Recommended Books For Grade 2

LEVEL J
Title

Author

Call Number

This is Not My Hat

Jon Klassen

E KLA

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Mo Willems

E WIL

Olivia

Ian Falconer

E FAL

The Ugly Duckling

Jerry Pinkney

E PIN

Buzz Boy and Fly Guy

Tedd Arnold

E ARN

Duck on a Bike

David Shannon

E SHA

Amazing Grace

Mary Hoffman

E HOF

The Stray Dog

Marc Simont

E SIM

Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!

Mo Willems

E WIL

A Fly Went By

Mike McClintock

E MCC

Duck! Rabbit!

Amy Krouse Rosenthal

E ROS

Ish

Peter H. Reynolds.

E REY

Hop on Pop, The Cat in the Hat

Dr. Suess

E SEU

Polar Bear Night

Lauren Thompson

E THO

Book! Book! Book!

Deborah Bruss

E BRU

Morris Goes to School

B. Wiseman

E WIS

Edward the Emu

Sheena Knowles

J 823.3 KNO

Harry the Dirty Dog

Gene Zion

E ZIO

Porcupining : A Prickly Love Story

Lisa Wheeler

E WHE

Ten Timid Ghosts

Jennifer O'Connell.

E OCO

When the Wind Stops

Charlotte Zolotow

E ZOL

My Lucky Day

Keiko Kasza

E KAS

Recommended Books For Grade 2

LEVEL J
Title

Author

Call Number

Danny and the Dinosaur

Syd Hoff

E HOF

Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss

E SEU

Henry & Mudge Series

Cynthia Rylant

E RYL

Mr. Putter & Tabby Series

Cynthia Rylant

E RYL

Poppleton Series

Cynthia Rylant

E RYL

The Snowy Day

Ezra Jack Keats

E KEA

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak

E SEN

Young Cam Jansen Series

David Adler

J EF ADL

Bee-Bim Bop

Linda Sue Park

E PAR

Chicka Chicka 1,2,3

Bill Martin

E MAR

Clifford Series

Norman Bridwell

E BRI

Curious George Series

Margaret Rey

E REY

Pigeon Series

Mo Willems

E WIL

Franklin Series

Paulette Bourgeois

E BOU

Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend

Melanie Watt

E WAT

The Snowy Day

Ezra Jack Keats

E KEA

Stone Soup

Ann McGovern

E MCG

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle

E CAR

Recommended Books For Grade 2

LEVEL K
Title

Author

Call Number

The House in the Night

Susan Marie Swanson

E SWA

A Ball For Daisy

Chris Raschka

E RAS

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Laura Joffe Numeroff

E NUM

Zack's Alligator Goes to School

Shirley Mozelle

E MOZ

The Adventures of Beekle : The

Unimaginary Friend

Dan Santat

E SAN

And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry

Street

Dr. Seuss

E SEU

Knuffle Bunny Free : An Unexpected

Diversion

Mo Willems

E WIL

David's Father:

Robert Munsch

E MUN

Spoon

Amy Krouse Rosenthal

E ROS

The Outside Dog

Charlotte Pomerantz

E POM

Sky Color

Peter H. Reynolds

E REY

Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend

Mlanie Watt

E WAT

What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?

