2nd Grade Summer Reading List

Reading Tips For 2nd Grade Parents

Find ways to read, write, and tell stories together with your child. Always applaud your young reader and beginning story writer! Click on the link below to connect to Reading Rocket's Reading Tips For 2nd Grade Parents.  The tips offer some fun ways you can help your child become a happy and confident reader. Try a new tip each week. See what works best for your child.

Poppleton Everyday by Cynthia Rylant Year Published: 2019 2.0 AR Level Poppleton has great adventures every day! He stargazes with his friend Hudson. He goes shopping for a new bed. And he even goes sailing with his friend Fillmore!

Fox On Stage by James Marshall Year Published: 1996 2.1 AR Level "Let's put on a play!" Fox says. Dexter plays the mummy, Carmen is the princess, and Fox is the hero, of course--but that's not what makes him a star! Whether putting on a play, making a film for Grannie, or going to a magic show, Fox struts in the spotlight, with hilarious results.

The Big Bad Wolf Goes On Vacation by Delphine Perret Year Published: 2013 2.2 AR Level Doesn't a wolf deserve a vacation, too? Bernard, the clever, cookie-munching hero of Delphine Perret's award-winning book, certainly thinks so. So when he learns that his pal Louis is vacationing by the sea with his grandpa, Bernard wants to go too. Soon they're off on a wacky road trip that ends with the perfect day on the beach. This much-anticipated sequel to the award-winning The Big Bad Wolf and Me is every bit as delightful as the first…and well worth the wait.

Four On The Shore by Edward Marshall Year Published: 1994 2.3 AR Level Hoping to scare away Spider's little brother, Willy, Lolly, Spider, and Sam each tell a spooky story--but then Willy has a story of his own to tell!

Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik Year Published: 1978 2.4 AR Level This is the first of the five classic books about Little Bear, introducing the funny and strikingly childlike bear cub and his friends. The combination of Else Holmelund Minarik's simple, yet eloquent, stories and Maurice Sendak's warm, tender illustrations have made this beloved character an enduring favorite among beginning readers.

The Great T.V. Turn-Off by Beverly Lewis Year Published: 1988 2.5 AR Level It's "TV Turn-Off Week" all across America, and Eric Hagel decides that the Cul-de-sac Kids--their parents, too!--won't watch a speck of TV for the entire week.All the kids agree. But what about the grown-ups? Can Eric and his friends convince the adults to go along with the plan?Will it be a never-to-be-forgotten no-TV week? Or will the folks on Blossom Hill Lane be tempted by the tube?

Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne Year Published: 1992 2.6 AR Level Jack and Annie's very first fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Where did the tree house come from? Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark . . . or will they become a dinosaur's dinner?

The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla Year Published: 1986 2.7 AR Level A new neighborhood. A new school. A lonely birthday. Life isn’t easy for nine-year-old Gregory. Then he finds an abandoned chalk factory behind his house. It’s a secret place, just for him! Now he can draw anything he imagines on the dark brick walls. What amazing thing will Gregory draw first?

Bad Kitty Camp Daze by Nick Bruel Year Published: 2018 2.8 AR Level Kitty’s life is really hard. Like really, REALLY hard. All she asks for is twenty-two hours a day to sleep and food to be delivered morning and night. But does she get it? No. And when Puppy and Baby get a little rambunctious during her naptime, Kitty gets bonked on the head and starts to believe she’s . . . a dog. This new dynamic freaks out Puppy, so he’s sent away to Uncle Murray’s Camp for Stressed-Out Dogs to relax with other canine campers. But guess who sneaks along? Still believing she’s a dog, Kitty fits right in. That is until she and Uncle Murray encounter a bear, and then the feline claws come out. Nick Bruel's Bad Kitty Camp Daze is perfect for any kid with or without camping experience.

Arthur Makes The Team by Marc Brown Year Published: 1998 2.9 AR Level Arthur is thrilled to make the Little League baseball team with all his friends, but worries he won't be able to play as well as the others.