K-2
Reading to your child is an extremely important aspect of you child
gaining literacy skills. As you read to your child, follow the text
with your finger and ask questions about the pictures and text.
Some recommended authors to explore this summer:
Eric Carle
Dr. Suess
Audrey Woods
Mercer Mayer
Jan Brett
Frank Asch
Norman Bidwell
Marc T. Brown
Nancy Carlson
Pat Hutchins
Peter Spier
Shel Silverstein
Some books you and your child may find interesting:
Officer Buckle and Gloria
The Wolf’s Chicken Stew
If the Dinosaurs Came Back
Tacky the Penguin
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Polar Express
Ira’s Sleep Over
Curious George
Miss Nelson is Missing
Have a wonderful summer!
Reading List
For Students Entering Grade 2
Choose at least 6 books from the list below. The easier books are
on the top of the list, the more difficult ones are toward the bottom.
| Title |
Author |
| And I Mean
It, Stanley |
Crosby Bonsall |
| There’s
A Hippopotamus Under My Bed |
R. Cruz |
| Mouse Tales |
Arnold Lobel |
| The House That
Jack Built |
Rodney Peppe |
| Where the Wild
Things Are |
Maurice Sendak |
| Chicka Chicka
Boom Boom |
Bill Martin |
| Clifford and
the Grouchy Neighbors |
Norman Bridwell |
| Owl and the
Pussy Cat |
Edward Lear |
| The Man Who
Didn’t Do His Dishes |
Phyllis Krasilovsky |
| The Very Hungry
Caterpillar |
Eric Carle |
| Frog and Toad
are Friends |
Arnold Lobel |
| Henry and Mudge
and the Forever Sea |
Cynthia Rylant |
| Mr. Gumpy’s
Outing |
John Burningham |
| The Big Sneeze |
Ruth Brown |
| The Surprise
Party |
Pat Hutchins |
| You Can’t
Catch Me |
Joanne Oppenheim |
| Blackberry
Ink |
Eve Merriam |
| Could Be Worse! |
James Stevenson |
| Miss Nelson
Is Missing |
Harry Allard |
| When I Was
Young in the Mountains |
Cynthia Rylant |
| The Very Worst
Monster |
Pat Hutchins |
| Who Sank the
Boat? |
Pamela Allen |
| Clams Can’t
Sing |
James Stevenson |
| Come Back,
Amelia Bedelia |
Peggy Parish |
| Nana Upstairs
& Nana Downstairs |
Tomie De Paola |
| The Boy Who
Cried Wolf |
Tony Ross |
| Liar, Liar,
Pants on Fire |
Miriam Cohen |
| The Jolly Postman |
Jane Ahlber |
| Cam Jansen
& the Mystery of the Carnival Prize |
David Alder |
| Here Comes
Raccoons |
L. Hoban |