Steve Jenkins

J 573.8 JEN

Pete's a Pizza

William Steig

E STE

The Hello, Goodbye Window

Norton Juste

E JUS

The Runaway Pumpkin

Kevin Lewis

E LEW

Owen

Kevin Henkes

E HEN

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa

Erica Silverman

E SIL

Pete The Cat: I Like My White Shoes

Eric Litwin

E LIT

When Sophie Gets Angry-Really,

Really Angry

Molly Bang

E BAN

Recommended Books For Grade 2

LEVEL K
Title

Author

Call Number

The Blind Men and the Elephant

Karen Backstein J

398.21 BAC

Frog and Toad Series

Arnold Lobel

E LOB

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Crockett Johnson

E JOH

Lionel Series

Stephen Krensky

E KRE

Madeleine Series

Ludwig Bemelmans

E BEM

Nate the Great Series

Marjorie Sharmat

J EF SHA

Ruby the Copycat

Peggy Rathmann

E RAT

Sheila Rae, the Brave

Kevin Henkes

E HEN

Zelda & Ivy Series

Laura Kvasnosky

E KVA

Andy Shane Series

Jennifer Jacobson

E JAC

The Ant Bully

John Nickle

E NIC

Arthur Series

Marc Brown

E BRO

Baby Brains Series

Simon James

E JAM

Benny & Penny Series

Geoffrey Hayes

741.5 HAY

Caps for Sale

Esphyr Slobodkina

E SLO

High-Rise Private Eyes Series

Cynthia Rylant

E RYL

The Dot

Peter Reynolds

E REY

Fluffy Series

Kat McMullan

E MCM

If You Give a Cat/Moose/Mouse Series

Laura Numeroff

E NUM

Its
Thanksgiving/Halloween/Valentines

Jack Prelutsky

E PRE

Mercy Watson Series

Kate DiCamillo

J F DIC

Recommended Books For Grade 2

LEVEL L
Title

Author

Call Number

Chester

Melanie Watt

E WAT

The Book With No Pictures

B.J. Novak

E NOV

Dog Breath : The Horrible Trouble with

Hally Tosis

Dav Pilkey

E PIL

Officer Buckle and Gloria

Peggy Rathmann

E RAT

Dex : The Heart of a Hero

Caralyn Buehner

E BUE

The Gruffalo

Julia Donaldson

E DON

Gaston

Kelly DiPucchio

E DIP

Wemberly Worried

Kevin Henkes

E HEN

Duck & Goose

Tad Hills

E HIL

If You Take a Mouse to School

Laura Numeroff

E NUM

One of Each

Mary Ann Hoberman

E HOB

Dear Mrs. Larue : Letters From

Obedience School

Mark Teague

E TEA

Sam & Dave Dig a Hole

Mac Barnett

E BAR

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

Mo WIllems

E WIL

Interrupting Chicken

David Ezra Stein

E STE

Exclamation Mark

Amy Krouse Rosenthal

E ROS

Animals Should Definitely Not Wear

Clothing

Judi Barrett

E BAR

Scaredy Squirrel

Mlanie Watt

E WAT

Creepy Carrots!

Aaron Reynolds

E REY

Me...Jane

Patrick McDonnell

E MCD

Coming on Home Soon

Jacqueline Woodson

E WOO

Recommended Books For Grade 2

LEVEL L
Title

Author

Call Number

Amelia Bedelia Series

Peggy Parish

E PAR

George & Martha Series

James Marshall

E MAR

Horrible Harry Series

Suzy Kline

J EF KLI

Miss Nelson Series

Harry Allard

E ALL

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

Patty Lovell

E LOV

Tacky Series

Helen Lester

E LES

Ready, Freddy! Series

Abby Klein

J EF KLE

Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse

Leo Lionni

E LIO

The Berenstain Bears: First Time Book

Series

Stan Berenstain

E BER

Chrysanthemum

Kevin Henkes

E HEN

Minnie and Moo Series

Denys Cazet

E CAZ

Scaredy Squirrel Series

Melanie Watt

E WAT

The Three Little Pigs

Paul Galdone

J 398.2 GAL

Rainbow Magic Fairy

Daisy Meadows

J EF MEA

Ricky Ricotta Series

Dav Pilkey

J F PIL

Frances Series

Russell Hoban

E RUS

Children Make Terrible Pets

Peter Brown

E BRO

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type

Doreen Cronin

E CRO

The Hello Goodbye Window

Norton Juster

E JUS

Recommended Books For Grade 2 & 3

LEVEL M
Title

Author

Call Number

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week

Ever

Marla Frazee

E FRA

The Gardener

Sarah Stewart

E STE

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Pea

E DE

The Day the Crayons Quit

Drew Daywalt

E DAY

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Philip C. Stead

E STE

Tops & Bottoms

Janet Stevens

J 398.2 STE

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Judi Barrett

E BAR

I Stink!

