Further Reading More Like Junie B. Jones Amber Brown is Not a Crayon by Paula Danziger. The year she is in the third grade is a sad time for Amber because her best friend Justin is getting ready to move to a distant state. Babymouse, Queen of the World by Jennifer L Holm and Matthew Holm. An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the most popular girl's slumber party. Ruby Lu, Brave and True by Lenore Look and illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf. "Almost-eight-year-old" Ruby Lu spends time with her baby brother, goes to Chinese school, performs magic tricks and learns to drive, and has adventures with both old and new friends.
Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry. A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name. Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald. The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school. Friendship You Will Be My Friend! by Peter Brown. Lucy, a young bear, starts her day determined to make a new friend but her enthusiasm leads to all sorts of problems until, just as she is about to give up, an unexpected friend finds her.
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel. Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends-frog and Toad. The Adventure of Beekle by Dan Santat. An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable--he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world. I Will Surprise My Friend! by Mo Willems. Best friends Elephant and Piggie decide that they will try to surprise each other, with unexpected results. Lunch Pete s Big Lunch by James Dean. The grooving cool cat Pete appears in a beginning reader story that finds him making the biggest sandwich he has ever seen and looking for a friend who will help him eat it.
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett Krosoczka. As if slinging hash in the school cafeteria isn't exciting enough, Lunch Lady has a secret life as a crime-fighting superhero! The Cafeteria Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler and illustrated by Jared D. Lee. Does the new cafeteria lady, Wanda Belch, really drive a garbage truck to school? Funny! Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary. Ramona meets lots of interesting people in kindergarten class, like Davy whom she keeps trying to kiss and Susan whose springy curls seem to ask to be pulled.
Miss Daisy is Crazy! By Dan Gutman. Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald. From her upsidedown house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as Won't-Put-Away- Toys-itis, Answerbackism, and Fighter-Quarrelitis. The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey. When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka. The humorous retellings of ten famous fairy tales that turn the lives of their characters inside out and upside down.