Books for 1^st and 2^nd graders
see also Summer Reading Suggestions for Grade 1 and Grade 2
and Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award books

EC ARN
Arnold, Tedd.  Hi! Fly Guy.  ALA Notable Book 2006
When Buzz captures a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and the judges tell him that a fly cannot be a pet, but Fly Guy proves them wrong.

 EC ARN
Arnold, Tedd.  Super Fly Guy (#2).  and latest Shoo, Fly Guy (#3)
Fly Guy visits the school cafeteria and gets the lunch lady fired.

EC BAN
Bang-Campbell, Monika.  Little Rat rides. 
Little Rat overcomes her fear and learns to ride a horse, just like her daddy did when he was young

EC BAN
Bang-Campbell, Monika.  Little Rat sets sail
With a little courage and a lot of practice, Little Rat overcomes her fear of sailing.

FIC BAU
Bauer, Marion Dane.  The blue ghost. 
While visiting her grandmother's log cabin, Liz encounters the ghost of her great-great-great grandmother and suddenly finds that she has been transported back in time.

FIC BAU
Bauer, Marion Dane.  The red ghost.
While Jenna gives her little sister an old doll in red velvet as a birthday present, some very disturbing instances occur and Jenna begins to suspect that the doll might be haunted.

EC BOG
Bogart, Jo Ellen.  The big tree gang. 
A grandmother travels around the world and brings back gifts for her granddaughter.

EC BRA
Bradford, Karleen.  Ghost wolf. 
Matt is starting to fit in at camp when he makes a blunder that sends him on a midnight quest from which only a ghost wolf can lead him to safety.

 EC BYA
Byars, Betsy Cromer.  Little Horse on his own.  and also Little Horse
A storm sets Little Horse free from the fence holding him captive - maybe to find his way back to the Valley of the Little Horses and his mother.

 EC CHA
Chaconas, Dori. Cork & Fuzz ALA Notable Book 2007
A possum and a muskrat become friends despite their many differences.

EC COO
Cooper, Ilene.  Absolutely Lucy. 
Bobby is a shy boy until he gets a beagle puppy named Lucy, who helps him to make new friends.

FIC COV
Coville, Bruce.  The evil elves.  (Moongobble and me)
In order to complete his third task and become a member of the Society of Magicians, Moongobble embarks on a quest to recover a magical stone and help his old elf friends at the same time.

EC CUT
Cutler, Jane.  Rose and Riley come and go.
Relates the outdoor adventures of two good friends as they collect sea shells, photograph wildflowers, and listen to the songs of a backyard mockingbird. 

EC CUT
Cutler, Jane.  Rose and Riley.
Together, two good friends figure out how to prepare for the possibility of rain, how to celebrate un-birthdays, and what to do with worries.

EC DiC
DiCamillo, Kate.  Mercy Watson goes for a ride.  ALA Notable Book 2007
Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.

EC DiC
DiCamillo, Kate.  Mercy Watson to the rescue.  ALA Notable Book 2006
After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor. see also Mercy Watson fights crime and Mercy Watson Princess in Disguise

EC EDW
Edwards, Michelle.  Zero grandparents.
Calliope does not have a grandmother or grandfather to bring to school on Grandparent's Day, but she finds a special way to participate anyway.

FIC FRI
Friedman, Laurie B., Happy birthday, Mallory!
After a difficult year, Mallory plans a month-long celebration of her ninth birthday in hopes that her next year will be wonderful.

EC GRE
Greenburg, Dan.  Dude, where's my spaceship?  (Weird Planet series)
When their spaceship crash lands on Earth, Ploo is captured by the Army and taken to the mysterious Area 51. While her brothers, Lek and Klatu, try to rescue her, Ploo uses her ESP to make a new friend.

FIC GUE
Guest, Elissa Haden., Irs and Walter
When Iris moves to the country, she misses the city where she formerly lived, but with the help of a new friend named Walter, she learns to adjust to her new home

FIC GUE
Guest, Elissa Haden., Irs and Walter, true friends
Walter shows Iris how to make friends with his horse Rain, and in turn, Iris helps Walter deal with a problem at school.

EC HAA
Haas, Jessie.  Jigsaw pony and also Birthday Pony
Twins Kiera and Fran have never agreed on anything but when their dream comes true and their father surprises them with a pony, they must learn to work together to care for their new pet. 

EC HOW
Howe, Jamesr.  Houndsley and Catina
Houndsley and Catina run into trouble when they decide to prove that they are the best at cooking and writing, respectively.

EC HOW
Howe, Jamesr.  Houndsley and Catina and the birthday surprise
Friends Houndsley and Catina are sad because they do not know when their birthdays are, but they solve the problem in a thoughtful and creative way.

EC JAC
Jacobson, Jennifer.  Andy Shane and the very bossy Dolores  Starbuckle.
Andy Shane hates school, mainly because of a tattletale know-it-all named Dolores Starbuckle, but Granny Webb, who has taken care of him all his life, joins him in class one day and helps him solve the problem.

EC JAC
Jacobson, Jennifer.  Andy Shane and the pumpkin trick
Andy Shane, with help from Grandma Webb and some marbles, tricks the people who keep stealing his friend Dolores Starbuckle's Halloween pumpkin

FIC JON
Jones, Miranda, .  Make a wish!
While shopping with her grandmother at a flea market, nine-year-old Ali buys an old lava lamp that turnsout to have a wish-granting genie inside.

