Books for the Beginning Reader



Super Series

Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows

Julian Rodriguez by Alexander Stadler

Clementine by Sarah Pennypacker*

Alvin Ho: Allergic to… by Lenore Look

Oggie Cooder by Sarah Weeks*

Phineas L. Macguire by Francis O’Roark Dowell*

Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton

Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry

Judy Moody by Megan McDonald

Stink by Megan McDonald

Time Warp Trio by Jon Scieszka

Lunch Lady and the… by Jarrett Krosoczka

Ramona by Beverly Cleary*

The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black*

Cam Jansen by David Adler

Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne

Babymouse by Jennifer Holm

Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist by Jim Benton

Ricky Ricotta by Dav Pilkey

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald*

Other Fun Fiction

How to Save Your Tail: If You are a Rat Nabbed by Cats Who Really Like Stories About… by Mary Hanson

Runaway Radish by Jessie Haas

Starring Grace by Mary Hoffman*

26 Fairmont Avenue by Tomie dePaola

Leonardo's Horse by Jean Fritz*

Juan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican Folktale by Marisa Montes*

Rachel's Journal: The Story of a Pioneer Girl by Marissa Moss

Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories by Rosemary Wells

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child*

The Ink Drinker by Eric Sanvoisin

Joey Fly, Private Eye, In Creepy Crawly Time by Aaron Reynolds

The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick

Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss*

Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom by Eric Wight

The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman*

Sideway Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar*

Sure as Sunrise: Stories of Bruh Rabbit and His Walkin’ Talkin’ Friends by Alice McGill*

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling

Atomic Ace (He’s Just My Dad) by Jeff Weigel

Lady Lollipop by Dick King-Smith*

The Twits by Roald Dahl*

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe*

How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren*

Poetry and Nonfiction

Dogs Rule by Daniel Kirk

My Dog May be a Genius by Jack Prelutsky

Orangatan Tongs: Poems to Tangle Your Tongue by Jon Agee*

Adventures in Cartooning by James Strum

Astronaut Handbook by Meghan McCarthy

Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine*

Mr. Lincoln’s Boys by Staton Rabin

Pelé, King of Soccer / Pelé, El Rey del Futbol by Monica Brown

Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman by Marc Tyler Nobleman

Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull*

You Are the First Kid on Mars by Patrick O’Brien

Go, Go America by Dan Yaccarino*

How Strong is It? A Mighty Book About Strength by Ben Hillman

Living Color by Steve Jenkins

Nic Bishop Spiders by Nic Bishop

Into the Air: An Illustrated Timeline of Flight by Ryan Ann Hunter

When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Muñoz Ryan*

Down Down Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steve Jenkins

How Much is a Million? by David Schwartz

*These books would be especially fun or helpful to read aloud with an adult.

Authors to Look For

Aliki

Alma Flor Ada

Nic Bishop

Denys Cazet

Beverly Cleary

Andrew Clements

Joanna Cole

Roald Dahl

Kate DiCamillo

Tomie DePaola

Betsy Duffey

Patricia Reilly Giff

James Howe

Johanna Hurwitz

Steve Jenkins

Kathleen Krull

Suzy Kline

Stephen Krensky

David Macaulay

Jake Maddox

Jean Marzollo

Patricia McKissack

Mary Pope Osborne

Dav Pilkey

Louis Sachar

Jon Sciezcka

Dr. Seuss

Mo Willems

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Summertime Tales

Bats at the Library by Brian Lies

Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp by Denise Fleming

Lousy Rotten Stinking Grapes by Margie Palatini

Night Lights by Susan Gal

Princess Hyacinth (A Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated) by Florence Parry Heide

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee

Thunder-Boomer! by Shutta Crum

Hats Off for the Fourth of July! by Harriet Ziefert

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies

Tsunami! by Kimiko Kajikawa

Horrid Harry by Francesca Simon

Wild Tracks! A Guide to Nature’s Footprints by Jim Arnosky

Berryessa Union School District

Summertime Recommended Reads

For Second and Third Graders

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