Barrows,
Annie. Ivy
and Bean Doomed to Dance.
Second-graders
Ivy and Bean beg for ballet lessons, then, when they are cast as squids in
their first recital, they want out.
Brisson, Pat. Hot Fudge Hero.
In each of three episodes, which
involve an unfriendly neighbor, his sister, or his mom, Bertie succeeds in
being rewarded with his favorite, a hot fudge sundae.
Brown, Marc and
Krensky, Stephen. Arthur
and the Double Dare.
Unhappy about how much homework they
have to do, Arthur and his friends dare each other to
skip school. If you enjoy this book,
look for others in the Marc Brown Arthur Chapter Book series.
Byars, Betsy. Tornado.
As they wait out a tornado in their
storm cellar, a family listens to their farmhand tell stories about the dog
that was blown into his life by another tornado when he was a boy.
Cazet, Denys. Minnie and
Moo: The Case of the Missing Jelly
Donut.
Cow friends Minnie and Moo search for
a jelly donut thief who may have left behind a blue feather.
Child, Lauren. Clarice Bean,
Guess Who’s Babysitting?
When her Uncle Ted, the fireman, comes to stay with Clarice and her brothers and sister while her mother is away, things get somewhat hectic.
Christopher,
Matt. The Dog That Stole Football Plays.
A boy and his psychic dog are able to
steal plays from the opposing football team.
DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson: Something
Wonky This Way Comes.
The beguiling pig created
by Newbery Medalist DiCamillo ("The Tale of Despereaux") is back in a tale full of treats, tricky
turns, hijinks, and high humor, in which she creates
some Halloween havoc.
Fleming, Candace. Muncha! Muncha!
Muncha!
After planting the garden he has
dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a
way to keep some persistent bunnies from eating all his vegetable.
Grey, Mini. Traction Man
Meets Turbodog
Traction
Man, an action figure, teams up with the high-tech but not-so-bright Turbodog to rescue Scrubbing Brush, his missing sidekick, from
the terrible underworld of the bin.
Henkes, Kevin. Lilly’s Purple
Plastic Purse.
Lilly loves everything about school,
especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her
new purse, she does something for which she is very
sorry later.
Himmelman, John. Chickens
to the Rescue.
Farmer Greenstalk’s
family is plagued by minor mishaps, but, never fear,
his unflappable fowl are ready to rush in and save the day. Himmelman’s
uproarious artwork abounds with laugh-out-loud details as the plucky pullets
perform each task with efficiency and elan.
Howe,
James. Pinky and Rex and the Perfect Pumpkin.
When Rex
accompanies Pinky and his relatives on their trip to pick pumpkins, she feels left
out because of the behavior of Pinky's cousin Abby.
Hurwitz,
Joanna. Elisa in the Middle.
Five-year-old Elisa has an older
brother and a new baby brother, but her elderly neighbor says the middle is the
best, just like the filling in a sandwich.
Hurwitz,
Joanna. Russell Sprouts.
Home and school
adventures of Russell, age six and growing up fast.
Juster, Norman.
The Hello, Goodbye Window.
The
first picture book by the author of the classic "The Phantom
Tollbooth" tells the story of a little girl who finds a magic gateway in
the kitchen window of her grandparents' house, and the voyage of discovery she
takes. The 2006 Caldecott Medal
Winner.
Kline,
Suzy. Song Lee in Room 2B.
Spring becomes a memorable time for
Miss Mackle's second-grade classroom because of the
antics of Horrible Harry and the special insights of shy Song Lee.
Krensky,
Stephan. Lionel and His Friends.
Lionel and his friends have dinner,
trade sandwiches at school, eavesdrop on Louise and Emily, and play baseball.
Lowry, Lois. Gooney Bird Is So
Absurd.
The
fourth hilarious title in Lowry's popular Gooney Bird series. Mrs. Pidgeon
is teaching her class about poetry. Who knew there could be so many different
ways to write a poem? Haikus, couplets, limericks--Gooney Bird Greene and the
rest of the class soon find that writing good poetry takes a lot of hard work
and creative thinking.
Muth, Jon J. Zen
Shorts.
In Muth’s
story of inquisitive siblings who befriend a wise panda and learn three
lessons, luminous watercolors and starkly contrasting Asian-inspired brush
paintings elegantly convey gentle, timeless messages about self-knowledge and
acceptance. A 2006
Caldecott Honor Book.
O’Malley, Kevin.
Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates.
Planet Jurassica is under siege. The
sinister space pirates have raided the Imperial palace and stolen the famous
Jewels of Jurassica. This looks like a job for . . .
