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Children's Recommendations - Grade 2

Grade 2 - Picture Books

Sam & Dave dig a hole Cover
ISBN: 9780763662295
Title: Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
Author: Barnett, Mac
The day the crayons quit Cover
ISBN: 9780399255373
Title: The Day the Crayons Quit
Author: Daywalt, Drew.
The bear ate your sandwich Cover
ISBN: 9780375958601
Title: The Bear Ate Your Sandwich
Author: Sarcone-Roach, Julia
The bad seed Cover
ISBN: 9780062467768
Title: The Bad Seed
Author: John, Jory
Cover of Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty depicting a Black girl wearing safety googles and yellow gloves, and a Black boy pointing with a piece of chalk. They are standing in front of a background filled with math and science equations.
ISBN: 9781419721373
Title: Ada Twist, Scientist
Author: Beaty, Andrea
Cover of We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang depicting three blue aliens wearing purple clothes floating through space. There is also a small pink and blue spaceship.
ISBN: 9781774882023
Title: We Are Definitely Human
Author: Fang, X.
Cover of Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall depicting a Black boy wearing orange shorts and swim goggles, standing on the edge of a diving board.
ISBN: 9780763678388
Title: Jabari Jumps
Author: Cornwall, Gaia
Cover of Rocket Says Look Up! by Nathan Bryon depicting a Black girl wearing an orange astronaut suit and holding a helmet. She is looking up at the stars.
ISBN: 9781984894427
Title: Rocket Says Look Up!
Author: Bryon, Nathan
Cover of Papilio by Ben Clanton depicting a worm, cocoon, and a butterfly.
ISBN: 9780593693254
Title: Papilio
Author: Clanton, Ben
Cover of Unicorns Are the Worst! by Alex Willan depicting a small blue goblin holding an umbrella over his head while a blue unicorn with purple hair jumps over him. It is raining pink glitter.
ISBN: 9781534453838
Title: Unicorns Are the Worst!
Author: Willan, Alex
Cover of Pluto Gets the Call by Adam Rex depicting two large planets looking down at Pluto. Pluto is saying, "Ooh, someone's going to call? Are they calling to invite me to a party? I LOVE parties!"
ISBN: 9781534414532
Title: Pluto Gets the Call
Author: Rex, Adam
Cover of Leonardo, the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems. The title and author take up three-quarters of the cover. The bottom fourth shows the top half of a tan monster's head with blue eyes and small horns.
ISBN: 9780786852949
Title: Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
Author: Willems, Mo
Cover of Spoon by Amy Krause Rosenthal depicting a spoon smiling and waving.
ISBN: 9781423106852
Title: Spoon
Author: Rosenthal, Amy Krouse
Cover of Barkus by Patricia MacLachlan depicting a brown dog wearing a collar that says "Book 1" high fiving a red haired girl wearing a pink shirt and jeans.
ISBN: 9781452111827
Title: Barkus
Author: MacLachlan, Patricia

Grade 2 - Readers

Cover of The Cool Bean Makes a Splash by Jory John depicting the Cool Bean floating in a swimming pool inside a duck floatie.
ISBN: 9780063329560
Title: The Cool Bean Makes a Splash
Author: John, Jory
Cover of Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant depicting a pig wearing a black jacket, white shirt, and red tie. He is tipping his hat as a greeting to a dog wearing a blue dress with yellow flowers.
ISBN: 9781338566680
Title: Poppleton
Author: Rylant, Cynthia
Cover of Katie and the Class Pet by Fran Manushkin that depicts an Asian girl with short, black hair wearing a pink shirt and glasses. She is holding a small, brown hamster.
ISBN: 9781404865204
Title: Katie and the Class Pet
Author: Manushkin, Fran
Cover of Henry and Mudge and the Tumbling Trip by Cynthia Rylant depicting a boy and a dog chasing tumbleweeds.
ISBN: 9780689811807
Title: Henry and Mudge and the Tumbling Trip
Author: Rylant, Cynthia
Cover of We Dig Fossils by Alliah Agostini depicting a Black girl running with a gardening spade. Her family is behind her.
ISBN: 9780593812518
Title: We Dig Fossils
Author: Agostini, Alliah L.
Cover of Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder
ISBN: 9781452131535
Title: Charlie and Mouse
Author: Snyder, Laurel
Cover of Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman depicting a red haired girl wearing a yellow shirt and a cowboy hat standing in front of a horse. She is giggling.
ISBN: 9780152021245
Title: Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
Author: Silverman, Erica
Cover of Sparkly New Friends by Heather Ayris Burnell depicting a Yeti with a pink unicorn on his head.
ISBN: 9781338329025
Title: Sparkly New Friends
Author: Burnell, Heather Ayris
Cover of Pony Party by Cathy Hapka depicting a group of kids and two horses. They are at a birthday party.
ISBN: 9780062086808
Title: Pony Party
Author: Hapka, Cathy
Cover of Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel depicting Toad reading a book while Frog listens intently.
ISBN: 9780060239572
Title: Frog and Toad are Friends
Author: Lobel, Arnold
Cover of Oliver, Amanda, and Grandmother Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen depicting grandma pig wearing a blue dress and glasses holding hands with two smaller pigs. The boy pig is wearing a purple shirt and holding a toy tiger. The girl pig is wearing a red dress with white polka dots and holding a bouquet of purple flowers.
ISBN: 9780803703612
Title: Oliver, Amanda, and Grandmother Pig
Author: Van Leeuwen, Jean