FIC KER

Kerrin, Jessica Scott.  Martin Bridge : on the lookout! 
Yesterday's party -- Field trip -- Polly.  Presents three short stories for early readers about the misadventures of Martin Bridge.

E KVA
Kvasnosky, Laura. Zelda and Ivey: the Runaways. Geisel award winner 2007
In three short stories, two fox sisters run away from home, bury a time capsule, and take advantage of some creative juice.

EC LEE
Lee, Ingrid.  George most wanted.
Katie and Mackenzie tied George to a dragon rocket on fire works day, and when the rocket fired into the night, poor George's body went flying in several different directions.

FIC LOB
Lobel, Arnold   Frog and Toad

FIC LOO

Look, Lenore.  Ruby Lu, brave and true
"Almost-eight-year-old" Ruby Lu spends time with her baby brother, goes to Chinese school, performs magic tricks and learns to drive, and has adventures with both old and new friends.

EC McD
McDonald, Megan.  Stink : the incredible shrinking kid
The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.

EC McD
McDonald, Megan.  Stink and the incredible super-galactic  jawbreaker. -- and others
Seven-year-old Stink Moody, having discovered that he can get free samples by writing letters of complaint to companies, gets so caught up in his letter writing campaign that he misses his best friend's birthday, but he plans a super surprise to make up for his mistake.

EC RYL
Rylant, Cynthia.  Mr. Putter & Tabby stir the soup.
Mr. Putter and Tabby go to their neighbor's house to make soup, but Zeke the dog makes it very difficult for them.

EC MIL
Miller, Sara.  Three stories you can read to your dog
Stories addressed to dogs and written from a dog's point of view, featuring such topics as a burglar, bones, and running free

EC MIL
Miller, Sara.  Three stories you can read to your cat
A cat hears three stories about a dull rainy day, a yummy bug, and a good day of destruction in the house.

EC MIL
Miller, Sara.  Three stories you can read to your teddy bear

EC NAP
Napoli, Donna Jo.  Sly the sleuth and the food mysteries
Sly uses her detective skills to help her friends solve the case of something fishy, something cooking, and something seedy.

EC NAP
Napoli, Donna Jo.  Sly the sleuth and the pet mysteries
Sly the Sleuth, also known as Sylvia, solves three mysteries for her friends and neighbors, all involving pets, through her detective agency, Sleuth for Hire.

EC NAP
Napoli, Donna Jo.  Sly the sleuth and the sports mysteries
Sly uses her detective skills to help her friends solve the case of the soccer switch, the kick craze and the basketball blues.

EC NOL
Nolan, Lucy A.  On the road.  (Down Girl and Sit)
A dog who thinks her name is Down Girl goes on a car ride to the beach, goes camping in the woods, and reluctantly pays a visit to the vet with her master, Rruff.

EC NOL
Nolan, Lucy A.  Smarter than squirrels.  (Down Girl and Sit)
Recounts the adventures of a rambunctious dog who thinks her name is Down Girl and her next door neighbor, Sit, as they try to keep the world safe from dangerous squirrels, the paper boy, and a frightening creature named Here Kitty Kitty.

EC PEN
Pennypacker, Sara.  Stuart goes to school
Worried about his first day at a new school, eight-year-old Stuart wears his magic cape and hopes that it will help him

EC PEN
Pennypacker, Sara.  Stuart's cape
Bored because there is nothing to do in the house to which his family has just moved and worried about starting third grade in a new school, Stuart makes a magical cape out of his uncle's ties and has a series of adventures.

EC PRO
Proimos, James.  When guinea pigs fly!
Three guinea pigs lost in a big city try to make their way back home to the pet store, with help from some very unlikely characters.

EC RYL
Rylant, Cynthia.  Annie and Snowball and the dress up birthday!
Annie and her pet rabbit, Snowball, invite Henry and Mudge to a dress-up birthday party, but there is some confusion about what the guests are supposed to wear.

EC RYL
Rylant, Cynthia.  Annie and Snowball and the prettiest house
In the not-so-pretty house where she lives with her dad and bunny Snowball, Annie plans to make some changes in the decor with the help of her next-door neighbor and cousin Henry and his big dog Mudge.

EC SMI
Smith, Janice Lee,   Jess and the stinky cowboys.
When a band of stinky cowboys comes to town while the sheriff is away and refuses to bathe, young Deputy Jess and her aunt, Deputy Gussy, must find a way to enforce the No-Stink law.

EC WIL
Williams, Suzanne,  The lucky penny? #3.
 Matthew McGhee, an eight year old boy, has good luck all day because of a lucky penny, one he picked up when remembering a saying his grandfather taught him.

ER McN
McNamara, Margaret.  Election day. 
On Becky's first day at a new school, she finds that she has a chance to run for class president.

ER MIL
Milgrim, David.  See Otto.
Otto the robot lands on Earth, where he is chased by a rhinoceros and befriended by some monkeys.

ER PAR
Parish, Herman.  Amelia Bedelia, rocket scientist?
Housekeeper Amelia Bedelia wreaks havoc when she volunteers to help out at the school science fair.

EC RYL
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas.
In four simple, joyful chapters, Henry and his sweet-natured dog experience a memorable visit with Great-grandpa Bill and his buddies at the “grandpa house.” The 2006 Geisel Medal Book

ER VAN
Van Leeuwen, Jean.  Amanda Pig and the awful, scary monster.
Amanda the pig sees monsters at night, but her parents and her brother find different ways to convince her that there are no monsters. 

SERIES