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Books for level 7 readers
Usually 2nd grade. 12 to 30 words on a page in two or three short sentences.
Peabody's level 7 stories, free to read now
- A Sip, a Fan, a Lid20 short pages · true
- Be My Robot20 short pages · true
- Crunch Goes the Panda18 short pages · true
- Duck Says Sorry17 short pages
- Heron Feels Left Out16 short pages
- Little Red Riding Hood20 short pages · a classic
- Look at Ants17 short pages · true
- Mia and the Two Rabbits21 short pages · true
- Mostly Blue20 short pages · true
- Mrs. Hedgehog's Umbrella21 short pages
- Muskrat Is Grumpy16 short pages
- Newt Is Nervous18 short pages
- Odile and the Fizzy Cup15 short pages · true
- Ottilie Gets Pluto20 short pages · true
- Paul Bunyan and Babe25 short pages · a classic
- Rain's Long Trip11 short pages · true
- Tadpoles in a Jar25 short pages
- The Ant and the Grasshopper20 short pages · a classic
- The Book That Came Back15 short pages
- The Boy Who Cried Wolf17 short pages · a classic
- The Christmas Cuckoo20 short pages · a classic
- The Dog in the Manger18 short pages · a classic
- The First Flight14 short pages · true
- The Floor With No Number14 short pages
- The Four Big Pages24 short pages · true
- The Fox and the Crow19 short pages · a classic
- The Fox and the Grapes17 short pages · a classic
- The Fox and the Stork20 short pages · a classic
- The Hen Parade23 short pages
- The Little Blue Engine21 short pages · a classic
- The Moon's Night Off18 short pages
- The Princess and the Pea18 short pages · a classic
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit21 short pages · a classic
- The Tapping in the Fog21 short pages
- The Thread That Glowed16 short pages · true
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff21 short pages · a classic
- The Tooth Nobody Lost18 short pages · true
- The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse18 short pages · a classic
- The Turtles Made It18 short pages · true
- The Whisper in the Vent15 short pages
- Three Rocks in a Shoebox17 short pages · true
- Why Do Leaves Change Color?11 short pages · true
- Why Does Ice Float?10 short pages · true
- Why Is the Sky Blue?12 short pages · true
From Peabody's kids' book lists
Top 25 books for a 2nd grader
- Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne · ages 6-9. Jack and Annie travel to the dinosaur era from a tree house. Book 1 of Magic Tree House; short chapters. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbara Park · ages 6-9. Kindergartener Junie B. rides the bus on her first day and has strong opinions. Funny but she uses 'stupid' and speaks with deliberate grammar errors. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Judy Moody by Megan McDonald · ages 7-10. Judy starts third grade in a bad mood and sets out to have a great year anyway. Funny; a bridge to longer chapter books. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald · ages 6-9. Judy Moody's little brother is the smallest in his class and decides he is shrinking. Funny, with an ordinary-life feel. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel · ages 4-8. Five stories including the list, the garden and the cookies. Newbery Honor (1973). Bookshop.org · Amazon
Books for first and second grade readers
- Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel · ages 5-8. Plain sentences, five stories. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Elephant & Piggie: Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems · ages 4-8. Speech bubbles and short words. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss · ages 4-8. Rhyming limited vocabulary. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss · ages 4-8. Fifty different words. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli · ages 3-6. A tiny dog and a bedtime request. Very short. Bookshop.org · Amazon
Top 18 graphic novels and comics for K to 2nd grade
- Dog Man by Dav Pilkey · ages 6-9. Half dog, half policeman, fully chaotic: a comic with silly jokes and a surprising amount of heart. The series is a reluctant-reader hit. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- The Bad Guys: Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey · ages 6-9. A wolf, a snake, a shark and a piranha try to be good guys. Graphic, quick and funny, with big text. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton · ages 5-8. Narwhal and Jelly become friends in a comic with waffles and facts about sea life. Easy graphic novel for beginner readers. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt by Ben Clanton · ages 6-9. More ocean comedy in a graphic reader with a super-hero twist. Easy to follow for beginner readers. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Press Start! Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy! by Thomas Flintham · ages 6-9. A video-game rabbit takes on a villain, told in comic panels. Appeals to children who play games and may not yet choose books. Bookshop.org · Amazon
Series at this age
- Dog Man by Dav Pilkey, ages 7+: 15 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey, ages 7+: 5 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey, ages 6–10: 20 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey, ages 6–10: 12 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- InvestiGators by John Patrick Green, ages 7–10: 9 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Narwhal and Jelly by Ben Clanton, ages 6–9: 10 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, ages 7–10: 20 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Pizza and Taco by Stephen Shaskan, ages 5–8: 11 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma, ages 6–12: 16 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- CatStronauts by Drew Brockington, ages 6–10: 8 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Hilda by Luke Pearson, ages 7–11: 6 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Lunch Lady by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, ages 7–10: 10 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne, adapted by Jenny Laird, art by Kelly and Nichole Matthews, ages 6–9: 8 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Squish by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, ages 7–10: 8 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Owly by Andy Runton, ages 5–8: 5 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Bird & Squirrel by James Burks, ages 7–10: 7 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Max Meow by John Gallagher, ages 7–10: 6 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Agent Moose by Mo O'Hara and Jess Bradley, ages 6–9: 3 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Ricky Ricotta by Dav Pilkey, illustrated by Dan Santat (Martin Ontiveros drew the first editions), ages 4–9: 9 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill, ages 7–11: 3 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Mr. Wolf's Class by Aron Nels Steinke, ages 7+: 6 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Pea, Bee, & Jay by Brian "Smitty" Smith, ages 6–10: 6 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.