Read-Aloud Books for 2nd Grade

Second graders can handle longer read-alouds and are starting to appreciate chapter books read over multiple days. These picks include single-sitting picture books for focused lessons and short chapter books for the sustained experience of living inside a story together.

6,447 books

Cover of Huggly Gets Dressed
Huggly Gets Dressed
Tedd Arnold
Ages 4–11
Cover of Castle
Castle #1
Castle
Kay Barnham
Ages 4–11
Cover of Witch Mama
Witch Mama
Judith Caseley
Ages 4–11
Cover of I Love Mom with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
I Love Mom with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
Ages 3–7
Cover of Frindle
Frindle
Andrew Clements
Ages 6–9
Cover of I Hear a Pickle And Smell, See, Touch, & Taste It, Too!
I Hear a Pickle And Smell, See, Touch, & Taste It, Too!
Rachel Isadora
Ages 4–11
Cover of Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln
Turning Point Books #1
Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln
Judith St. George
Ages 4–11
Cover of Dragons Love Tacos
Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin
Ages 4–11
Cover of Max and Mama
Max and Mama
Laura Numeroff
Ages 3–7
Cover of Ancient Egypt Tales of Gods and Pharaohs
Ancient Egypt Tales of Gods and Pharaohs
Marcia Williams
Ages 4–11
Cover of Froggy's Day with Dad
Froggy's Day with Dad
Jonathan London
Ages 4–11
Cover of Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep
Sleep, Black Bear #1
Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep
Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Ages 4–8
Cover of The Muppets: I Am Kermit the Frog
The Muppets #1
The Muppets: I Am Kermit the Frog
Ray Santos
Ages 4–8
Cover of Isle of You
Isle of You
David LaRochelle
Ages 4–8
Cover of Whiskers, Once and Always
Whiskers, Once and Always
Doris Orgel
Ages 4–11
Cover of How to Catch a Mermaid
How to Catch a Mermaid
Adam Wallace
Ages 3–7
Cover of Olivia's Opposites
Olivia's Opposites
Ian Falconer
Ages 4–11
Cover of Rainforest
Rainforest
Penelope Arlon, Tory Gordon-Harris
Ages 4–11
Cover of Island Counting 1 2 3
Island Counting 1 2 3
Frané Lessac
Ages 4–11
Cover of Nick Sharratt's Big Book of Crazy Mix-ups
Nick Sharratt's Big Book of Crazy Mix-ups
Nick Sharratt
Ages 4–11
Cover of Undersea Creatures
Undersea Creatures
Unknown
Ages 4–11
Cover of Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali
Charles R. Smith
Ages 4–11
Cover of Home Run The Story of Babe Ruth
Home Run The Story of Babe Ruth
Robert Burleigh
Ages 4–11
Cover of Anywhere Farm
Anywhere Farm
Phyllis Root
Ages 4–11