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Summer Reading 2023: Recommended Reads for K-2nd Grade

Recommended reading list for K-2nd grade. Many titles available in different formats, including print, eBook and audiobook.

King County Library System

50 items

  • How Was That Built?

    the Stories Behind Awesome Structures

    Agrawal, Roma, 1983-
    J Non-Fiction
    BookNew York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2022. — J624.1 AGR
  • J Graphic Novel
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Walker Books, 2022. — JGN ANGLEBERGER
  • J Graphic Novel
    BookNew York, NY : HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — JGN BENTON
  • J Graphic Novel
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — JGN BROCKINGTON
  • E Picture Book (Caldecott Honor Award 2023)
    BookNew York : Christy Ottaviano Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, 2022. — E DENISE
  • The Penguin of Ilha Grande

    From Animal Rescue to Extraordinary Friendship

    Earle, Shannon,
    Easy Non-Fiction
    BookWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2023] — E598.47 EAR
  • Destiny Finds Her Way

    How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild

    Engle, Margarita,
    Easy Non-Fiction
    BookWashington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2023] — E599.313 ENG
  • J Fiction Chapter Book
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022. — J GIBBS
  • Nellie Vs. Elizabeth

    Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race Around the World

    Hannigan, Kate,
    J Non-Fiction
    BookNew York : Calkins Creek, [2022] — J910.410922 HAN
  • J Graphic Novel
    BookKansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2021] — JGN HASHIMOTO
  • Easy Reader
    Easy ReaderNew York : Simon Spotlight, 2022. — E HEIM
  • Easy Reader
    Easy ReaderNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] — E IWAI