Rising 2nd Grade

Random House

The Story of Babar: The Little Elephant (#1) by Jean de Brunhoff

Little, Brown

The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills

Penguin

The Mitten by Jan Brett

Aladdin

The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh, ill. by Marie Nonnast

Philomel Books

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, ill. by John Schoenherr

Chronicle Books

Noah's Ark by Jerry Pinkney

Penguin

Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully

Puffin

Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág

Clarion Books

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

Square Fish

Brave Irene by William Steig

Aladdin

Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson and Nancy Carpenter

HarperCollins

How Much Is a Million? by David Schwartz, ill. by Steven Kellogg

Macmillan

Giant Squid by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann

Little, Brown

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick, ill. by Sophie Blackall

Big-Enough Anna: The Little Sled Dog Who Braved the Arctic by Pam Flowers and Ann Dixon, ill. by Bill Farnsworth

Lerner

A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds by Jean Richards, ill. by Anca Hariton

Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Marjorie Priceman

Candlewick

When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest, ill. by P.J. Lynch

Clarion Books

The Babe & I by David A. Adler, ill. by Terry Widener

A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Robert Bulla