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2nd Grade

2nd Graders

Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet

Author: 
Kimberly DiPucchio
Illustrator: 
Bob Shea
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Reading Level: Grades PreK-2

Prudence Wants a Pet

Author: 
Cathleen Daly
Illustrator: 
Stephen Michael King
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Reading Level: Ages 3 - 9

Prudence really, really wants a pet, but her parents say no, so she is forced to find pets wherever she can, such as her pet Branch and Twig and Formal Footwear in this silly story of a very persistent little girl.

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The Star Maker

Author: 
Laurence Yep
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Reading Level: Grades 2-4

When Artie promises his mean cousin that he will give everyone firecrackers on the next Chinese New Year celebration, he immediately regrets it. How will he ever come up with enough money to buy all those firecrackers? Sympathetic to Artie's problem is Uncle Chester - a fun loving everyman who is wildly popular in Chinatown where Artie's family lives. Uncle Chester promises Artie that he will help - but when Uncle Chester's seemingly endless money starts to run out, Artie begins to worry.

The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy

Author: 
Dori Hillestad Butler
Illustrator: 
Jeremy Tugeau
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Reading Level: Grades 1-3

King, a golden retriever, is in the p-o-u-n-d and he doesn't know why! His family, Dad and Kayla (Mom is in the National Guard and not at home) went on vacation to Grandma's house and they never came home!

But now that King is in the pound, other families are looking at him and he is ADOPTED!!!! His new family calls him Buddy! How can King be adopted when Kayla and Dad are missing and he needs to find them?

The Abandoned Lighthouse

Author: 
Albert Lamb
Illustrator: 
David McPhail
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Grades K-2

When a bear falls asleep in a rowboat and the tide comes in, the boat floats out to sea, landing at a lighthouse.

A boy loses his ball in the same rowboat, and floats out to sea with his little dog, landing at the lighthouse - where the lonely bear is happy to see them.

The three new friends go fishing to catch their diner - but then a storm comes and the little dog, boy, and bear are frightened; they turn on the lighthouse light and stop a ship from crashing into the lighthouse island.

Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off

Author: 
Herman Parish
Illustrator: 
Lynn Sweat
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Grades K-2

Amelia Bedelia is back again... and this time she's in a baking contest! What silly antics will she get up to this time?  Who knows... but they're bound to be delicious.

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Happy Pig Day!

Author: 
Mo Willems
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Reading Level: Everyone!

Piggie is excited to celebrate Pig Day, and Gerald is sad because, well, he isn't a pig... so how can he possibly celebrate Pig Day with his very best friend?

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The Boy Who Bit Picasso

Author: 
Antony Penrose
The Boy Who Bit Picasso

Reading Level: Age 6 - 10

Most children bite someone when they are little. Tony Penrose bit the world famous artist, Pablo Picasso (who bit him back.) Now grown Antony shares his memories of a close family friend. Tony's parents are photographer, Lee Miller, and artist, Roland Penrose which explains the close connectin between the Penrose and Picasso families. The book is filled with artworks by Picasso, old photographs by Tony's mother, and drawings by modern day children.

If Rocks Could Sing: A Discovered Alphabet

Author: 
Leslie McGuirk
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Reading Level: Ages 4 - 8

This unique alphabet book is illustrated entirely with interestingly shaped rocks. You'll never look at a rocky beach the same way again!

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