Grade 2 Summer List 2026
2026 reading list for rising Grade 2 students including: early reader series and transitional chapter books; biography and nonfiction; and read-aloud classics (old and new)
- 744 Resources including
- 81 Videos
- 45 Book Readings
- 92 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 48 book results from the CRL "Grade 2 Summer List 2026".
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
45+ Resources14 Awards
The Princess in Black
by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and LeUyen Pham
Book 1 in series
40+ Resources
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline
35+ Resources5 Awards
See the Cat: Three Stories about a Dog
by David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka
35+ Resources5 Awards
Skunk and Badger
by Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen
Book 1 in series
35+ Resources5 Awards
¡El gallo que no se callaba! / The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!
by Carmen Agra Deedy and Eugene Yelchin
30+ Resources8 Awards
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
by Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki
25+ Resources8 Awards
Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller
by Breanna J. McDaniel and April Harrison
25+ Resources13 Awards
Mochi Queen
by Debbi Michiko Florence and Elizabet Vukovic
Book 1 in series
25+ Resources4 Awards
Henry, Like Always
by Jenn Bailey and Mika Song
Book 1 in series
25+ Resources7 Awards
Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe
by Amy S. Hansen, Wanda Díaz Merced, and Rocío Arreola Mendoza
25+ Resources10 Awards
When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T. Rex
by Toni Buzzeo and Diana Sudyka
20+ Resources4 Awards
Up, Up, Ever Up!: Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains
by Anita Yasuda and Yuko Shimizu
20+ Resources10 Awards
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs
by Kate Messner and Matthew Forsythe
20+ Resources8 Awards
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea
by Ben Clanton
Book 1 in series
20+ Resources3 Awards
Emma McKenna, Full Out
by Kate Messner and Kat Fajardo
Book 1 in series
20+ Resources1 Awards
In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More Than 500 Million Years
by David Elliott and Matthew Trueman
15+ Resources3 Awards
When Alexander Graced the Table
by Alexander Smalls, Denene Millner, and Frank Morrison
15+ Resources4 Awards
What Makes a Monster?: Discovering the World's Scariest Creatures
by Jess Keating
10+ Resources1 Awards
As Edward Imagined: A Story of Edward Gorey in Three Acts
by Matthew Burgess and Marc Majewski
10+ Resources3 Awards
So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story
by Anne Wynter and Jerome Pumphrey
10+ Resources3 Awards
Glenn Burke, Game Changer: The Man Who Invented the High Five
by Phil Bildner and Daniel J. O'Brien
10+ Resources3 Awards
Kind Like Marsha: Learning from LGBTQ+ Leaders
by Sarah Prager and Cheryl Thuesday
10+ Resources1 Awards
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up
by Melissa Thomson and Frank Morrison
Book 1 in series
10+ Resources
The Great Ball Game: A Muskogee Story
by Joseph Bruchac and Susan L. Roth
10+ Resources
True You: A Gender Journey
by Gwen Agna and Shelley Rotner
10+ Resources
My Pollinator Garden: How I Plant for Bees, Butterflies, Beetles, and More
by Jordan Zwetchkenbaum and Kate Cosgrove
10+ Resources3 Awards
Robot Rampage: A Buzz Beaker Brainstorm
by Scott Nickel and Andy J. Smith
5+ Resources
This Little Pup Went to the Market
by Cam Higgins and Ariel Landy
5+ Resources
Above are books from the CRL "Grade 2 Summer List 2026" that are currently on TeachingBooks.
