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Post by ~summer~ on Jul 31, 2021 3:37:24 GMT
I don’t remember the appropriate age, I read The Secret Garden until the spine fell apart. All of the Little House books too. I think TSG definitely teaches valuable lesson(s), but what stands out in my mind now about the LH series is the almost blind obedience to their Pa and the black face at a town gathering. i read The Secret Garden snd The Little Princess probably a hundred times too! Anne of Green Gables was another one I read over snd over. I think that was more like 4th-5th grade though - but not sure.
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Post by circusjohnson on Jul 31, 2021 3:39:10 GMT
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 31, 2021 3:40:42 GMT
As a child I just loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and anything Ramona and Paddington. However, for grade school children I would always opt for Shel Silverstein. Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout would not take the garbage out...
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Post by melanell on Jul 31, 2021 3:43:39 GMT
For kids who love a series---The Magic Treehouse or Geronimo Stilton come to mind.
I loved From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler when I was a kid, although I was a bit older than 2nd grade. I also loved most anything by Roald Dahl as a kid.
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Post by newfcathy on Jul 31, 2021 3:49:58 GMT
Junie B Jones were a favorite in our house, as was Geronimo Stilton.
The first books that D’s read to himself was the Spiderwick Chronicles. He was mesmerized. The authors came to our Barnes & Noble and were brilliant. They talked as though the brownies and other creatures were real & had evidence of their clothing & tools in shadow boxes that they passed around.
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Roald Dahl books were also his favorites.
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Jul 31, 2021 4:36:09 GMT
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 31, 2021 4:41:50 GMT
I have so many, I can't pick a favorite. I taught writing using picture book almost every day. I will say that one of my students' favorite books to hear read aloud was The Pagemaster. Each of the main characters had their own voices and it was so fun to real aloud to them. There is a movie that follows it kind of closely, but I like the book much better than the movie. It probably took two weeks (20 minutes a day) to read aloud. It has such a sweet lesson at the end of the book that it almost made me cry. It was always my first read aloud at the beginning of the year.
We read The Phantom Tollbooth every year as a class. So much fun to read with ten year olds and you can just see them start to understand all of the great characters and the lessons they teach. Norton Juster was credited as saying, "If you are bored, you are boring." It was a great way to start the book. It was also written in the 50's and still works today.
We also read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Robert C O'Brien died and his daughter wrote the two sequels. My class loved the second book.
Smoky Night and Pink and Say are also great picture books that deal with race in a beautiful story and illustrations.
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Post by flanz on Jul 31, 2021 6:10:38 GMT
Sooo many amazing kids' books!
Second grade we and both of our kids really enjoyed:
Roald Dahl: Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, The BFG
E.B. White: Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little
When our daughter was in 3rd of 4th grade she read The Secret Garden several times. I've never read it.
Around 3rd or 4th grade our daughter LOVEd the Dear America series of books written in diary form about a young boy or girl in a certain period of history. Soo well written!
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Post by flanz on Jul 31, 2021 6:11:16 GMT
As a child I just loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and anything Ramona and Paddington. However, for grade school children I would always opt for Shel Silverstein. Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout would not take the garbage out... Shel is FABULOUS, eh? Thanks for reminding me!
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Post by J u l e e on Jul 31, 2021 11:10:05 GMT
Are you looking for books you read aloud to them, or books for them to read independently? I agree that many of the books suggested are not second grade level (which of course varies widely). And, as much as it kills me to say, I read The Secret Garden, Little House on the Prairie, and Anne of Green Gables to my daughter when she was younger, expecting her to love them as much as I did, and she just ... didn’t. I still can’t get over it She did like The Boxcar Children though, so all was not lost.
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Post by jennifergeorge1067 on Jul 31, 2021 13:09:55 GMT
Thank you for all of your suggestions. I was looking for read aloud a mostly. Although some of the books mentioned will be wonderful for small groups, too.
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Post by georgiapea on Jul 31, 2021 13:18:45 GMT
Peter Hatches An Egg. Peter is a little bunny who lives in a chicken yard. When an egg rolls into his tunnel he views it as a gift and snuggles up to it. When it hatches he's ecstatic.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jul 31, 2021 13:28:57 GMT
Bridget in MD right!?! I still pick it up from time to time, bought it for my Kindle. I think there is also something to be said about her relationship with the boy in the wheelchair (names are not my forte), though I’m not able to articulate that at this moment. Colin was the boy in the wheelchair, and Dickon was the country boy who taught him and Mary how to love nature. That's one of my favourites too. I still love the Little House stories now. And Harry Potter is suitable for that age group as well, of course.
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Post by rickmer on Jul 31, 2021 13:49:48 GMT
i like "click clack moo" - i think it does teach a lesson, maybe about collective bargaining in a union environment (which is funny, as i am not necessarily "pro-union") but i think it's a clever book.
"the true story of the three little pigs" - i think is a good one too, hearing things from a different perspective changes our thoughts about it. especially in this day when people hear one thing about a person and they can be vilified quickly.
"leo the late bloomer" - cuz we all do things in our own time. but maybe that one is better to read aloud for youngers.
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Post by Really Red on Jul 31, 2021 14:14:26 GMT
I love these choices. I am a big believer in stories that show character. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo is one of my favorites for about your age group. It is not like the movie, which shows a brave mouse. The story shows a mouse who is scared to death and different than the other mice. He is basically outcast. Then he falls in love and oh! What he does for love. He is brave in spite of his terror. There are characters that are very different in the book, too. So many talking points!
