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Recommended
Books
Second and Third Grades
Chapter Books
The
Man Who Wore All His Clothes
by Allan Ahlberg; illustrated
by Katharine McEwen
Mr. Gaskitt, the heavily
dressed man, and his family, foil a bank robbery.
Arthur
and the Crunch Cereal Contest
by Marc Brown
Arthur hears D.W. singing
a catchy tune and wants to enter it into a contest.
Little
Horse
by Betsy Byars; illustrated
by David McPhail
Little Horse falls into the
stream and is swept away into a new life.
Julian,
Dream Doctor
by Ann Cameron; illustrated
by Ann Strugnell
Julian and Huey try to find
the perfect gift for Dad.
The
Dog that Called the Pitch
by Matt Christopher;
illustrated by Daniel Vasconcellos
Mike and his dog, Harry,
discover something shocking about the new umpire.
The
Nine Lives of Aristotle
by Dick King-Smith; illustrated
by Bob Graham
Aristotle has only one life
left after his many risky adventures.
Horrible
Harry Moves Up to Third Grade
by Suzy Kline; pictures
by Frank Remkiewicz
Harry starts off third grade
with a new room and a trip to an old copper
mine.
Judy
Moody Saves the World!
by Megan McDonald; illustrated
by Peter Reynolds
Judy Moody inspires her third-grade
class to undertake an environment-saving project.
Third
Grade Stinks!
by Colleen O’Shaughnessy
McKenna; illustrated by Stephanie Roth
Gordie’s problems start
when he has to share a locker with a girl instead
of his best friend.
Good
Morning, Gorillas
by Mary Pope Osborne;
illustrated by Sal Murdocca
The magic tree house takes
Jack and Annie to a family of gorillas in an
African rain forest.
Stuart’s
Cape
by Sara Pennypacker;
illustrated by Martin Matje
Stuart makes a cape out of
his uncle’s ties and has some magical
adventures.
Picture
Books
Boundless
Grace
by Mary Hoffman; pictures
by Caroline Binch
Grace is invited for a visit
with her father and his new family in Africa.
Under
the Quilt of Night
by Deborah Hopkinson;
illustrated by James E. Ransome
A girl flees from the farm
where she has worked as a slave and uses the
Underground Railroad.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
by Rudyard Kipling; adapted
and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
A courageous mongoose stops
the evil plans of two big cobras who live in
the garden.
How
I Became a Pirate
written by Melinda Long;
illustrated by David Shannon
A boy joins a pirate band
and discovers what pirate life is really like.
The
Journey of Oliver K. Woodman
written by Darcy Pattison;
illustrated by Joe Cepeda
Oliver K. Woodman, a wooden
man, takes a remarkable journey across America.
Nonfiction
George
Washington’s Teeth
written by Deborah Chandra
& Madeleine Comora; pictures by Brock Cole
A rollicking rhyme tells
of Washington’s lifelong struggle with
bad teeth.
Ms.
Frizzle’s Adventures: Medieval Castle
by Joanna Cole; illustrated
by Bruce Degen
Ms. Frizzle and her student
Arnold learn a great deal about life in a twelfth-century
castle.
Summersaults:
Poems and Paintings
by Douglas Florian
Florian writes 28 poems about
hazy days, swimming holes, and fly balls.
The
Man Who Walked Between the Towers
by Mordecai Gerstein
In 1975, Philippe Petit daringly
performed on a tightrope between the World Trade
Center towers.
Can
You See What I See?: Picture Puzzles to Search
and Solve
by Walter Wick
Twelve picture puzzles will
challenge and tease your brain.
Easy
Readers
Young
Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery
by David A. Adler; illustrated
by Susanna Natti
Cam uses her photographic
memory to find a lost baseball.
Three
Stories You Can Read to Your Dog
by Sara Swan Miller;
illustrated by True Kelley
Read these three stories
out loud to your dog!
Amelia
Bedelia Goes Camping
by Peggy Parish; pictures
by Lynn Sweat
As always, Amelia Bedelia
exactly follows her instructions while on a
camping trip.
Nate
the Great and the Big Sniff
by Marjorie and Mitchell
Sharmat; illustrations by Martha Weston
Nate the Great follows clues
to find his lost dog, Sludge.
If you enjoyed reading a book on this list, look for other books by the same author.
Also look for
books by these popular authors:
Ellen Conford
Paula Danziger
Tomie DePaola
Sid Fleischman
Johanna Hurwitz
Barbara Park
Cynthia Rylant
Jon Scieszka