Captain Raptor!. . . hero of a thousand space
missions; champion of truth, justice, and dinosaurs in space throughout the
galaxy. If anyone can track down those marauding space pirates, it’s Captain
Raptor.
Once Upon A Cool Motorcycle Dude.
A girl and a boy cooperatively write a fairy tale for school involving a princess, her ponies, a giant, and a biker.
Palatini, Margie. Lousy
Rotten Stinkin’ Grapes.
Retells the fable of a
frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides
they must be sour anyway.
Park,
Barbara. Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake.
Junie, a spunky, sometimes exasperating,
kindergartener, looks forward to winning lots of prizes at the school carnival,
but a fruit cake was not exactly what she had in mind.
Pilkey, Dav. Dragon’s Fat Cat.
Dragon finds a fat cat in the snow
outside his house, brings it inside, and soon has a family.
Porte,
Barbara Ann. Harry’s Mom.
Even though Harry's mother died when he was one, he still has loving
family members who can tell him how brave and wonderful she was.
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry
and Mudge.
Henry, feeling lonely on a street
without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge.
Salley, Coleen. Epossumondas Plays Possum.
Forgetting his mother's
warnings, Epossumondas goes into the swamp alone then
must play dead as he hears frightening sounds he thinks is the dreaded loup garou.
Shannon, David. Duck on a Bike.
A duck decides to ride a bike and soon
influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.
Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great Goes Undercover.
Nate the Great takes on his first
night case and tries to solve the mystery of the garbage snatcher.
Aliki.
Digging Up Dinosaurs.
Briefly
introduces various types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are
seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study
fossilized dinosaur bones.
Branley, Franklin. The
Big Dipper.
Explains basic
facts about the Big Dipper, including which stars make up the constellation,
how its position changes in the sky, and how it points to the North Star.
Brighton,
Catherine. The
Fossil Girl: Mary Anning’s Dinosaur Discovery.
In simple cartoon style, tells the
story of a twelve-year-old English girl's discovery of an ichthyosaurus
skeleton.
Cole, Joanna. The
Magic School Bus series.
Gibbons,
Gail. The Planets.
Discusses the
movements, location, and characteristics of the nine known planets of our solar
system.
Gibbons,
Gail. Monarch Butterfly.
Describes the life
cycle, body parts, and behavior of the monarch butterfly. Includes
instructions on how to raise a monarch.
Hopkins,
Lee Bennett. Good
Books, Good Times!
An
anthology of poems about the joys of books and reading.
Jenkins,
Steve.
Dogs and Cats.
It’s two paws up for this unique look into
the worlds of cats and dogs. Spectacular, colorful torn paper illustrations of everyone’s
favorite pets reveals their history, traits and amazing facts. Find out all about dogs and then flip the
book over to explore the lives of cats.
Living Color.
Red,
purple, green, yellow … discover how animals use colors to say “Look at me!” or
“Don’t touch.” Over sixty animals are
realistically and strikingly illustrated in paper collage. Exciting and informative.
King,
Martin Luther, Jr. I Have A Dream.
Contains the
complete text of the civil rights leader's speech, accompanied by illustrations
of African American artists who have been the recipients of the Coretta Scott
King Award or Honor.
Markle, Sandra. Little Lost Bat.
A veteran science writer shares the
story of an orphaned Mexican free-tailed bat as he is adopted and nurtured by a
surrogate mother bat. Part
of a 20,000 --- member Texan cave community, the realistic illustrations give
an accurate view of an amazing chiropteran ecosystem. A must for budding bat
enthusiasts.
Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Sojourner Truth’s
Step-Stomp Stride.
Pringle,
Laurence. Bats!: Strange and
Wonderful.
A look at
Earth's only flying mammal describes the various kinds of bats and how they
live, and demonstrates how bats help the environment by eating mosquitoes and
aiding in plant reproduction.
Schachner, Judith Byron. Knock, Knock!.
Knock,
Knock! Who’s there? Noah.
Noah who? Noah great book of
hilarious knock knock jokes, written by 14 well-known
and talented children’s book artists?
The jokes may be familiar, but it’s the rollicking illustrations that
make this one of the funniest books around!
Share the laughs with someone you love.
Wheeler,
Lisa. Mammoths on the Move.
“Stepping,
stomping, marching, tromping. Watch out,
wooly mammoths!” The rhyming text sings
as the dramatic scatchboard-and-watercolor paintings
portray the migratory journey of these fascinating prehistoric creatures.
Also try Seymour Simon’s books
about planets, weather, animals or seasons.
Mr. Simon’s books are great to read aloud to nonfiction-loving second
graders.
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