Kate & Jim McMullan

E MCM

One Cool Friend

Toni Buzzeo

E BUZ

Puss in Boots

Charles Perrault

J 398.21 PER

Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great

Bob Shea

E SHE

Giraffes Can't Dance

Giles Andreae

E AND

Show Way

Jacqueline Woodson

E WOO

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up

Kate DiCamillo

J EF DIC

Fly Guy Presents : Sharks

Tedd Arnold

E ARN

Abe Lincoln's Hat

Martha Brenner

E BRE

Junie B. Jones has a Monster Under

Her Bed

Barbara Park

J EF PAR

Afternoon on the Amazon

Mary Pope Osborne

J EF OSB

A Child's Calendar

John Updike

J 811 UPD

Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic

Jawbreaker

Megan McDonald

J EF MCD

Aaron's Hair

Robert Munsch

E MUN

Recommended Books For Grade 2 & 3

LEVEL M
Title

Author

Call Number

Arthur Chapter Books

Marc Brown

J EF BRO

Bailey School Kids Series

Debbie Dadey

J EF DAD

Magic Treehouse Series

Mary Pop Osborne

J EF OSB

Black Lagoon Series

Mike Thaler

E THA & J EF THA

Stink Series

Megan McDonald

J F MCD

Toot & Puddle Series

Holly Hobbie

E HOB

Junie B. Jones Series

Barbara Park

J EF PAR

The Berenstain Bears Chapter Book

Series

Stan Berenstain

J EF BER

Bink & Gollie

Kate DiCamillo

E DIC

Jigsaw Jones Mystery Series

James Preller

J EF PRE

Katie Kazoo Series

Nancy Krulik

J EF KRU

Horrid Henry Series

Francesca Simon

J EF SIM

Ivy + Bean Series

Annie Barrows

J EF BAR

Jake Drake Series

Andrew Clements

J EF CLE

Judy Moody Series

Megan McDonald

J F MCD

Jumanji

Chris Van Allsburg

E VAN

Marvin Redpost

Louis Sachar

J F SAC

A Picture Book of Series

David Adler

J 920 various

The Littles Series

John Peterson

J F PET

Charlie and Lola Series

Lauren Child

E CHI

Ghostville Elementary Series

Marcia Jones

J F JON

Nancy Drew

Carolyn Keene

J EF KEE

Recommended Books For Grade 3

LEVEL N
Title

Author

Call Number

Fly Guy Presents : Dinosaurs

Tedd Arnold

E ARN

26 Fairmount Avenue

Tomie dePaola

J 920 DEP

The Chicken Squad : The First

Misadventure

Doreen Cronin

J EF CRO

Hey, Al

Arthur Yorinks

E YOR

The Scrambled States of America

Laurie Keller

E KEL

Stellaluna

Janell Cannon

E CAN

The Dumb Bunnies Go to the Zoo

Dav Pilkey

E PIL

Hurricane

David Wiesner

E WIE

Snowflake Bentley

Jacqueline Briggs Martin

J 920 BEN

Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores

James Howe

E HOW

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters : An

African Tale Text

John Steptoe

J 398.2 STE

Fancy Nancy's Favorite fancy words :

from accessories to zany

Jane O'Connor

E OCO

The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein.

E SIL

The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg

E VAN

The Jolly Postman, or, Other People's

Letters

Janet and Allan Ahlberg

E AHL

Armadillo Rodeo

Jan Brett

E BRE

The Princess Knight

Cornelia Funke

E FUN

Falling for Rapunzel

Lean Wilcox

E WIL

All the World

Liz Garton Scanlon

J 811 SCA

A to Z Mysteries Series

Ron Roy

J EF ROY

Recommended Books For Grade 3

LEVEL N
Title

Author

Call Number

Amber Brown Series

Paula Danziger

J EF DAN

Silver

Gloria Wheelan

J EF WHE

26 Fairmont Ave

Tomie De Paola

J 920 DEP

Dragon Slayers Academy Series

Kate McMullan

J EF MCM

Franny K. Stein Series

Jim Benton

J EF BEN

The Puppy Place Series

Ellen Miles

J EF MIL

Melvin Beederman, Superhero Series

Greg Trine

J F TRI

Dinosaur Cove Series

Rex Stone

J F STO

A Little House Chapter Book Series

Laura Ingalls Wilder

J EF WIL

The Enormous Crocodile

Roald Dahl

J F DAH

Fables

Arnold Lobel

J F LOB

Agent Amelia Series

Michael Broad

J F BRO

A Giraffe and a Half

Shel Silverstein

E SIL

Gooney Bird Series

Lois Lowry

J F LOW

Julian Series

Ann Cameron

J EF CAM

Lady Hahn and her Seven Friends

Yumi Heo

E HEO

The Magic Finger

Roald Dahl

J F DAH

Martin Bridge Series

Jessica Kerrin

J F KER

My Great Aunt Arizona

Gloria Houston

J 920 HUG

A Picture Book Biography Series

David A. Adler

J 920 various

Ruby Lu Series

Lenore Look

J EF LOO

Flat Stanley Series

Jeff Brown

J EF BRO

Recommended Books For Grade 3

LEVEL O
Title

Author

Call Number

Swamp Angel

Anne Isaacs

E ISA

The Story of Ruby Bridges

Robert Coles

J 920 COL

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Beverly Cleary

J F CLE

Ivy + Bean Take the Case

Annie Barrows

J EF BAR

Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

Betty MacDonald

J F MAC

Owl moon

Jane Yolen

E YOL

Verdi

Janell Cannon

E CAN

Locomotive

Brian Floca

J 385 FLO

Kat Kong : Starring Flash, Rabies, and

Dwayne and Introducing Blueberry as
the Monster

Dav Pilkey

J F PIL

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

Tomie dePaola.

