Grade 2 is a crucial year for homeschoolers. The books that are used in second grade should be chosen carefully to make sure children are receiving a grounded and well-rounded education. Here is a great reading list of Grade 2 homeschool books for 7-year-olds.
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This list includes living books (AKA: educational storybooks) used in many Charlotte Mason curriculum packages and books commonly found in classical education curricula.
It also has a few books from the Sonlight book list.
You can also find these titles on Audible or YouTube as audiobooks.
Also, remember that you can pick books that are a grade above to stretch your child’s learning and literary capabilities.
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Easy Grade 2 Homeschool Books for 7-Year-Olds
The books below are often found on a lot of Grade 1 homeschool book lists. If your child is at a simple comprehension level, these books will be perfect for them.
How to Behave and Why by Leaf, Munro
How to Speak Politely and Why? By Leaf, Munro.
The Jesus Storybook Bible by Lloyd-Jones, Sally.
Little Pilgrim’s Progress by Taylor, Helen. (RECOMMENDED – read for FREE on audiobook here)
Wise Words – Family Stories that Bring the Proverbs to Life by Leithart, Peter.
Flat Stanley by Brown, Jeff.
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Dalgliesh, Alice.
A Light in the Attic by Silverstein, Shel.
Daniel’s Duck by Bulla, Clyde.
Cowboy Sam by Changler, Edna.
The House that Jack Built by Frasconi, Antonio.
Benjy’s Dog House by Graham, Margaret.
Sammy the Seal by Hoff, Syd.
Danny and the Dinosaur by Hoff, Syd.
The Carrot Seed by Krauss, Ruth.
Inch by Inch by Lionni, Leo.
The Magic Fish by Littledale, Freya.
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Lobel, Arnold. (We love this one!)
Beginner Books & Bright and Early Books by Seuss, Dr (Full series RECOMMENDED)
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Tabak, Simms.
Quick as a Cricket by Wood, Audrey.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Carle, Eric.
The Potluck Supper by Davoll, Barbara.
Andy and the Lion by Daugherty, James.
Petunia by Duvoisin, Roger.
Angus and the Ducks by Flack, Marjorie.
Corduroy by Freeman, Don.
The Little Red Hen by Galdone, Paul.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Galdone, Paul.
Bedtime for Frances by Hoban, Russell.
A Gift for Grandpa by Hunt, Angela.
Peter’s Chair by Keats, Ezra.
George and Martha by Marshall, James.
Stone Soup by McGovern, Ann.
Little Bear by Minarik, Else
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Numeroff, Laura (SERIES)
Amelia Bedelia by Parish, Peggy. (SERIES)
Curious George by Rey, Margaret & H.A. (SERIES)
A Day at the Fair by Richardson, Arleta. (SERIES)
Nate the Great by Sharmat, Marjorie. (SERIES)
Harry the Dirty Dog by Zion, Gene.
Grandmother and I by Buckley, Helen.
Maybelle the Cable Car by Burton, Virginia.
The Josefina Story Quilt by Coerr, Eleanor.
May I Bring a Friend? By De Regniers, Beatrice.
Just Me by Ets, Marie
Little Toot by Gramatky, Hardie.
The Big Snow by Hader, Berta.
Whistle for Willie by Keats, Ezra.
Floss by Lewis, Kim.
The Poky Little Puppy by Lowry, Jannette.
Make Way for Ducklings by McCloskey, Robert.
The Little Engine that Could by Piper, Watty.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Potter, Beatrix. (SERIES)
Where the Wild Things Are by Sendak, Maurice
Thy Friend, Obadiah by Turkle, Brinton.
The Biggest Bear by Ward, Lynd.
My First Little House Books by Wilder, Laura. (SERIES recommended)
A Chair for My Mother by Williams, Vera.
Find more Grade 1 homeschool books here…
Intermediate Grade 2 Homeschool Books for 7-Year-Olds
The books below are found on many homeschool Grade 2 book lists.
A New Coat for Anna by Ziefert, Harriet
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Aardemas, Verna.
Three Young Pilgrims by Harness, Cheryl.
Seven Tales by H. C. Andersen by Le Gallienne, Eva.
Blueberries for Sal by McCloskey, Robert.
One Morning in Maine by McCloskey, Robert.
Lentil by McCloskey, Robert.
Owls in the Family by Mowat, Farley.
The Railway Children by Nesbit, E.
Secret Agents Four by Donald Sobol.
The King Without a Shadow by Sproul, R. C.
The Happy Hollisters by West, Jerry. (SERIES)
Danny Dunn by Williams, Jay.
