Social Awareness Books for 2nd Grade

Second graders are ready to consider the perspective of people who are genuinely different from them, different families, different cultures, different abilities. These books expand their circle of empathy.

1,192 books

Cover of The Same But Different Too
The Same But Different Too
Karl Newson
Ages 4–7
Cover of Afternoon of the Elves
Afternoon of the Elves
Janet Taylor Lisle
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Katherine Paterson
Ages 8–12
Cover of Incident at Hawk's Hill
Newbery Honor Book #1
Incident at Hawk's Hill
Allan W. Eckert
Ages 8–12
Cover of The Goldfish Boy
The Goldfish Boy
Lisa Anne Thompson
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Red Dragon A 3-D Picture Book with Press-out Disguises
The Red Dragon A 3-D Picture Book with Press-out Disguises
Stephen Wyllie
Ages 4–8
Cover of Mio, My Son
Mio, My Son
Astrid Lindgren
Ages 4–11
Cover of Dream of Night
Dream of Night
Heather Henson
Ages 8–12
Cover of Grandma's Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story
Grandma's Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story
S. D. Nelson
Ages 4–11
Cover of Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Leo Lionni
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Circles All Around Us
The Circles All Around Us
Brad Montague
Ages 3–7
Cover of The View from the Very Best House in Town
The View from the Very Best House in Town
Meera Trehan
Ages 8–12
Cover of Pandora
Pandora #1
Pandora
Victoria Turnbull
Ages 4–11
Cover of Hooray for Grandparents Day!
Lassie Lower School #1
Hooray for Grandparents Day!
Nancy Carlson
Ages 4–11
Cover of Call Me Moby
Call Me Moby
Lars Kenseth
Ages 4–8
Cover of Ugly
Ugly
Robert Hoge
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Vampire Moves in
The Little Vampire #2
The Vampire Moves in
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Ages 4–11
Cover of Kristy and the Snobs: A Graphic Novel
The Baby-Sitters Club #10
Kristy and the Snobs: A Graphic Novel
Ann M. Martin
Ages 8–12
Cover of Chancey: Horses of the Maury River Stables
Chancey: Horses of the Maury River Stables
Gigi Amateau
Ages 4–11
Cover of Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish
Audrey L and Audrey W #1
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish
Carter Higgins
Ages 4–11
Cover of Loser
Loser
Jerry Spinelli
Ages 8–12
Cover of Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins #1
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott O'Dell, O'Dell Scott
Ages 8–12
Cover of Dogman
Dogman
John Dowie
Ages 3–7
Cover of Oddly
Oddly
Joyce Dunbar
Ages 4–11