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Suggested Reading for Second Graders

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Favorite Authors:

Jan Brett
Tomie dePaola
Patricia Reilly Giff
Steven Kellogg
Robert Munsch
Patricia Polacco
Mike Thayer

Book Series for Second Graders:

Amelia Bedelia - Peggy Parish
Arthur Series - Marc Brown
Matt Christopher Series
Nate the Great - David Adler
Pee Wee Scouts - Judy Delton
Magic Tree House Series
Strega Nona Books - Tomie dePaola

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The Adventures of Taxi Dog - Debra and Sal Barracca
Airmail to the Moon - Tom Birdseye
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday - Judith Viorst
Amelia Bedelia's Family Album - Peggy Parish
Anansi Goes Fishing - Eric Kimmel
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock - by Eric Kimmel
Anansi and the Talking Melon - Eric Kimmel
The Art Lesson - Tomie dePaola
Berlioz the Bear - Jan Brett
Best Wishes - Cynthia Rylant
Big Anthony and the Magic Ring - Tomie dePaola
A Chair for My Mother - Vera Williams
Chrysanthemum - Kevin Henkes
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Judi Barrett
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash - Trinka Hakes Noble
Doctor DeSoto - William Steig
The Empty Pot - Demi
Fly away Home - Eve Bunting
Freckle Juice - Judy Blume
Frog and Toad Together - Arnold Lobel
How Much Is a Million - David Schwartz
Ira Says Goodbye - Bernard Waber
The Legend of the Bluebonnet - Tomie dePaola
Little Beaver and the Echo - Amy MacDonald
Mitchell Is Moving - Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Old Bag of Bones: A Coyote Tale - Janet Stevens
The Quilt Story - Tony Johnston
Soap, Soap, Don t Forget the Soap - retold by Tom Birdseye
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales - John Scieszka
Tacky the Penguin - Helen Lester
The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote - Tony Johnston
When I Was Young in the Mountains - Cynthia Rylant
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears - Verna Aardema
The Wolf's Chicken Stew - Keiko Kasza