BOOKS RM 2 CALENDAR
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The following book list was compiled by the Office of Catholic Education, Diocese of Cleveland.
The books are listed in the Reading Curriculum for Grade Two. The reading levels are approximate.
Many books are wonderful stories for parents to read to their children. Any of these books can be used for Accelerated Reader or book reports. If your favorite book is not listed, I would be happy to add it!
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| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. |
Easy Reading | |
| Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss |
Average | |
| Chicka, Chicka Boom, Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. |
Easy Reading | |
| Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino |
Easy Reading | |
| Jam Berry by Bruce Degan |
Easy Reading | |
| Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? by Nancy White |
Easy Reading | |
| Naughty Little Monkey by Jim Aylesworth |
Easy Reading | |
| Owl Babies by Martin Waddells |
Easy Reading | |
| Silly Sally by Audrey Wood |
Easy Reading | |
| Six Sick Sheep by Joan Cole |
Average | |
| The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle |
Easy Reading | |
| The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle |
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| Multicultural | ||
| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| Abuela by Arthur Dorros |
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| Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale by adapted by Gerald McDermott |
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| Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley |
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| How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina R. Friedman |
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| Nettie's Trip South by Ann Turner |
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| The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchida |
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| There's No Such Thing as a Chanukah Bush, Sandy Goldstein by Susan Sussman |
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| Watch the Stars Come Out by Rikki Levinson |
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| Why Mosqitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema |
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| Poetry | ||
| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein |
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| If I Were in Charge of the World by Judith Viorst |
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| Pass it On: African-American Poetry for Children by selected by Wade Hudson |
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| Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young by Jack Prelutsky |
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| Sing a Song of Popcorn by selected by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers |
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| The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky |
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| The Random House Book of Poetry for Children by Jack Prelutsky |
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| Fiction | ||
| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst |
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| Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett |
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| Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey |
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| Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina |
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| Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes |
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| Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin |
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| Clifford: The Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell |
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| Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett |
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| Corduroy by Don Freeman |
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| Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin |
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| Freckle Juice by Judy Blume |
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| Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry |
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| Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson |
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| Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary |
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| If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff |
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| If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff |
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| If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff |
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| If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Joffe Numeroff |
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| If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Joffe Numeroff |
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| If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Joffe Numeroff |
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| Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes |
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| Maggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary |
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| Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey |
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| Math Curse by Jon Scieszka |
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| My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett |
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| My Teacher Sleeps in School by Leatie Weiss |
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| Now One Foot, Now the Other by Tomie dePaola |
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| Office Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman |
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| Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary |
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| Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathman |
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| Stellaluna by Janell Cannon |
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| Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola |
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| The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola |
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| The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein |
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| The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Wabber |
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| The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco |
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| The King Who Rained by Fred Gwynne |
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| The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn |
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| The Mitten by Jan Brett |
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| The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister |
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| The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant |
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| The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats |
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| The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle |
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| The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka |
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| The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle |
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| Verdi by Janell Cannon |
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| Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak |
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