Asterix and Obelix by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo (SERIES)
The Emperor’s New Clothes by Andersen, Hans C.
The Three Little Pigs by Galdone, Paul.
Squanto and the First Thanksgiving by Kessel, Joyce.
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Roop, Peter and Connie.
Caps for Sale by Slobodkina, Esphyr. (SERIES)
Owl Moon by Yolen, Jane.
Billy and Blaze by Anderson, C. W. (SERIES)
Madeline by Bemelmans, Ludwig. (SERIES) – WE LOVE THESE!
The Fast Sooner Hound by Bontemps, Arna & Conroy Jack.
Cross-Country Cat by Calhoun, Mary.
Babar by DeBrunhoff, Jean. (SERIES)
The Story about Ping by Flack, Marjorie
Millions of Cats by Gag, Wanda.
Thunder at Gettysburg by Gauch, Patricia.
Betsy & Billy by Haywood, Carolyn.
Dick Whittington and His Cat by Brown, Marcia.
The Little House by Burton, Virginia.
Mike Mulligan and His Steamshovel by Burton, Virginia.
The Ugly Duckling by Cauley, Lorinda.
The Three Little Pigs by Galdone, Paul.
Squanto and the First Thanksgiving by Kessel, Joyce.
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Roop, Peter and Connie.
Caps for Sale by Slobodkina, Esphyr. (SERIES)
Owl Moon by Yolen, Jane.
Billy and Blaze by Anderson, C. W. (SERIES)
Madeline by Bemelmans, Ludwig. (SERIES) – WE LOVE THESE!
The Fast Sooner Hound by Bontemps, Arna & Conroy Jack.
Cross-Country Cat by Calhoun, Mary.
Babar by DeBrunhoff, Jean. (SERIES)
The Story about Ping by Flack, Marjorie
Millions of Cats by Gag, Wanda.
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Cleary, Beverly.
Ribsy by Cleary, Beverly. (SERIES)
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Dalgliesh, Alice. (SERIES)
The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe by Lewis, C. S. (SERIES)
Time of Wonder by McCloskey, Robert.
The Box-Car Children (vol. 1) by Warner, Gertrude. (SERIES)
The Velveteen Rabbit by Williams, Marjorie.
Stellaluna by Cannon, Janell.
The Gingerbread Boy by Galdone, Paul.
The Three Bears by Galdone, Paul.
The Three Little Pigs by Galdone, Paul.
Squanto and the First Thanksgiving by Kessel, Joyce.
The Three Little Pigs by Galdone, Paul.
Squanto and the First Thanksgiving by Kessel, Joyce.
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Roop, Peter and Connie.
Caps for Sale by Slobodkina, Esphyr. (SERIES)
Owl Moon by Yolen, Jane.
Billy and Blaze by Anderson, C. W. (SERIES)
Madeline by Bemelmans, Ludwig. (SERIES) – WE LOVE THESE!
The Fast Sooner Hound by Bontemps, Arna & Conroy Jack.
Cross-Country Cat by Calhoun, Mary.
Babar by DeBrunhoff, Jean. (SERIES)
The Story about Ping by Flack, Marjorie
Millions of Cats by Gag, Wanda.
Thunder at Gettysburg by Gauch, Patrici.
Betsy & Billy by Haywood, Carolyn
The Bobbsey Twins by Hope, Laura Lee.
The Story of Ferdinand by Leaf, Munro.
Betsy-Tacy by Loveless, Maude.
When We Were Young by Milne, A. A. (SERIES)
Now We are Six by Milne, A. A.
Song of the Swallows by Politi, Leo.
Dr De Soto Goes to Africa By Steig, William.
A Gift for Tia Rosa by Taha, Karen.
The Boxcar Children by Warner, Gertrude. (SERIES)
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Roop, Peter and Connie.
Caps for Sale by Slobodkina, Esphyr. (SERIES)
Owl Moon by Yolen, Jane.
Billy and Blaze by Anderson, C. W. (SERIES)
Madeline by Bemelmans, Ludwig. (SERIES) – WE LOVE THESE!
The Fast Sooner Hound by Bontemps, Arna & Conroy Jack.
Cross-Country Cat by Calhoun, Mary.
Babar by DeBrunhoff, Jean. (SERIES)
The Story about Ping by Flack, Marjorie
Millions of Cats by Gag, Wanda.
Thunder at Gettysburg by Gauch, Patrici.
Betsy & Billy by Haywood, Carolyn.
