNG by Jack Prelutsky.

Have fun with this sparkling collection of more than 200 lighthearted poems.

REBEL by John Schoenherr.

A young gosling shows its independence.

RED LEAF, YELLOW LEAF by Lois Ehlert.

Follow the growth of a sugar maple tree through the eyes of a child.

ROSIE'S WALK by Pat Hutchins.

A sly fox misses every chance to catch Rosie the hen as she strolls along.

SAIL AWAY by Donald Crews.

Join a family as they sail through a sudden storm.

SEVEN BLIND MICE by Ed Young.

What is the strange Something by the mice's pond?

SHEEP IN A JEEP by Nancy Shaw.

Some silly sheep go on a hair-raising drive.

THE SNOWMAN by Raymond Briggs.

A little boy imagines that his snowman magically comes alive.

STELLALUNA by Janell Cannon.

A young bat separated from her mother is befriended by some young birds.

SWIMMY by Leo Lionni.

A small fish figures out a way to look much bigger.

TEACHERS ARE FOR READING STORIES by Harriet Ziefert

Teachers are very special and help children do all kinds of things.

TEN, NINE, EIGHT by Molly Bang.

At bedtime a little girl counts down from 10 to 1 with her father's help.

THOMAS' SNOWSUIT by Robert Munsch.

When Thomas refuses to wear his snowsuit, his teacher and the principal try to change his mind.

THREE BY THE SEA by Edward Marshall.

After their picnic lunch, Spider, Lolly, and Sam tell their best stories.

THE TUB PEOPLE by Pam Conrad.

Seven wooden bathtub toys have an exciting day when the water rushes down the drain, and one of them disappears with the soap suds.

TUESDAY by David Wiesner.

On Tuesday night the lilly pads in the pond suddenly take flight with the frogs sitting on them.

THE VERY LONELY FIREFLY by Eric Carle.

It takes a young firefly a while to find some friends.

WALTER'S TAIL by Lisa Campbell Ernst.

Walter's tail is always wagging and that gets him into a lot of trouble.

THE WHEELS ON THE BUS by Paul Zelinsky.

In this lively rhyme, pages of the book foldout and flap as the bus moves along.

WHEN THE WIND STOPS by Charlotte Zolotow.

A young boy has a number of questions for his mother.

WHERE'S SPOT? by Eric Hill.

A playful pup explores his world.

WHO SAID RED? by Mary Serfozo.

A young boy looks for his red kite and finds out about other colors at the same time.

WHOEVER YOU ARE by Mem Fox.

The smiles and hearts of children are the same all over the world.

WHOSE MOUSE ARE YOU? by Robert Kraus.

A little mouse is asked eight questions by his family.

ZIN! ZIN! ZIN! THE VIOLIN by Lloyd Moss.

Ten musical instruments demonstrate their unique sounds.

ZOOM by Istuan Banyai.

Things are not what they seem, turn the page and see.