Welcome Incoming 2nd Grade Readers and Families!
Check out the lists below for summer reading ideas. Explore the TSC Library To Go site to find even more summer resources for reading and learning. And don't forget: the TSC digital library with Sora is always open! Visit the Sora FAQ section of the TSC Library To Go site for more information about reading with Sora. Happy reading!
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THE UNDEFEATED By Kwame Alexander
SOMETIMES PEOPLE MARCH By Tessa Allen
WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING? By Bonnie Bader
WHAT IS LOVE? By Mac Barnett
LIKE By Annie Barrows
EVERY LITTLE KINDNESS By Marta Bartolj
RON'S BIG MISSION By Rose Blue and Corrine Nadon
MADDI'S FRIDGE By Lois Brandt
SIDE BY SIDE/LADO A LADO: THE STORY OF DOLORES HUERTA AND CESAR CHAVEZ/ LA HISTORIA DE DOLORES HURTA Y CESAR CHAVEZ By Monica Brown
WE WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL By Maryann Cocca-Leffer and Janine Leffler
THE GOLDEN RULE By Ilene Cooper
WE MARCH By Shane W. Evans
EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS By Joanna Ho
THE PEOPLE’S PAINTER: HOW BEN SHAHN FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE WITH ART By Cynthia Levinson
JULIÁN IS A MERMAID By Jessica Love
DOES EARTH FEEL?: 14 QUESTIONS FOR HUMANS By Marc Majewski
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? By Yamile Saied Méndez
SPEAK UP By Miranda Paul
GRANDDAD'S PRIDE* By Harry Woodgate
THE DAY YOU BEGIN By Jacqueline Woodson
A NEST IS NOISY By Dianna Hutts Aston
WHOOSH! LONNIE JOHNSON'S SUPER-SOAKING STREAM OF INVENTIONS By Chris Barton
ROSIE REVERE'S BIG PROJECT BOOK FOR BOLD ENGINEERS By Andrea Beaty
THE CRAYON MAN By Natascha Biebow
CATS vs. DOGS By Elizabeth Carney
COOKING CLASS By Deanna F. Cook
HONEYBEE: THE BUSY LIFE OF APIS MELLIFERA By Candace Flemuing
PLANT SECRETS By Emily Goodman
POEMS OUT LOUD! Edited by Ladybird Press
POP: THE INVENTION OF BUBBLE GUM By Meghan McCarthy
LOOK AT THE BUILDING: A FIRST BOOK OF STRUCTURES By Scot Ritchie
ME AND THE WORLD: AN INFOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION By Mireia Trius
MEGAN RAPINOE By Maria Isable Sanchez Vegara
AMAZING FEATS OF HUMAN ENGINEERING By Matt Scheff
SARAH AND THE BIG WAVE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST WOMAN TO SURF MAVERICKS By Bonnie Tsui
SLIME 101 By Natalie Wright
FROM A SMALL SEED: THE STORY OF ELIZA HAMILTON By Camille Andros
REAL OUTDOOR SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS By Jenny Ballif
TITO PUENTE: MAMBO KING/REY DEL MAMBO By Monica Brown
RON'S BIG MISSION By Rose Blue & Corrine Nadon
ENERGY ISLAND: HOW ONE COMMUNITY HARNESSED THE WIND AND CHANGED THEIR WORLD By Allen Drummond
GIANT SQUID By Candace Fleming
WHY DO DOGS BARK? By Joan Holub
IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL WE GO By Ellen Jackson
ACTUAL SIZE By Steve Jenkins
DREAM BUILDER: THE STORY OF ARCHITECT PHILIP FREELON By Kelly Starling Lyon
JET PLANE: HOW IT WORKS* By David Macaulay
THE BIG BOOK OF THINGS TO MAKE By James Mitchem
GIRL RUNNING: BOBBY GIB AND THE BOSTON MARATHON By Annette Bay Pimental
ANIMALS: KNOWLEDGE YOU CAN TOUCH* By Fleur Star
WELCOME TO YOUR AWESOME ROBOT By Viviane Schwarz
THE TALE OF PALE MALE: A TRUE STORY By Jeanette Winter
YES WE WILL: ASIAN AMERICANS WHO SHAPED THIS COUNTRY By Kelly Yang
THE BAD GUYS* By Aaron Blabey * 
LUCY & ANDY NEANDERTHAL * By Jeffrey Brown
BAD KITTY GETS A BATH* By Nick Bruel
SUPER BOBA CAFÉ* By Nidhi Chanani
RUTABAGA THE ADVENTURE CHEF* By Eric Colossal
ZITA THE SPACEGIRL* By Ben Hatke
SQUISH: SUPER AMOEBA* By Jennifer L. Holm
