Second Grade Readers
All of these books can be found in the Easy Reader section(ER),
shelved alphabetically by author’s last name unless otherwise noted.
Call Number Title Subject Adventure ER Alexander, S. World Famous Muriel and the Scary Dragon Dragon chasing ER Benchley, N Red Fox and his Canoe Indian’s has trouble with a new canoe ER Buller, J Yo! It’s Captain Yo-Yo A magic yo-yo helps save earth ER Buller, J Mike and the Magic Cookies Animal cookies cause magical changes ER Byars, B The Golly Sisters Ride Again Sisters share adventures in the west ER Coville, B Sarah’s Unicorn An aunt tries to steal a unicorn’s power ER Coville, B Sarah and the Dragon Sarah is kidnapped by a dragon ER Coville, B The Foolish Giant A silly giant’s mishaps ER Hayes, G Otto and Uncle Tooth series Mystery and adventure ER Horowitz, R. Breakout at the Bug Lab Leo needs to catch an escaped roach ER Robert, B May Belle and the Ogre What to do with a pesky ogre ER Stadler, J Adventures of Snail at School Snail goes on errands for his teacher Animal StoriesER Brenner, B Lion and Lamb Step Out Adventures of two best friends ER Cazet, D Elvis the Rooster Almost Goes to Heaven Rooster thinks he has died ER Coxe, M The Great Snake Escape A cobra escapes from the zoo ER Eastman, P The Best Nest Birds look for a new spot for a nest ER Freschet, G Winnie and Ernst Possum and otter are friends ER Hoff, S Danny and the Dinosaur series A boy and his dinosaur friend ER Hoff, S The Lighthouse Children Lighthouse keeper and seagull friends ER Lobel, A Frog and Toad series Friends share many adventures ER Marshall, E Fox series Fox’s many experiences ER Mozelle, S Zack’s Alligator Key chain turns into live alligator ER Rylant, C Poppleton series Poppleton and his friend pig ER Sadler, M The Very Bad Bunny Cousin Binky visits the Funnybunnys ER Smith, M A Snake Mistake Farmer’s trick fools more than hens ER Van Laan, N Busy, Busy Moose Moose helps his animal friends ER VanLeeuwen Oliver and Amanda series Stories about Amanda and Oliver Pig ER Zion, G Harry and the Lady Next Door Harry the dog and his singing neighbor Classics and FolktalesER Bernier, C. Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico ER Hautzig, D Beauty and the Beast Beast must be loved to be free of a spell ER Irving, W The Headless Horseman Schoolmaster has a terrifying encounter ER Hautzig, D Nutcracker Ballet Girl breaks a spell on her nutcracker ER Hautzig, D The Secret Garden Orphan girl befriends her invalid cousin ER McKissack Monkey-Monkey’s Trick Hyena’s tricks on monkey backfire ER Orgel, D Next Time I Will: an Old English Tale Boy does right thing at wrong time ER Schwartz, A Ghosts! Ghostly Tales from Folklore Seven ghost tales from folklore ER Schwartz, A In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories 7 stories for the fireside Friends, Family and PetsER Boland, J. A Dog Named Sam Sam causes trouble for his family ER Calmenson Marigold and Grandma on the Town Two bunnies on the town together ER Guest, E Iris and Walter and Cousin Howie Walter’s cousin comes to visit ER Kensky, S Lionel’s
Birthday Lionel’s
countdown to his birthday ER Little, J Emma’s Strange Pet Emma is allergic to pet fur ER Lorian, N A Birthday Present for Mama Rabbit gives his mother a special gift ER Luttrell, I Tillie and Mert Tillie and Mert do everything together ER McCully, E Grandmas series Two Grandmas do everything different ER Miller, S Three Stories you can read to your dog Stories from a dog’s viewpoint ER Mills, C Gus and Grandpa Go Fishing Gus’s first time fishing ER Frith, M I’ll Teach My Dog One Hundred Words Boy plans things to teach his dog ER McMullan, K Pearl and Wagner: Two Good Friends Two mice work together on a project ER Myrick, M Secret Three Message in a bottle brings a new friend ER O’Connor, J Molly the Brave and Me Beth discovers her own courage ER Oppenheimer Do You Like Cats Different cats and their behaviors ER Peters, L The Hayloft Sisters enjoy summer activities ER Porte, B Harry’s Pony Harry wins a pony but can he keep it? ER Siracusa Bingo, the Best Dog in the World Children take their dog to the dog show ER Smith, L The Happy Hocky Family Humorous story of family life
