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CRRL Kids: Good Reads for 1st & 2nd Grade, 2024-2025 - Now Try These

A carefully curated, librarian-made booklist tailored for grades 1st and 2nd, who are ready to move onto more advanced chapter books.

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  • Classroom calendar changes are hard for Henry, but with friendly help, he finds a solution that works for everyone.
    Book, 2023San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, 2023. — FICTION Bai
  • Hughes reveals his superpower on the basketball court.
    Book, 2022New York : Penguin Workshop, [2022] — FICTION Cur
  • Though some germs may make us sick, they can be lovable, too.
    Book, 2023New York : Viking, 2023. — 579.3 Ba
  • Jumper

    a Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

    Lanan, Jessica
    See the world through the eyes of a spider named Jumper.
    Book, 2023New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2023. — 595.44 La
  • Kaya, a Nez Perce girl, chooses racing her horse, Steps High, over her responsibilities to her tribe.
    Book, 2022New York : Random House Books for Young Readers, [2022] — FICTION Ber
  • Nate may not like tomatoes, but that won’t stop him from taking the case!
    Book, 2022New York : Delacorte Press, [2022] — FICTION Sha
  • When a zombie crashes into a boy's bedroom, he reads zombie-fairytales to lull it to sleep.
    Book, 2023New York : Random House Children's Books, [2023] — FICTION Und
  • Simon, a grumpy cat, writes letters to find out what Baxter the dog is going to wear for the pet parade.
    Book, 2021New York : Holiday House, 2021 — FICTION But
  • Kwame’s excitement about beginning his magical training is dampened when he seems unable to use his magical powers.
    Paperback, 2024New York : Scholastic Inc., 2024.
  • They may no longer live in a boxcar, but the Alden children can still use their mystery-solving skills to find the missing sea turtle eggs.
    Book, 2022Chicago : Albert Whitman & Company, [2022] — FICTION War
  • The Skull

    a Tyrolean Folktale

    Klassen, Jon
    Otilla runs away from home and finds shelter in an old dark house where a talking skull lives.
    Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023. — 398.2 Kl
  • Manolo prepares for a Spanish spelling bee, learning new words with his abuela.
    Book, 2023New York : Holiday House, [2023] — FICTION Gen
  • You make the choices in this video-game story: can you dodge the scary carrots and King Viking to save your friends?
    Paperback, 2023New York : Scholastic Inc., 2023.
  • Vivi and her classmates take a field trip to the aquarium where they learn what makes fish sink or float.
    Book, 2022New York, NY, Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] — FICTION Der
  • What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?

    and Other Questions About Moths & Butterflies

    Ignotofsky, Rachel, 1989-
    Learn about the life cycle and behaviors of butterflies and moths and how they fit into pollination.
    Book, 2023New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2023] — 595.789 Ig