THE GREAT PET ESCAPE* By Victoria Jamison
ROWLEY JEFFERSON'S AWESOME FRIENDLY ADVENTURE* By Jeff Kinney
KAREN'S WITCH: BABY-SITTERS LITTLE SISTER By Ann M. Martin
DIARY OF A PUG: PAWS FOR A CAUSE* By Kyla May
THE COSMIC ADVENTURES OF ASTRID AND STELLA* By Sabrine Moyle 
DOG MAN* By Dav Pilkey
THE PARTY AND OTHER STORIES* By Sergio Ruzzier
PIZZA AND TACO: WHO'S THE BEST? By Stephen Shaskan
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN* By Dana Simpson
PEA, BEA, AND JAY: STUCK TOGETHER* By Brain Smith
SECRET CODERS* By Gene Luen Yang
THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL By Drew Beckmeyer
WAFFLES AND PANCAKES: FAILURE TO LUNCH* By Drew Brockington
LIFE AFTER WHALE: THE AMAZING ECOSYSTEM OF A WHALE FALL By Lynn Brunelle
SOMETHING ABOUT THE SKY By Rachel Carson
FIGHTING WITH LOVE: THE LEGACY OF JOHN LEWIS By Lesa Cline-Ransome
NOTHING: JOHN CAGE AND 4'33" By Nicholas Day 
THE LAST STAND By Antwan Eady
SOREN'S SEVENTH SONG By Dave Eggers
BIBSY CROSS AND THE BAD APPLE By Liz Garton Scanlon
EVERYWHERE BEAUTY IS HARLEM: THE VISION OF PHOTOGRAPHER ROY DECARAVA By Gary Golio
THERE WAS A SHADOW By Bruce Handy
A FLICKER OF HOPE: A STORY OF MIGRATION By Cynthia Harmony
CITY OF LEAFCUTTER ANTS: A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY OF MILLIONS By Amy Hevron
A NEW CAR FOR PICKLE By Sylvie Kantorovitz
MR.PEI'S PERFECT SHAPES: THE STORY OF ARCHITECT I.M. PEI By Julie Leung
GO FORTH AND TELL: THE LIFE OF AUGUSTA BAKER, LIBRARIAN AND MASTER STORYTELLER By Breanna J. McDaniel
FRANKIE AND FRIENDS: BREAKING NEWS* By Christine Platt
ANGELA'S GLACIER By Jordan Scott
BIRD REHEARSAL By Jonah Winter
ALL THAT GROWS By Jack Wong
ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST By Andrea Beatty
CAMP TIGER By Susan Choi
SUCH A GOOD BOY By Marianna Coppo
THE HIKE By Alison Farrel
HO'ONAI: HULA WARRIOR By Heather Gale
THE BAD SEED By Jory John
BIG RED LOLLIP
OP By Rukhsana Khan
LIBRARY MOUSE By Daniel Kirk
THE PAPER KINGDOM By Helen Ku Rhee
THE UGLY VEGETABLES By Gracrace Lin
ALMA AND HOW SHE GOT HER NAME By Juana Martinez-Neal
UNICORN DAY By Diana Murray
SALMA THE SYRIAN CHEF By Danny Ramadan
DINOSAUR KISSES By David Ezra Stein
IF I BUILT A HOUSE By Chris Van Dusen
NEGATIVE CAT By Sophie Blackall
MEMORY JARS By Vera Brosgol
BODEGA CAT By Louie Chin
ROASTED PEANUTS By Tim Egan
ALL THE WAY TO HAVANA By Margarita Engle
STOP AND SMELL THE COOKIES By Gibson Fraizer
INFINITY AND ME By Kate Hosford
THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY By Oliver Jeffers
MORE-IGAMI By Dori Kleber
A PORCUPINE NAMED FLUFFY By Helen Lester
THE WORLD IN A SECOND By Isabel Minhós Martins
FRY BREAD By Kevin Noble Maillard
THE PROUDEST BLUE By Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. Ali
FRANK AND LUCKY GET SCHOOLED By Lynne Rae Perkins
HOT DOG By Doug Salati
SUBWAY STORY By Jullia Sarcone-Roach
RABBIT'S GIFT By George Shannon
GRANDMOTHER SCHOOL By Rina Singh
EVERY DOG IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD By Philip C. Stead
IDEAS ARE ALL AROUND By Philip C. Stead
DEAR PRIMO: A LETTER TO MY COUSIN By Duncan Tonatiuh
BIG TRUCK, LITTLE ISLAND By Chris Van Dusen
I AM THE STORM By Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple
ROSCOE RILEY: NEVER GLUE YOUR FRIENDS TO CHAIRS* By Catherine Applegate
MAC B. KID SPY: MAC SAVES THE WORLD* By Mac Barnett
IVY & BEAN* By Annie Barrows
FLAT STANLEY* By Jeff Brown
KING & KAYLA: THE CASE OF THE MISSING DOG TREATS* By Dorie Hillestad Butler
THE NOTEBOOKS OF DOOM: RISE OF THE BALLOON GOONS* By Troy Cummings
BINK AND GOLLIE* Kate DiCamillo
LEROY NINKER SADDLES UP* By Kate DiCamillo
