Suggested Titles for Grades 2-3:

Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry

Fly Guy! By Tedd Arnold

Ivy and Bean series by Ann Barrows

Judy Moody, Stink, and Daisy Jane books by Megan McDonald

Fairy Series by Daisy Meadows

Atomic Ace series by Jeff Weigel

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies

Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine

Pictures from Our Vacation by Lynne Rae Perkins

The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County by Janice N. Harrigton

Nonfiction

Owen an Mzee: The Language of Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff

Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World by Isabella Hatkoff

Dogs and Cats , also Living Color and others by Steve Jenkins

Hey Batta Batta Swing!: The Wild Old Days of Baseball by Sally Cook and James Charlton

Spiders by Nic Bishop

Poetry

Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes

Any collections by Douglas Florian

Any collections by Jack Prelutsky

Science Verse, or Math Curse by Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith

Dogku by Andrew Clements

How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird by Jacques Prevert