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Books for beginning readers to read on their own. The selections on this list are designated level 2, level B, or a similar indication by the publishers.

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  • See the Ghost

    Three Stories About Things You Cannot See

    LaRochelle, David,
    It’s not easy to enjoy a picnic when you have unseeable interlopers to contend with! In a new trio of stories for beginning readers, the affable Max the dog and mischievous Baby Cakes the cat encounter a scare-happy ghost who has a run-in with a…
    Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2023. — ER LaRochel David 07/2023
  • Dirt and Bugsy are friends and bug catchers. They love to catch beetles! One day the boys catch a ton, but they don't know how to sort them. By color? By size? With so many options, how will they decide? Join Dirt and Bugsy on their adventure…
    Book, 2023New York : Penguin Young Readers, 2023. — ER Litwin Megan 08/2023
  • Rex and Oslo are friends who do everything together. Rex is going swimming. Oslo does not want Rex to go! The water looks cold and wet. Oslo has a secret. What could it be?
    Book, 2023New York : Simon Spotlight, 2023. — ER Cushman Doug 07/2023
  • They're tiny and slimy, slow and strong. What are they? Snails! Learn all about these crawly creatures through the fun facts and amazing photos in this reader.
    Book, 2017New York, New York : Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2017] — E 594.3 Bader 04/2017
  • Having your first sleepover can be a lot of fun! But what do you do when your friend gets homesick?
    Book, 2022New York : Random House, [2022] — ER Reagan Jean 12/2022
  • When Meg goes camping with the Pony Scouts, she finds herself unprepared for bugs, long walks to the bathroom and spooky stories.
    Book, 2014New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014]. — ER Hapka Cathy
  • In this brand new, original Penguin Young Reader, Angelina Ballerina heads to ballet camp, but it's not as fun as she thought it would be! Luckily, Angelina finds a way to make the most out of her time there, thanks to some help from her mom! Little…
    Book, 2015New York, New York, USA : Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015] — ER Jacobs Lana
  • Froggy tries to figure out what he is best at, from soccer to baking a cake to playing the saxophone.
    Book, 2015New York, New York : Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015] — ER London Jonathan 04/2015
  • When Hamster and his friends go looking for some cool, wet, wild fun at the Water Kingdom waterpark, Hamster and his new friend, Holly, challenge two dogs to a race down the waterslide. Can they win?
    Book, 2016New York : Scholastic Press, [2016] — ER Lord Cynthia 02/2016
  • Moby Shinobi wants to put his ninja skills to use by helping a farmer in need, but everything goes wrong until he finds just the right job.
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2017] — ER Flowers Luke
  • Two mice meet their new neighbor and discover that she is not as scary as they feared.
    Book, 2009New York : Raw Junior, 2009. — ER READER Hayes Geoffrey
  • The Big Catch

    a Robot and Rico Story

    Suen, Anastasia
    "Robot and Rico are off to the beach. Rico wants to catch the biggest fish, but Robot may end up with the biggest surprise"--Unedited summary from book.
    Book, 2010Minneapolis, Minn. : Stone Arch Books, c2010. — ER READER Suen Anastasi
  • After finding a box just the right size to hide in, a little fox tries to play some tricks on his big friend, Pig, but things do not work out exactly as he planned.
    Graphic Novel, 2015New York, New York : Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015] — J GRAPHIC ER Fenske Jonathan
  • Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team. The kids on the rival team tease him for being a 'butterfingers' who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins.
    Book, 2015New York, New York : Penguin Young readers, an imprint of Penguin group (USA), [2015] — ER READER Adler 05/2015
  • A young boy's fascination with pigeons soon erupts into a full-blown chase around Central Park, across the Brooklyn Bridge, through a fancy restaurant, and into the sky.
    Book, 2009New York : Toon Books, c2009. — ER READER Bliss Harry
  • Detective Jeffrey Bones helps a clown who performed at his friend's birthday party to find some lost clothing.
    Book, 2010New York : Viking, 2010. — ER READER Adler David
  • Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory at the school Green Fair to solve a mystery involving a missing electric car.
    Book, 2010New York : Viking, 2010. — ER READER Adler David
  • Vehicles of all sorts get angry when they are stuck behind a slow-moving tractor.
    Book, 2011New York : Crabtree, 2011, c2010. — ER Bryant Ann
  • Book, 2013New York : Random House Children's Books, c2013. — ER DCSUPER Wrecks Billy 07/2013