2nd Grade Reading List

Reading Suggestions for 2nd Graders from the Weber County Library

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Mossy
Artist/Author/Cast:
Brett, Jan
Call Number:
JP Brett
Description:

Mossy, a turtle with a garden growing on her shell, is sad when she is taken from her home to become an exhibit in a museum.

Mr. Putter & Tabby Feed the Fish
Artist/Author/Cast:
Rylant, Cynthia
Call Number:
JER Rylant
Description:

After Mr. Putter buys three goldfish and takes them home, he discovers that his cat Tabby has a serious problem with them.

Museum Trip
Artist/Author/Cast:
Lehman, Barbara
Call Number:
JP Lehman
Description:

A boy imagines himself inside some of the exhibits when he goes on a field trip to a museum.

Nate the Great
Artist/Author/Cast:
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman; Simont, Marc (Illustrator)
Call Number:
JER Sharmat
Description:

Pancake-lover Nate the Great solves the mystery of the missing picture.

Owl at Home
Artist/Author/Cast:
Lobel, Arnold (Author, Illustrator)
Call Number:
JER Lobel
Description:

Owl's adventures include an evening with Winter, tear-water tea, and a conversation with the moon.

Penny and Her Doll
Artist/Author/Cast:
Henkes, Kevin
Call Number:
JER Henkes
Description:

Penny instantly loves the doll her grandmother sends her, but finding the perfect name for her is a challenge.

Sam and the Firefly
Artist/Author/Cast:
Eastman, P. D.
Call Number:
JER Eastman
Description:

Sam the owl and Gus the firefly have fun playing together at night until Gus begins to make mischief with his light.

Sam the Minuteman
Artist/Author/Cast:
Benchley, Nathaniel; Lobel, Arnold (Illustrator)
Call Number:
JER Benchley
Description:

An easy-to-read account of Sam and his father fighting as minutemen against the British in the Battle of Lexington.

Scrambled States of America
Artist/Author/Cast:
Keller, Laurie
Call Number:
JP Keller
Description:

Packed with madcap humor and whimsical illustrations, this quirky story is chock full of introductory facts and silly antics that make learning geography as fun as taking a vacation.

Sparkle and Spin: A Book About Words
Artist/Author/Cast:
Rand, Ann; Rand, Paul
Call Number:
J428.1 R1862s
Description:

This picture book is about the concept of words--how they sound, their power to communicate how we feel, how hot the sun is, how pretty a seashell is. This abstract concept is expressed with bright montages which suggest cut paper.

The Spider and the Fly
Artist/Author/Cast:
Howitt, Mary; DiTerlizzi, Tony
Call Number:
JP Howitt
Description:

A new, unusual version of the familiar nursery rhyme.

Super Sand Castle Saturday
Artist/Author/Cast:
Murphy, Stuart J.; BookSource Staff
Call Number:
J530.8 M9785s
Description:

Introduces the concept of nonstandard measurement as three friends compete in a sand castle building contest.

Three Bears in a Boat
Artist/Author/Cast:
Soman, David
Call Number:
JP Soman
Description:
Under the Snow
Artist/Author/Cast:
Stewart, Melissa
Call Number:
J591.43 S8514u
Description:

A journey through the fields, forests, ponds and wetlands to see how animals survive in the snowy winter months, and when the sun's rays grow stronger, join all the animals as they get ready for springtime.

What a Day It Was at School!
Artist/Author/Cast:
Prelutsky, Jack; Cushman, Doug (Illustrator)
Call Number:
J811.54 P9245w
Description:

Read some funny poems written by animals about school.

When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons
Artist/Author/Cast:
Fogliano, Julie; Morstad, Julie (Illustrator)
Call Number:
J811.6 F6563g
Description:

Seasons change from winter to fall in this book of poetry.  Flowers blooming in sheets of snow make way for happy frogs dancing in the rain.  Summer swims move over for autumn sweaters until the snow comes back again.

The Wolf, The Duck, & The Mouse
Artist/Author/Cast:
Barnett, Mac; Klassen, Jon (Illustrator)
Call Number:
JP Barnett
Description:

This is a story about a mouse, and how he got swallowed up by a wolf, and who he met down in its belly, and what happened after that.

Young Cam Jansen and the Library Mystery
Artist/Author/Cast:
Adler, David A.; Natti, Susanna (Illustrator)
Call Number:
JER Adler
Description:

Cam and her friend Eric take a trip to the library to get crime books, but they run into a real-life mystery instead.

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