Grade 2 - Fast and Fun

Amy and the missing puppy
ISBN: 9781442457706
Title: Amy and the missing puppy by Callie Barkley - During Spring Break, mystery lover Amy looks for clues to the disappearance of wealthy Ms. Sullivan's Saint Bernard puppy
Author: Barkley, Callie.
Game over, Super Rabbit Boy Cover
ISBN: 9781338034721
Title: Game over, Super Rabbit Boy! by Thomas Flintham - When King Viking and his evil robot army attack Animal Town, and kidnap Singing Dog, it is up to Super Rabbit Boy, with some help from Sunny and his video game console, to save the day
Author: Flintham, Thomas, author, illustrator.
Cover of The Real True Friend by Abby Hanlon depicting a girl wearing red plaid shorts, a white shirt with red polka dots, and a rainbow vest. She is carrying a lunchbox with a dog on it.
ISBN: 9780525428664
Title: The Real True Friend
Author: Hanlon, Abby
Cover of Elvis Is Missing by Bruce Hale depicting a group of kids in a red spaceship being chased by two aliens in a yellow spaceship.
ISBN: 9780593660171
Title: Elvis is Missing
Author: Hale, Bruce
Cover of Lucy Lancaster Has a Secret by Willow Coven depicting a Black girl wearing a blue overall dress and a red shirt with white polka dots. She is also wearing glasses and a blue headband.
ISBN: 9781665963978
Title: Lucy Lancaster Has a Secret
Author: Coven, Willow
Cover of Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo depicting two kids roller skating.
ISBN: 9780763632663
Title: Bink & Gollie
Author: DiCamillo, Kate
Cover of Pug Blasts Off by Kyla May depicting a worried looking pug.
ISBN: 9781338530032
Title: Pug Blasts Off
Author: May, Kyla
Cover of Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla Lee depicting an Asian girl wearing a yellow shirt, purple skirt, and pink leggings holding several bags of seaweed chips.
ISBN: 9781534440098
Title: Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business
Cover of The Big Secret by Alexa Pearl depicting a gray horse standing on a cliff. Below her are several other horses.
ISBN: 9781499803891
Title: The Big Secret
Author: Pearl, Alexa
Cover of The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey depicting a shark, a wolf, a snake, and a piranha all wearing suits and ties.
ISBN: 9780545912402
Title: The Bad Guys
Author: Blabey, Aaron

Grade 2 - Non-fiction

Giant squid
ISBN: 9781596435995
Title: Giant squid by Candace Fleming - A nonfiction picture book exploring the mysterious life of the elusive giant squid
Author: Fleming, Candace, author.
The fly
ISBN: 9781770496361
Title: The fly by Elise Gravel - Celebrates the common house fly, sharing humorous scientific facts about everything from its ability to walk on ceilings to its taste for unappetizing foods
Author: Gravel, Elise, author.
Cover of What's Inside A Bird's Nest? depicting a blue, yellow, and orange bird sitting in a nest in a tree. There are several blue eggs and a baby bird in the nest.
ISBN: 9780593176528
Title: What's Inside A Bird's Nest?
Author: Ignotofsky, Rachel
Cover of Humongous Fungus depicting multiple types of mushrooms and other fungi. There is also a small frog and a caterpillar.
ISBN: 9780744033335
Title: Humongous Fungus
Author: Boddy, Lynne
Cover of Zero! The Number That Almost Wasn't depicting people in various types of historical clothing chasing the number zero.
ISBN: 9781623544324
Title: Zero! The Number That Almost Wasn't
Author: Albee, Sarah
Cover of Hurricane depicting a family in a red pickup truck driving next to rising water. There is a line of cars behind the truck.
ISBN: 9780823458493
Title: Hurricane
Author: Chin, Jason
Cover of Toes, Teeth, and Tentacles depicting a lemur, a snake, and a giant squid.
ISBN: 9780316456692
Title: Toes, Teeth, and Tentacles
Author: Jenkins, Steve
Cover of Wombats Are Pretty Weird depicting four wombats.
ISBN: 9780063234437
Title: Wombats Are Pretty Weird
Author: Cushman, Abi
Cover of How to Be a Doctor and Other Life-Saving Jobs depicting a female doctor holding up an x-ray of a hand and showing it to a man and a small child.
ISBN: 9798887771144
Title: How to Be a Doctor and Other Life-Saving Jobs
Author: Krishan, Punam
Cover of Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic depicting a narwhal swimming in the ocean.
ISBN: 9780593377789
Title: Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic
Author: Fleming, Candace
Cover of Axolotl: A First Field Guide to the Amphibian That Never Grows Up depicting a smiling, pink axolotl.
ISBN: 9781684495115
Title: Axolotl: A First Field Guide to the Amphibian That Never Grows Up
Author: Whited, Jessica LaMae
Cover of My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs depicting realistic and cartoon dinosaurs.
ISBN: 9780744099140
Title: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs
Author: Gupta, Kritika