Suggestions for Summer Reading Books for Students Entering Second Grade

 

Fun and Easy

 

Christelow, Eileen Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed PB Christelow
Dr. Seuss The Foot Book J Fountas E Seuss
Kraus, Robert Whose Mother Are You?  J Fountas H Kraus
Mayer, Mercer All by Myself J Fountas E Mayer
Raffi Down By the Bay J 784.624 Raffi
Roosa, Karen Beach Day  PB Roosa
Saunders-Smith, Gail Animals in the Fall J Fountas E Pebble

Suteyev, V

The Chick and the Duckling PB Ginsburg
Wiseman, Bernard Morris the Moose J Fountas H Wiseman

     

Good for Beginning Second Grade Students

 

Kellogg, Steven Chicken Little PB Kellogg

Littledale, Freya

The Magic Fish PB Littledale

Lobel, Arnold

Frog and Toad Are Friend ER Lobel

Minarik, Else

A Kiss for Little Bear J Fountas H

Minarik Rylant, Cynthia

Henry and Mudge and Annie’s Good Move ER Rylant

Rylant, Cynthia

Mr. Putter and Tabby Stir the Soup ER Rylant

Rylant, Cynthia

Poppleton

ER Rylant
Wells, Rosemary Noisy Nora PB Wells

 

Challenge for Beginning Second Grade Students

 

Blume, Judy

Freckle Juice

J Fic Blume

Brett, Jan

The Mitten J398.209477 Brett

Brown, Marc

Arthur and the School Pet ER Brown

Kline, Suzy

Horrible Harry in Room 2B J Fic Kline

Parish, Herman

Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm ER Parish
Park, Barbra Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus J PAP Junie B Jones

The Mastics-Shirley Community Library has additional recommended titles. 

Don’t forget to take some time to do some family read-alouds.  A librarian at the Community Library will be glad to help you select some.