J 398.2 DEP

The Three Little Wolves and the Big

Bad Pig

Eugene Trivizas

J 398.24 TRI

Mrs. Roopy is Loopy

Dan Gutman

J EF GUT

Nancy Clancy, Secret Admirer

Jane OConnor

J EF OCO

Four Mice Deep in the Jungle

Geronimo Stilton

J EF STI

My Weird School Series

Dan Gutman

J EF GUT

Henry Huggins Series

Beverly Cleary

J F CLE

Mitch and Amy

Beverly Cleary

J F CLE

The World According to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney

J F BIR

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories

Dr. Seuss

E SEU

The Riot Brothers Series

Mary Amato

J F AMA

Recommended Books For Grade 3

LEVEL O
Title

Author

Call Number

Double Trouble in Walla Walla

Andrew Clements

E CLE

Geronimo Stilton Series

Geronimo Stilton

J EF STI

Ramona Series

Beverly Cleary

J F CLE

The Boxcar Children Series

Gertrude Warner

J F WAR

The Baby-Sitters Club Series

Ann Martin

J F MAR

Clue Jr. Series

Della Rowland

J F ROW

Clementine Series

Sara Pennypacker

J F PEN

Dont Tell Jokes

Louis Sachar

J F SAC

Pony Pals Series

Jeanne Betancourt

J EF BET

Faraway Home

Jane Kurtz

E KUR

Grandfathers Journey

Allen Say

E SAY

Just Grace Series

Charise Harper

J F CHA

Like Pickle Juice on a Cool Cookie

Julie Sternberg

J F STE

Step-Up Books Biography Series

Various

J 920 various

Childhood of Famous Americans Series

Various

J 920 various

Ribsy

Beverly Cleary

J F CLE

Runaway Ralph

Beverly Cleary

J F CLE

Tea with Milk

Allen Say

E SAY

Clarice Bean Series

Lauren Child

J F CHI

Humphrey Series

Betty Birney

J F BIR

Words are Categorical Series

Brian Clearly

J 428.2 CLE

Recommended Books For Grade 3

LEVEL P
Title

Author

Call Number

Starry Messenger : A Book Depicting

the Life of a Famous Scientist,
Mathematician, Astronomer,
Philosopher, Physicist, Galileo Galilei

Peter Ss

J 920 GAL

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other

Fairly Stupid Tales

Jon Scieszka

J F SCI

Grandfather's Journey

Allen Say

J F SAY

Mirette on the High Wire

Emily Arnold McCully

E MCC

Horton Hears a Who!

Dr. Seuss

E SEU

The Hundred Dresses

Eleanor Estes

J EF EST

Tar Beach

Faith Ringgold

E RIN

A Bad Case of Stripes

David Shannon

E SHA

Two Bad Ants

Chris Van Allsburg.

E VAN

Smoky Night

Eve Bunting

E BUN

Falling Up : Poems and Drawings

Shel Silverstein

J 811 SIL

Riding Freedom

Pam Muoz Ryan

J F RYA

Rapunzel

Paul O. Zelinsky

J 398.22 ZEL

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Roald Dahl

J F DAH

Dr. Seusss ABC

Dr. Seuss

E SEU

Tut, Tut

Jon Scieszka

J F SCI

The Original Adventures of Hank the

Cowdog

John R. Erickson

J F ERI

The Year of Billy Miller

Kevin Henkes

J EF HEN

Encyclopedia Brown Series

Donald J. Sobol

J F SOB

Recommended Books For Grade 3

LEVEL P
Title

Author

Call Number

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Dr. Seuss

E SEU

The Storm Book

Zolotow Charlotte

E ZOL

The Wizard of OZ

L. Frank Bawn

J F BAU

Magic School Bus Chapter Book

Series

Various

J EF various

Goosebumps Series

R.L. Stine

J F STI

Henry Series

Beverly Cleary

J F CLE

Bad Kitty Series

Nick Bruel

J F BRU

Who Stole the Wizard of oz?

Avi

J F AVI

The Time Warp Trio Series

John Scieszka

J F SCI

Captain Underpants Series

Dav Pilkey

J F PIL

Hank the Cowdog Series

John Erickson

J F ERI

Ellen Tebbits

Beverly Cleary

J F CLE

Eoin Colfers Legend of Series

Eoin Colfer

J F COL

Jake Maddox Series

Jake Maddox

J EF MAD

Georges Marvelous Medicine

Roald Dahl

J F DAH

Meet the Dinosaur Series

Don Lessem

567.9 LES

Compass Point Early Biography Series

Various

J 920 various

Magic School Bus Nonfiction Series

Joanna Cole

Various

One Day in the..

Jean George

Various

Stone Fox

John Gardiner

J F GAR

Wayside School Series

Louis Sachar

J F SAC