2nd Grade Reads

traction manTraction Man is Here!
Traction Man, a boy's courageous action figure, has a variety of adventures with Scrubbing Brush and other objects in the house.

By: Mini Grey
Call Number: JE/GRE

How I Became a Pirate
Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirate manners, and other aspects of their life.

By: Melinda Long
Call Number: JE/LON

Frog and Toad are Friends
Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends - Frog and Toad.

By: Arnold Lobel
Call Number: EASY READER/LOB

Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat
Henry's family takes in a stray cat, the ugliest cat they have ever seen, and an amazing relationship blossoms between it and their big dog Mudge.

By: Cynthia Rylant
Call Number: EASY READER/RYL

2ndgradereads - bigfatcowBig Fat Cow That Goes Kapow
In these ten easy-to-read stories there is a mixed-up cow that says "miaow," a mole called Noel who plays rock 'n' roll in a hole, and a boy named Mike who rides a bike with a very big spike!

By: Andy Griffiths
Call Number: EASY READER/GRI

The Mount Rushmore Calamity
Hoping to escape the attention brought on by the accident that flattened Stanley, the Lambchop family drives to South Dakota, where they become involved in a Wild West adventure at Mount Rushmore.

By: Sara Pennypacker
Call Number: EASY READER/BRO

2ndgraderads - castsaspellHeidi Heckelback Casts a Spell
Second-grade witch Heidi Heckelbeck wants revenge against Melanie, the meanest girl in school, so she decides to cast a forgetting spell on her right before the start of the school play.

By: Wanda Coven
Call Number: J/Coven

Bink & Gollie
Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.

By: Kate DiCamillo
Call Number: J/DIC

Captain Awesome to the Rescue!
When second-grader Eugene and his family move to a new neighborhood and he starts at a new school, he has a chance to bring out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to find the kidnapped class hamster.

By: Stan Kirby
Call Number: J/KIR

Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom
Fourth-grader Frankie Piccolini has a vivid imagination when it comes to cleaning his disastrously messy room, but eventually even he decides that it is just too dirty.

By: Eric Wight
Call Number: J/WIG

2ndgradereads - frecklejuiceFreckle Juice
Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.

By: Judy Blume
Call Number: J/BLU

2ndgraderead - matildaMatilda
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.

By: Roald Dahl
Call Number: J/DAH