2–3 Reading List

Picture Books

• Allard, Harry: Miss Nelson Has a Field Day
• Bishop, Claire H.: Five Chinese Brothers
• Dahl, Roald: The Enormous Crocodile
• Fitzgerald Howard, Elizabeth: Aunt Flossie’s Hats
• Hughes, Langston: The Dream Keeper and Other Poems
• Hurd, E.: Mama Don’t Allow
• Kellog, Steven: Tally-Ho Pinkerton
• Mosel, Arlene: Tikki Tikki Tembo
• Pinkwater, Daniel: I Was a Second Grade Werewolf
• Steig, William: Dr. De Soto

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

• Van Allsberg, Chris: The Polar Express
• Williams, Marjorie: The Velveteen Rabbit

Folktales, Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends

• D’Aulaires: Norse Gods and Giants
• Aesop: Aesop’s Fables
• Aiken, Joan: A Necklace of Raindrops  
• Kellogg, Steven: John Henry

Mike Fink

Paul Bunyan

• Steptoe, John: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters

Early Readers

• Brown, Marc: Arthur Goes to Camp
• Coerr,E.: The Josefina Story Quilt
• Hoban, Lilian: The Story of Bentley Beaver
• Holmelund Minarik, Elise: Little Bear
• Lobel, Arnold: Frog and Toad are Friends

Mouse Tales

• Marshall, James: Fox on the Job
• Monjo :The Drinking Gourd
• Rainbow Series: Adventure Stories That Will Thrill You
• Rylant, Cynthia: Mr. Putter and Tabby
• Willems, Mo: Elephant and Pig (series)

Brief Chapter Books

• Adler, David: Cam Jansen (series)
• Cameron, Ann: Julian’s Glorious Summer
• Coombs, Patricia: Dorrie and the Blue Witch
• Kline, Suzy: Horrible Harry in Room 2B
• LeGuin, Ursula: Catwings (series)
• Shub, Elizabeth: The White Stallion

Novels

• Andrews Edwards, Julie: The Last of the Great Whangdoodles
• Applegate, Katherine: The One and Only Ivan
• Atwater, Richard & Florence: Mr. Popper’s Penguins
• Avi:The End of the Beginning
• Blume, Judy: The One in the Middle is the Blue Kangaroo

Superfudge

• Christpher, Matt: The Lucky Baseball Bat
• Cleary, Beverly: Henry and Ribsy

Ramona the Pest

• Clements, Andrew: Frindle
• Dahl, Roald: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Fantastic Mr. Fox

James and the Giant Peach

• DiCamillo, Kate: Flora and Ulysses

The Tale of Despereaux

• Gutman, Dan: Jackie and Me
• Hankes, Kevin: The Year of Billy Miller
• Hart Lovelave, Mari: Betsy Tacy (series)
• Lewis, C.S..: The Chronicles of Narnia
• Lingren, Astrid:  Pippi Longstocking
• Norton, Mary: The Borrowers
• Pennypacker, Sara: Clementine
• Rockwell: How to Eat Fried Worms
• Rodda, Emily: Rowan of Rin
• Rowling, J.K.: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
• Sachar, Louis: Sideways Stories from Wayside School
• Seldon, George:Cricket in Time Square
• Steig, William:Dominic
• White, E.B.: Charlotte’s Web
• Wilder, L.I.: Little House on the Prairie

Favorite Series

• Barrows, Annie: Ivy and Bean*
• Dami, Elisabetta: Geronimo Stilton*
• DiCamillo, Kate: Mercy Watson Princess in Disguise
• McDonald, Megan: The Incredible Shrinking Kid – Stink Series*

Judy Moody*

• Peirce, Lincoln: Big Nate*
• Roy, Ron: A to Z Mysteries
• Pope Osborne, Mary: Magic Tree House

Non-Fiction

• Donnelly, Judy: Tut’s Mummy: Lost…and Found
• Kramer, Sydelle: Submarines
• Little, Emily:The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War
• Milton, Joyce: Dinosaur Days

Gorillas

Whales

• Various: National Geographic Readers Series

Time for Kids Biography Serie

Best Bets for Reluctant Readers

• Holm, Jennifer L.: Baby Mouse  (graphic novel)
• Kinney, Jeff: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Pilkey , Dav: Captain Underpants
• Silverstein, Shel: Where the Sidewalk Ends
• Joke and Riddle books
• Non-fiction books of child’s particular interest

* Also good for reluctant readers