Hello and welcome from Second Grade! During my summer vacation after first grade, I shared my list of The Best Books for first graders to read independently. This list was getting me ready for a second-grader. However, now that I just completed my first semester in Second Grade, I would like to extend the list with my current Best Books. You can find my top picks at the end.
The more straightforward to-read list:
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Alexander, Heather | “Wallace and Grace” series |
| Bottner, Barbara * | Wallace’s Lists |
| Bell, Cece | “Rabbit & Robot” series |
| Brallier, Maz | “Mister Shivers” series |
| Brett, Jan | Highly illustrated folktales and original stories |
| Calmenson, Stephanie | “Gator Girls” series |
| Cleary, Brian | Any of the “CATegorical” books |
| DiCamillo, Kate | “Mercy Watson” series |
| Egan, Tim | “Dodsworth” series |
| Elliott, Rebecca | “Owl Diaries” series |
| Evans, Christine | “The Wish Library” series |
| Flintham, Thomas | “Press Start” series (Super Rabbit Boy) |
| Fox, Mem | Night Noises |
| Hunwick’s Egg | |
| The Magic Hat | |
| Kessler, Liz | “Poppy the Pirate Dog” series |
| Manushkin, Fran | “Katie Woo” series |
| “Pedro” series | |
| Marko, Cyndi | “Kung Pow Chicken” series |
| McDonald, Megan | “Judy Moody and Friends” series |
| National Geographic Kids | Level 2 Information books on many subjects series |
| O’Connor, Jane | “Fancy Nancy” series |
| Parish, Peggy | Amelia Bedelia |
| Runton, Andy | “Owly” graphic novel series |
| Smith, Brian | “Pea, Bee, & Jay” series |
| Sharmat, Marjorie | “Nate the Great” series |
| Snyder, Laurel | “Charlie & Mouse” series |
| Yee, Wong Herbert | “Mouse and Mole” series |
| Yolen, Jane | “Commander Toad” series. |
* Must Reads
Do you ever wonder what else to read… between Percy Jackson and Harry Potter, of course?
More Difficult to-reads list:
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Adler, David | “A Picture Book of…” biography series. |
| “Cam Jansen” mystery series. | |
| Bailey, Jacqui | Science books for young children. |
| Barkley, Callie | “Critter Club” series. |
| Barrows, Annie | “Ivy and Bean” series. |
| Beaty, Andrea | “Questioneers” series. |
| Brown, Jeff | “Flat Stanley” series. |
| Butler, Dori | “The Buddy Files” mystery series. |
| Chabert, Jack | “Eerie Elementary” series. |
| Charman, Katrina | “The Last Firehawk” series. |
| Citro, Asia | “Zoey and Sassafras” series. |
| Cleary, Beverly | “Ramona” series. |
| Cole, Joanna | Original “Magic School Bus” series. |
| Danziger, Paula | “Amber Brown” series. |
| DePaola, Tomie | “26 Fairmont Avenue” series (biography). |
| DiCamillo, Kate | “Bink and Gollie” series. |
| Holm, Jennifer, and Matthew | “Babymouse” series. |
| Squish” series. | |
| Kimmel, Eric | Count Silvernose and Easy Work: an Old Tale. |
| Klein, Abby | “Ready, Freddy” series. |
| Kline, Suzy | “Horrible Harry” series. |
| Krulik, Nancy | “George Brown, Class Clown” series. |
| “Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo” series. | |
| Lee, Lyla | “Mindy Kim” series. |
| May, Kyla | “Lotus Lane” series |
| Meadows, Daisy | “Rainbow Magic” series |
| Messner, Kate | “Fergus and Zeke” series |
| Osborne, Mary Pope | “Magic Tree House” series |
| Pallotta, Jerry | “Who Would Win?” animals comparison series |
| Park, Barbara | “Junie B. Jones” series |
| Preller, James | “Jigsaw Jones” mystery series |
| Prelutsky, Jack | Awful Ogre Running Wild |
| Beneath a Blue Umbrella | |
| Other humorous poetry books. | |
| Rappaport, Doreen | Biographies for young readers |
| Rodda, Emily | “Fairy Realm” series |
| Roy, Ron | “A to Z Mysteries” series |
| Rylant, Cynthia | “Cobble Street Cousins” series |
| Simon, Francesca | “Horrid Henry” series |
| Simon, Seymour | non-fiction books |
| Warner, Sally | “Ellray Jakes” series |
| West, Tracey | “Dragon Masters” series |
| *various authors* | “Magic School Bus Rides Again” |
| *various authors* | “True Books” |
These are my top three picks with chapter books after all:
- Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
- The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
And now my challenge for you is: Try to guess who my favorite author is! A hint is that her name is not on this page. 😉 😉 😉 😉
Bye-bye!
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