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KIDS

BOOKLISTS

Ages 6-8

Great Books for Second Graders

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Archie Takes Flight by Wendy Mass
On "Take Your Kid to Work Day," eight-year-old Archie discovers that his father drives a space taxi that shuttles aliens from one area of the universe to another.
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Space Taxi
Crossings : Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals by  Katy Duffield
"A non-fiction exploration of animal crossings built by animal lovers around the world to help animals cross over, under, around, and through human construction--|cProvided by publisher.
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.
Dog Gets a Pet by Jeff Mack
Pony has a surprise for Dog--a pet rock! Dog would have preferred a T-Rex, or a moose, or a cow for a pet, but Pony says if Dog gives the pet rock a name, Dog will like it more. Dog names his pet rock Lulu the T-Rex and says it likes to eat ponies! Uh-oh. Will Dog and Pony and Lulu learn to get along?
Donut Feed the Squirrels by  Mika Song
Two squirrel best friends meet their match: a donut food truck! This Eisner-nominated hilarious young graphic novel is perfect for fans of Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea and anyone who would do ANYTHING for a donut.
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends - Frog and Toad.
Heartsong's Missing Foal by  Whitney Sanderson
"Iris and Ruby go to look for their unicorn Heartsong after she went to the Fairy Forest to have her foal but never came back".
How to Write a Poem by Kwame Alexander
From this first stanza, readers are invited to pay attention--and to see that paying attention itself is poetry. Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido's playful text and Melissa Sweet's dynamic, inventive artwork are paired together to encourage readers to listen, feel, and discover the words that dance in the world around them--poems just waiting to be written down
Orris and Timble by Kate DiCamillo
Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his treasures, until the day his solitude is disrupted by a sudden flutter of wings and a loud screech. A small owl has gotten caught in a trap in the barn. Can Orris "make the good and noble choice" (as the king on his prized sardine can might recommend) and rescue the owl, despite the fact that owls and rats are natural enemies? And if he does, will he be ready for the consequences? With humor and tenderness, two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo brings us this first of three tales celebrating unlikely friendship and the power of sharing stories and doing the right thing.
Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu by  Ying Chang Compestine
The story of Rapunzel where she's being locked in a tower by a witch is a good one--but it's not totally the truth. The real story is about a young princess in China named Ra Pu Zel who doesn't want to talk to princes or look proper. What Pu Zel wants is to cook and eat in peace, her long hair neatly braided to keep it out of her food. And when she gets tired of everyone telling her what to do, she locks herself in a tower with her dog Bao. Although princes from everywhere try to convince her to come down, it's not until a young chef arrives with an intriguing food to share that Ra Pu Zel finally has a reason.
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.
Updated 06/01/2024