Obviously, Charlotte's Web and A Secret Garden are incredible books. I love The Little Prince. It has a moral for every age and even 7yo kids can understand it. It's short and sweet and easy to understand.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2021 14:16:44 GMT
There is the "Ivy & Bean" series that I stumbled upon for DD, who was a second grader at the time. The characters in the books are second graders. There is always a "message" in each story. DD is now in the 4th grade and once in a while, we go back to read them again.
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 31, 2021 14:31:44 GMT
For second grade there is a series called Charlie and Mouse that is good and has some lessons in it without being preachy. Second grade is hard because it is such an in-between year for reading. I love the Secret Garden and Anne of Green Gables and others mentioned but think even for a read aloud they skew older. At home they might be better received, but for a classroom full of 2nd graders they would be a hard sell.
We have a wonderful independent book store locally that hosts back to school nights each year and they always have great recommendations for various grade levels. They host drag queen story times and have books sorted by social justice issues in the store, so the selections are always really great. Lots of diversity, historical fiction, current event topics, etc. I will check later to see what they are suggesting for that age group if you like.
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Post by jennifergeorge1067 on Jul 31, 2021 14:45:45 GMT
We don’t have any small bookstores in the town I live so that would be great. I appreciate it!
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 31, 2021 15:35:15 GMT
We don’t have any small bookstores in the town I live so that would be great. I appreciate it! There event is later then I thought, but here is a link to their blog which has amazing book reviews. I can honestly say the staff are incredibly knowledgeable and spot on with their picks. When I go in and there are kids the kids act like they are seeing their favorite rock star when they see the staff. I have never been disappointed in one of their recommendations. www.greenbeanbookspdx.com/blogThey do have mail order and have a nice teacher discount if you want to order from them.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 31, 2021 16:11:56 GMT
Officer Buckle and Gloria Second graders = a great age to read the Amelia Bedelia books and talk about word meanings and misunderstandings. Books by Marshall
a great read aloud is Fantastic Mr. Fox by Dahl
I have been retired 10 years now, but here is a list of books will fit your needs.
This is a list that is good for 2 years to 2nd grade. Texas librarians created the list, but many states create a similar list. It is a good place to begin to look for what is new this year.
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Post by snugglebutter on Jul 31, 2021 16:15:06 GMT
Pretty much any book by Kate DiCamillo.
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Post by birukitty on Jul 31, 2021 16:30:54 GMT
For me it would have to be the Pippi Longstocking books by Astrid Lindgren, especially the first one. When I read those I was just enthralled and amazed. To think a child could live alone with her horse and a monkey in her own house, make her own rules, eat what she wanted when she wanted, scrub the floor with brushes on her shoes, and live so wildly was so much fun to read about. Oh I so much wanted to be just like her!
I too wore my hair in two long braids every day, but my hair was brown and I didn't have freckles.
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Post by malibou on Jul 31, 2021 16:57:56 GMT
In second grade Ds plowed thru the A to Z Mysteries. They are beginner chapter books.
For being read to he loved The Best Halloween Ever and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The huge hit when I came to read to his class was The Web Files by Margie Palatini. They asked me to read that book over and over and over and loads of parents asked me about it because their kid wanted it.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 31, 2021 18:58:49 GMT
For that age group, Anne of Green Gables The Boxcar Children The Little Princess The Little House Series Ralph and the Motorcycle
For those just discovering picture books: The Magic School Bus The Magic Treehouse Julie B Jones
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Post by FrozenPea on Aug 1, 2021 5:11:55 GMT
The Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman Melisande by Edith Nesbit Four Fat Rats Cathy Bellows
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Post by psoccer on Aug 1, 2021 5:45:53 GMT
Even teaching 5th grade, I would read aloud Kevin Heinke's books. My students hadn't yet been exposed to them, and they loved them. We usually would do a writing assignment. They usually had lessons of kindness. Amelia Bedilia books were popular when my kids were in 2nd grade, they loved the homographs. Beezus, Henry, and the Ramona books were favorites with students.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 1, 2021 15:40:54 GMT
Pretty much any book by Kate DiCamillo. My DD has loved all of her books that we have read together or that were used as read alouds in school, but I agree that they might be more appropriate for kids who are a little older than 2nd grade. I think her teachers started introducing her books in about 3rd grade or so. We read through quite a few of them when DD was in 4th and 5th.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Aug 2, 2021 14:06:35 GMT
Bridget in MD right!?! I still pick it up from time to time, bought it for my Kindle. I think there is also something to be said about her relationship with the boy in the wheelchair (names are not my forte), though I’m not able to articulate that at this moment. Dickon. I loved Millicent the Monster as a kid. Young readers - I agree with the Little House books, amongst others. Dickon was the housekeeper's son. I think Collin was the name of the one in the wheelchair that Mary and Dickon helped in the Secret Garden. ETA I should have read the entire thread first -UKRedSquirrel said it earlier!
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Post by mimima on Aug 3, 2021 17:47:59 GMT
Dickon. I loved Millicent the Monster as a kid. Young readers - I agree with the Little House books, amongst others. Dickon was the housekeeper's son. I think Collin was the name of the one in the wheelchair that Mary and Dickon helped in the Secret Garden. ETA I should have read the entire thread first -UKRedSquirrel said it earlier! Thanks! Clearly, I need to reread it!
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Post by jennifergeorge1067 on Aug 7, 2021 7:45:01 GMT
We don’t have any small bookstores in the town I live so that would be great. I appreciate it! There event is later then I thought, but here is a link to their blog which has amazing book reviews. I can honestly say the staff are incredibly knowledgeable and spot on with their picks. When I go in and there are kids the kids act like they are seeing their favorite rock star when they see the staff. I have never been disappointed in one of their recommendations. www.greenbeanbookspdx.com/blogThey do have mail order and have a nice teacher discount if you want to order from them. Thank you. I found some good books on their site.
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