More Books for 7-Year-Olds
All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (SERIES)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Along Came a Dog by Meindert DeJong
At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter (RECOMMENDED)
Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (SERIES)
The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis
The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
The Borrowers by Mary Norton (SERIES)
The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
Harder Grade 2 Homeschool Books for 7-Year-Olds
The books below are found on many Grade 2 homeschool book lists and are a good stretch if you’re finding your kids have advanced reading skills.
Gulliver’s Stories (Scholastic Jr. Classic) by Swift, Jonathan.
Charlotte’s Web by White, E. B.
Stuart Little by White, E. B.
Detectives in Togas by Winterfeld, Henry.
A Lion to Guard Us by Bulla, Clyde.
Shoeshine Girl by Bulla, Clyde.
Henry Huggins by Cleary, Beverly. (SERIES)
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Atwater, Richard.
Peter Pan by Barrie, James.
The Black Stallion by Farley, Walter. (SERIES)
The Whipping Boy buy Fleischman, Sid.
My Father’s Dragon by Gannett, Ruth.
The Wind in the Willows (Scholastic Jr. Classic) by Grahame, Kenneth.
The Jungle Book (Scholastic Jr. Classic) by Kipling, Rudyard.
The Horse and His Boy by Lewis, C. S. (SERIES)
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Dalgliesh, Alice. (SERIES)
Stone Fox by Gardiner, John.
Ox-Cart Man by Hall, Donald.
Paul Bunyan by Kellogg, Steven.
Miss Pickerell by MacGregor, Ellen.
Sarah, Plain and Tall by MacLachlan, Patricia.
Snow Treasure by McSwigan, Marie.
The Time Warp Trio – Sam Samurai by Scieszka, Jon. (SERIES)
Encyclopedia Brown Series by Sobol, Donald. (SERIES)
The True Adventure of Daniel Hall By Stanley, Diane.
The Box-Car Children by Warner, Gertrude. (SERIES)
Pinocchio by Collodi C.
The Matchlock Gun by Edmonds, Walter.
Misty of Chincoteague by Henry, Marguerite.
James Herriot’s Treasury by Herriot, James.
The Bobbsey Twins by Hope, Laura Lee.
Aldo Applesauce by Hurwitz, Johanna.
Pippi Longstocking by Lindgren, Astrid. (SERIES)
Winnie the Pooh by Milne, A. A. (SERIES)
The Railway Children by Nesbit, E.
In Grandma’s Attic by Richardson, Arleta. (SERIES)
Family Adventures by Roddy, Lee.
Dragon of Lonely Island by Rupp, Rebecca.
Little House on the Prairie by Wilder, Laura.
The Time Warp Trio – Sam Samurai by Scieszka, Jon. (SERIES)
Encyclopedia Brown Series by Sobol, Donald. (SERIES)
The True Adventure of Daniel Hall By Stanley, Diane.
The Box-Car Children by Warner, Gertrude. (SERIES)
Pinocchio by Collodi C.
The Matchlock Gun by Edmonds, Walter.
Misty of Chincoteague by Henry, Marguerite.
James Herriot’s Treasury by Herriot, James.
The Bobbsey Twins by Hope, Laura Lee.
Aldo Applesauce by Hurwitz, Johanna.
Pippi Longstocking by Lindgren, Astrid. (SERIES)
Winnie the Pooh by Milne, A. A. (SERIES)
Miss Hickory by Bailey, Carolyn.
Paddington by Bond, Michael. (SERIES)
The Enormous Egg by Butterworth, Oliver.
Ramona by Cleary, Beverly. (SERIES)
Benjamin Franklin by D’Aulaire, I. E.
The Moffats by Estes, Eleanor.
The Cabin Faced West by Fritz, Jean.
Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling, H. C.
Trailblazer Series by Jackson, Dave & Neta. (SERIES)
Just So Stories by Kipling, Rudyard.
Rabbit Hill by Lawson, Robert.
Homer Price by McCloskey, Robert.
The Story of the Treasure Seekers By Nesbit, E.
The Door in the Dragon’s Throat by Peretti, Frank. (SERIES)
American Adventure Series by Reece, Colleen. (SERIES)
Ballet Shoes by Streatfeild, Noel. (SERIES)
If you have older or younger children, you can also find a complete homeschool booklist here…
Conclusion
I love listening to Grade 2 homeschool books as audiobooks. Audiobooks open up a world of adventure to younger children. Listening to audiobooks on Youtube also means you can listen to many audiobooks for free! I would try to find a book title you like and type in the name followed by ‘audiobook’. For example, ‘Little Pilgrims Progress audiobook‘. (I’ve linked this audiobook here!) Alternatively, you can listen on Audible which has a better range and better readers. Don’t forget to subscribe to my Youtube channel called ‘How to Homeschool’ here.
