LibraryAware Books for Second Graders

Second Grade Fiction

Ada Twist and the perilous pants
by Andrea Beaty

After Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets carried away wearing his famous helium pants, Ada and her friends must find a way to get him down before he floats too far away

Baloney and friends
by Greg Pizzoli

Follows Baloney the pig as he tries to do a magic trick, plays a video game, goes swimming, and gets involved in other activities with his best friend, Peanut the horse, along with Bizz the bee and Krabbit the grumpy rabbit

Beneath the bed and other scary stories
by Max Brallier

The kids at school dare John to visit the old house on the hill at night, and when he and his sister go in they find dusty dishes set on the table, a book open like it is waiting for a reader, and something hiding under the bed in the attic--and that is only one of the five scary stories with unexpected twists that are included in this collection

Bug boys
by Laura Knetzger

Beetle best friends Rhino-B and Stag-B spend days together exploring the world of Bug Village and beyond in a first adventure that finds them touring spooky caves, helping a spider save a library and protecting the communitys honey supply.

Dragons and marshmallows
by Asia Citro

Learning an amazing secret while discovering a glowing photo, young Zoey assists injured magical animals that begin showing up in her family's backyard barn, an effort that includes caring for a particularly challenging baby dragon.

Eva's treetop festival
by Rebecca Elliott

Having a Bloomtastic Festival at school to celebrate spring is a great idea--but Eva Wingdale, a young owl, discovers that it is also a lot of work, and there is nothing wrong with asking her friends for help

Game over, Super Rabbit Boy!
by Thomas Flintham

When the nefarious King Viking creates a robot army to spread No Fun throughout Animal Town and abducts fun-loving Singing Dog, video game character Super Rabbit Boy must use his speed and bravery to save the day, along with the help of a human player who must win level after level.

Inspector Flytrap
by Tom Angleberger

The creator of the Origami Yoda series and his wife, the creator of the Newbery Honor-winning El Deafo, present a debut entry in a series starring a disabled mystery-solving Venus flytrap, who investigates a mysterious glob on a recently discovered da Vinci painting.

King and Kayla and the case of the missing dog treats
by Dori Hillestad Butler

King's human, Kayla, has baked some treats for a friend's new puppy, Thor, but some go missing and it is up to King to find the culprit

Meet Yasmin!
by Saadia Faruqi

In this compilation of four separately published books, Pakistani American second grader Yasmin learns to cope with the small problems of school and home, while gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities

Noodlehead nightmares
by Tedd Arnold

Hollow headed brothers Mac and Mac star in a collection of bedtime stories inspired by folktales about fools from around the world, where slapstick humor, puns and wacky fun abound.

Pea, Bee, & Jay : stuck together
by Brian Smith

Like all peas, Pea loves to roll. So when a no-good strawberry dares him to roll all the way off the farm, he swears he can do it--eazy me-zee! But along the way, a powerful thunderstorm strikes and bounces Pea off course...and right into two unlikely new buds: a bee named Bee who thinks she knows it all, and a bird named Jay who can't figure out how to fly. On their own they may not look like much, but if this trio can stick together, they just might help Pea find his way back home!

Second Grade Nonfiction

Honeybee : the busy life of apis mellifera
by Candace Fleming

Describes the life of a typical worker bee, as she emerges from her cell, does different jobs around the hive while growing big enough and strong enough to fly, and flies far and wide to search for nectar

I am Jim Henson
by Brad Meltzer

A picture book introduction to the creator of the Muppets describes the creative spirit, performance talents and beliefs in the goodness of people that inspired his career and how he helped create the iconic programs Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.

I'm trying to love spiders : (it isn't easy)
by Bethany Barton

A riotous introduction to the world of spiders, told from the perspective of a narrator with arachnophobia, describes the superpowers that let them walk up walls, eat more than a dog's weight in bugs and more.

Just right : searching for the Goldilocks planet
by Curtis Manley

Lyrical text and engagingly detailed illustrations combine in a celebration of the mysteries of the universe that finds a young girl exploring fascinating scientific questions as they have been shaped by the effort to locate an Earth-like planet.

Truth or lie : dinosaurs!
by Erica S Perl

Presented in a question-and-answer format, a leveled reader for young dinosaur enthusiasts shares a wealth of illustrated fun facts and invites kids to identify which entries are false.