SECOND GRADE READERS
All of these books can be found in the Easy Reader section (ER), shelved alphabetically by the author’s last name. If these books are not challenging enough for some second graders, please consult the Bridge book list, which includes chapter books that are approximately 50-75 pages in length.
Author Title
Adler My Dog and the Birthday Mystery
Alexander World Famous Muriel and the Scary Dragon
Antle Sam’s Wild West Show
Apablasa Rhymin’ Simon and the Mystery of the Fat Cat
Baker One Saturday Afternoon
Benchley George the Drummer Boy
Benchley Sam the Minute Man
Berenstain Bear Detectives
Berenstain Bear Scouts
Bernier Juan Bobo
Bokoske Dolphins!
Boland Dog Named Sam
Brenner Abe Lincoln’s Hat
Brenner Wagon Wheels
Buller Mike and the Magic Cookies
Buller Yo! It’s Captain Yo-Yo!
Byars My Brother, Ant
Byars The Golly Sisters series
Christian Penrod series
Coerr Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express
Cole Bully Trouble
Cole Golly Gump Swallowed a Fly
Cole The Missing Tooth
Coville The Foolish Giant
Coville Sarah and the Dragon
Coville Sarah’s Unicorn
Cristaldi Baseball Ballerina
Cristaldi Samantha the Snob
Cushman Aunt Eater series
Cushman Aunt Eater’s Mystery Vacation
Delton Brimhall series
Delton Brimhall Turns Detective
Dodds Ghost and Pete
Donnelly The Titanic, Lost and Found
Donnelly Tut’s Mummy, Lost and Found
Dubowski Pretty Good Magic
Eastman Best Nest
Ehrlich Buck-Buck the Chicken
Ehrlich Leo, Zack, and Emmie series
Farley The Black Stallion
Frith I’ll Teach My Dog One Hundred Words
Gauch Aaron and the Green Mountain Boys
Hamsa Dirty Larry
Hamsa Fast Draw Freddie
Hautzig Beauty and the Beast
Hautzig Nutcracker Ballet
Hautzig The Secret Garden
Hayes Otto and Uncle Tooth series
Hayes The Secret of Foghorn Island
Hayward The First Thanksgiving
Hoban Arthur series
Hoban Arthur’s Camp-Out
Hoban Arthur’s Pen Pal
Hoff Danny and the Dinosaur
Hoff Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur
Irving Headless Horseman (adapted by Natalie Standiford)
Kessler Kick, Pass and Run
Kessler Old Turtle’s Soccer Team
Kiser Hazel Saves the Day
Kresnky Christopher Columbus
Kresnky Lionel series
Kresnky Lionel and Louise
Kunhardt Pompeii-Buried Alive
Lesieg (Seuss) I Wish That I Had Duck Feet
Lesieg (Seuss) The Tooth Book
Levinson Clara and the Book Wagon
Levinson Snowshoe Thompson
Lewis Mr. Sniff and the Motel Mystery
Lexau The Dog Food Caper
Lobel Frog and Toad series
Lobel Frog and Toad are Friends
Lorian Birthday Present for Mama
Luttrell Tillie and Mert
McCully Grandma series
McCully Grandma Mix-Up
McCully Grandma’s at Bat
McKissack Monkey-Monkey’s Trick
McLenighan One Whole Doughnut, One Doughnut Hole
McNulty Dancing with Manatees
Marshall Fox series
Marshall Fox at School, Fox Be Nimble
Marshall Fox Outfoxed
Marzollo Cannonball Chris
Marzollo Soccer Sam
Mason Hello, Two-Wheeler
Mayer Mercer Mayer’s a Monster Followed Me to School
Miller Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog
Monjo The Drinking Gourd
Myrick Secret Three
O’Connor Eek! Stories to Make You Shriek
O’Connor Molly the Brave and Me
Oppenheim Do You Like Cats?
Oppenheim Show-and-Tell Frog
Orgel Next Time I Will
Parish Amelia Bedelia series
Parish Amelia Bedelia Helps Out
Peters The Hayloft
Petersen The Fireplug is First Base
Pilkey Dragon series
Pilkey A Friend for Dragon
Platt Big Max
Porte Harry series
Porte Harry in Trouble
Porte Harry Gets an Uncle
Prager Baseball Birthday Party
Prager Spooky Halloween Party
Prelutsky What I Did Last Summer
Rosenbloom Deputy Dan and the Bank Robbers
Rosenbloom Deputy Dan Gets His Man
Ross M & M series
Ross M & M and the Mummy Mess
Rylant Henry and Mudge series
Rylant Mr. Putter and Tabby series
Sadler It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny
Sadler The Very Bad Bunny
Sandin Long Way to a New Land
Sandin Long Way Westward
Sandin Pioneer Bear
Schecter I Love to Sneeze
Schwartz Ghosts! Ghostly Tales from Folklore
Seuss Foot Book
Seuss Fox in Sox
Sharmat Nate the Great series
Sharmat Nate the Great Goes Undercover
Siracusa The Banana Split from Outer Space
Siracusa Bingo, the Best Dog in the World
Smith Happy Hocky Family
Smith A Snake Mistake
Smith Wizard and Wart
Smith Wizard and Wart at Sea
Stadler Adventures of Snail at School
Stadler Hooray for Snail!
Standiford The Bravest Dog Ever The True Story of Balto
Turner Dust for Dinner
Welch Clouds of Terror
Yolen Sleeping Ugly
Zion Harry and the Lady Next Door
A Service of the City of Midland
2ndGradeReaders