HistoricalER Antle, N Sam’s Wild West Show Showmen entertain and catch robbers ER Benchley, N George the Drummer Boy Start of the American Revolution ER Benchley, N Sam the Minute Man Battle of Lexington ER Brenner, B Wagon Wheels Family travels west for freeland ER Brenner, B Abe Lincoln’s Hat Abe Lincoln’s adult life ER Byars, B Hooray for the Golly Sisters (series) Singing, dancing sisters travel out west ER Coerr, E Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express Adventures as a Pony Express rider ER Hayward, L The First Thanksgiving Describes the first Thanksgiving ER Krensky, S Christopher Columbus Columbus’ first voyage to America ER Kunhardt, E Pompeii – Buried Alive The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius ER Levinson, N Snowshoe Thomspon Thompson skied a path for travellers ER Levinson, N Clara and the Bookwagon Farm life is enhanced by a book wagon ER Monjo, F The Drinking Gourd A boy and the underground railroad ER Sandin, J Long Way to a New Land Famine sends a family to America ER Sandin, J Long Way Westward Immigrants arrive and move to Minn. ER Standiford, N The Bravest Dog Ever: the true story of Balto The life of Balto the sled dog ER Turner, A Dust for Dinner Dust bowl sends family to California ER Welch, C Clouds of Terror Locust plagues of the farm
ER Adler, D. My Dog and the Birthday Mystery Dog helps with theft investigation ER Berenstain The Bear Detectives: the case of the missing pumpkin ER Bonsall, C The Case of the Scaredy Cats Events when girls move into boys club ER Cushman, D Aunt Eater series A mystery loving anteater ER Cushman, D Inspector Hopper Hopper solves mysteries for bug friends ER Lewis, T Mr. Sniff and the Motel Mystery Guests are scared away from motel ER Lexau, J The Dog Food Caper Dog food in strange places ER Sharmat, M Nate the Great series Nate the Great plays a detective For the Science FansER Bokoske, S. Dohphins! Introduces many aspects of dolphins ER Fowler, A. Animals on the Move Why animals migrate ER Seuss, T The Tooth Book How animals use their teeth J 591 Jenkins Biggest, Strongest, Fastest Biggest, strongest, fastest animals J 597.9 Sill About Reptiles: A guide for children Differences in various reptiles SportsER Kessler, L Kick, Pass and Run Animals organize a football game ER Kessler, L Old Turtle’s Soccer Team Animals learn soccer and sportsmanship ER Marzollo, J Soccer Sam A cousin from Mexico teaches soccer ER Marzollo, J Cannonball Chris Fear of jumping into deep water ER Mason, J Hello, Two Wheeler Only boy with training wheels ER Peterson, P The Fireplug is First Base Small player surprises bigger teammates ER Stadler, J Hooray for Snail! Could snail hit a home run? Just For FunER Berenstain Bear Scouts Papa Bear causes mishaps on campout ER Brown, M Pickle Things Many things a pickle isn’t ER Cole, J Golly Gump Swallowed a Fly A yawner encounters trouble with a fly ER Dubowski, C Pretty Good Magic Magic trick produces many rabbits ER Hamsa, B Dirty Larry No matter what - Larry always gets dirty ER Hamsa, B Fast Draw Feddie Freddie draws many pictures ER Hoban, L Arthur (series) Arthur, chimp and brother ER Kiser, S Hazel Saves the Day Newcomer to town makes new friends ER Krensky, S Lionel (series) A spirited boy makes the best of things ER LeSieg, T I Wish that I Had Duck Feet Imagining having other animal’s parts ER Mayer, M There’s a Nightmare in My Closet There is something in Chris’ closet ER O’Connor, J Eek! Stories to Make You Shriek Three scary stories ER Orgel, D. The Spaghetti Party A come as you are party ER Parish, P Amelia Bedelia (series) Mishaps of a sweet but silly maid ER Pilkey, Dav Dragon (series) A dragon and his friends ER Prager, A Baseball Birthday Party Boy tries to show he can play baseball ER Prager, A Spooky Halloween Party Albert doesn’t know anyone at the party ER Prelutsky, J What I Did Last Summer Boy describes his summer ER Ross, P M & M (series) Twins Mandy and Mimi ER Rylant, C Henry and Mudge (series) Henry and his dog Mudge ER Rylant, C Mr. Putter and Tabby (series) Mr Putter and his cat ER Schecter, E I Love to Sneeze Havoc caused by sneezing ER Seuss, T Fox in Sox ER Siracusa, C The Banana Split from Outer Space An alien spaceship crash lands ER Smith, J Wizard and Wart Magic business ER Yolen, J Sleeping Ugly A surprising break of a spell MiscellaneousER Cole, J Bully Trouble Friends scheme to stop a bully ER Cole, J The Missing Tooth Betting endangers a friendship ER Collicot, S Mildred and Sam Mice need a bigger house ER Cristaldi, K Baseball Ballerina Girl fears ballet will ruin her reputation ER Cristaldi, K Samantha the Snob Getting to know the new rich girl ER Dodds, D Ghost and Pete A ghost and a boy go trick or treating ER McLenighan One Whole Doughnut, One Doughnut Hole Words that sound the same
J Fic Bauer Alison’s Puppy Alison
wants a puppy
J Fic Bauer Alison’s Wings Alison
tries to fly
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