SKATEBOARD PARTY* By Karen English
THE PRINCESS IN BLACK* By Shannon Hale
SADIE AND RATZ* By Sonya Hartnett
BILLY MILLER MAKES A WISH* By Kevin Henkes
PEEWEE'S TALE* By Johanna Hurwitz
ANDY SHANE IS NOT IN LOVE* By Jennifer Richard Jacobson
SOFIA MARTINEZ: MY VIDA LOCA* By Jacqueline Jules
MAYBE MAYBE MARISOL RAINEY By Erin Etrada Kelly
POLLY DIAMOND AND THE MAGIC BOOK By Alice Kuipers
MINDY KIM AND THE YUMMY SEAWEED BUSINESS* By Lyla Lee
JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER* By Megan McDonald
BRADFORD STREET BUDDIES: BACKYARD CAMP-OUT* By Jerdine Nolan
BREAKING NEWS By Christine Platt
POPPLETON* By Cynthia Rylant
CHARLIE & MOUSE* By Laurel Snyder
NOODLEHEADS SEE THE FUTURE* By Tedd Arnold, Martha Hamilton, & Mitch Weiss
RABBIT AND ROBOT: THE SLEEPOVER* By Cece Bell
SOUPY SATURDAYS WITH THE PAIN AND THE GREAT ONE* By Judy Blume
AVEN GREEN, SLEUTHING MACHINE* By Dusti Bowling
THE STORIES JULIAN TELLS By Ann Cameron
THE WITCH'S APPRENTICE* By Zetta Elliott
DORY FANTASMAGORY* By Abby Hanlon
JASMINE TOGUCHI: DRUMMER GIRL By Debbi Michiko Florence
THE BEST SEAT IN SECOND GRADE By Katharine Kenah
LING AND TING: NOT EXACTLY THE SAME By Grace Lin
SPACE TAXI: ARCHIE TAKES FLIGHT* By Wendy Mass
DIARY OF A PUG: PUG BLASTS OFF By Kyla May
VIOLET & JOBIE IN THE WILD By Lynne Rae Perkins
AKIMBO AND THE LIONS* By Alexander McCall Smith
CALENDAR MYSTERIES: JUNE JAM* By Ron Roy
THE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY: THE STORM* By Cynthia Rylant
STUART GOES TO SCHOOL* By Sara Pennypacker
THE PIZZA MONSTER* By Marjorie Wienman Sharmat
NEVER KICK A GHOST AND OTHER SILLY CHILLERS By Judy Sierra
LIKE PICKLE JUICE ON A COOKIE* By Julie Sternberg
MY PET HUMAN* By Yasmin Surovec
MIA MAYHEM IS A SUPERHERO* By Kara West
THE MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE By Beverly Cleary
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH By Roald Dahl
HALF MAGIC* By Edward Eager
THE HUNDRED DRESSES By Eleanor Estes
BOOK UNCLE AND ME By Uma Krishnaswami
ALVIN HO, ALLERGIC TO GIRLS, SCHOOL, AND OTHER SCARY THINGS* By Lenore Look
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG By Ian Fleming
WELCOME TO THE BED AND BISCUIT* By Joan Carris 
THE WORST WITCH* By Jill Murphy
THE DRAGON OF LONELY ISLAND* By Rebecca Rupp
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET By Brian Selznick
THE CRICKET IN TIME SQUARE* By George Selden
ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY* By Sydney Taylor
THE BOXCAR CHILDREN* By Gertrude Chandler Warner
JUSTIN AND THE BEST BISCUITS IN THE WORLD By Mildred Pitts Walter
WAYS TO MAKE SUNSHINE* By Renée Watson
CHARLOTTE'S WEB By E.B. White
TUMTUM AND NUTMEG: ADVENTURES BEYOND NUTMOUSE HALL* By Emily Bearns
TORNADO By Betsy Byars
THE CHOCOLATE TOUCH By Patrick Skene Catling
MATILDA By Roald Dahl
DRAGONS IN A BAG* By Zetta Elliott
THE MOFFATS* By Eleanor Estes
THE BIG BIG BIG BOOK OF TASHI* By Anna & Barbara Fienberg
LADY LOLLIPOP By Dick King-Smith
CATWINGS* By Ursula LeGuin
THE DOLL PEOPLE* By Ann M. Martin
SCRAPS OF TIME: THE HOME-RUN KING* By Patricia McKissack
CLEMENTINE* By Sara Pennypacker
GOOSEBERRY PARK By Cynthia Rylant
THE RESCUERS* By Margery Sharp
The Leo's Choice Award is TSC's own prize for the best picture book of the year. Every year students in Kindergarten–Grade 4 compare 5 of the best picture books published that year and vote on a winner. The 2022-2024 Winner was EVERGREEN Written and illustrated by Matthew Cordell.
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Enjoy some of these Leo's Choice Winners or Finalists from years past . . .
