Reading Lists by Grade Level

Second Grade

The reading lists by grade level for 2nd grade is compiled from:

• Caldecott Medal and Honor books since 1923
• The Newberry Award and Honor books since 1923
• Reliable books chosen and used by homeschoolers

Be sure and check the books in lower and higher grade levels also for more selection.

To see only the Caldecott books, click here.

To see only the Newberry books, click here.

The books are listed by name, followed by the author's last name.

Reading Lists by Grade Level - 2nd Grade

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie - Roop

The Last Little Cat - DeJong

The Littles - Peterson

The Long Way to a New Land - Sandin

The Long Way Westward - Sandin

The Paint Brush Kid - Bulla

Prairie School - Avi

The Question of Yams - Repp

Riding the Pony Express - Bulla

The Secrent Valley - Bulla

Third Grade Detectives - Stanley

Tippy Lemmey - McKissack

Tornado

Viking Adventure - Bulla

The Aesop for Children - Winter

And the Word Came With Power - Shetler

The Apprentice - Llorente

The Cricket in Times Square - Selden

The Door in the Wall - De Angeli

Ginger Pye - Estes

Gladys Alyward: Adventure of a Lifetime

The Little Riders - Shemin

Red Sails to Capri - Well

Strawberry Girl - Lenski

The Twenty-One Balloons - DUBoise

White Stallion of Lipizza - Henry

The Little Princess - Burnett

Along Came a Dog - DeJong

"B" is for Betsy - Haywood

Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill - Lovelace

Emily's Runaway Imagination - Cleary

Encyclopedia Brown - Sobol

Frindle - Clements

Henry and Ribsy - Cleary

McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm - Fleischman

Misty of Chincoteague - Henry

More Stories from Grandma's Attic - Richardson

Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West - Henry

Ralph S. Mouse - Cleary

Shadrach - DeJong

Socks - Cleary

Little House on Rocky Ridge - MacBride

A Llama in the Family - Hurwitz

Lumber Camp Library - Kinsey-Wamock

Marco Polo - Graves

The Toothpaste Millionaire - Merrill

The Whipping Boy - Fleischman

Castle Diary - Platt

Ginger Pye - Estes

The Minstrel in the Tower - Skurinsky

The School Story - Clements

Tales of Robin Hood - Allan

Clues in the Woods - Parish

Baby Island - Brink

Little House in the Big Woods - Wilder

**All the Little House Books**

Milly, Molly, Mandy Storybook - Brisley

Pinocchio - Collodi

The Racketty-Packetty House - Burnett

The Railway Children - Nesbit

Ugly Duckling - Cauley

Velveteen Rabbit - Williams

Secret Agents Four - Sobol

Winnie-the-Pooh - Milne

I hope you enjoy reading these books. Be sure and check out the other reading lists by grade level.