
Reading Rascals
Read Laters:
Grades 1 & 2
Each session we present several books to vote on for future meetings. As only one gets chosen, we list the remainders here so that bookclub members who liked a title that did not win have a reference list.
(P.S. This is also a great list for birthday presents within the age group!)
2025/26
Mishka by Edward van de Vendel & Anoush Elman
Wind Riders: Rescue on Turtle Beach by Jen Marlin
Beasts of Olympus by Lucy Coats
Sam Swallow and the Riddleworld League by William New
2024/25
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Mega Bat by Anna Humphrey
The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng
The Magician's Boy by Susan Cooper
Lady Lollipop by Dick King-Smith
Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley
Izzy in the Doghouse by Anderson and Collier
Bad Badger by Maryrose Wood
2023/24
Friends by Joy Cowley
The Unvisibles by Ian Whybrow
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamill
Mimi Power by Victoria Miles
Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles by Rupert Kingfisher
Leave it plum by Matt Phelan
Minton Goes! by Anna Feinberg & Kim Gamble
Gooney the Fabulous by Lois Lowry
Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake
2022/23
Astrid the Astronaut: The Astronomically Grand Plan by Rie Neal
Miles Lewis: King of the Ice by Kelly Starling Lyon
Catalina Incognito by Jennifer Torres
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
Pets Rule!: My Kingdom of Darkness by Susan Tan
Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley
2021/22
The Kingdom of Wrenly: The Lost Stone by Jordan Quinn and Robert McPhillips
Coyote Tales by Thomas King and Byron Eggenschwiler
The Sisters Eight: Annie's Adventures by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Nathanial Fludd, Beastologist: Flight of the Phoenix by R. L. LaFevers
Slug Days by Sara Leach
Harry Miller's Run by David Almond
Forward, Shakespeare! by Jean Little
I, Bruno by Caroline Adderson
Angels Inc. Bruce McBay
The Blue Vase by Katerina Jovanovic
2018/19
Anne Arrives by Kallie George
The Invisible Dog by Dick King-Smith
Forward, Shakespeare! by Jean Little
Emmaline and the Bunny by Katherine Hannigan
The sisters 8 by Lauren Baratz-Logsted with Greg Logsted and Jackie Logsted
The Amazing World of Stuart by Sarah Pennypacker
The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
Beasts of Olympus by Lucy Coats
Calvin Coconut by Graham Salisbury
Mieko and the fifth treasure by Eleanor Coerr
Jasper John Dooley by Caroline Adderson
The End of the Beginning by Avi
2016/17
Forward Shakespeare by Jean Little
Brand-New Page by Tony Davis
Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume
2015/16
Danny Doodles: The Jelly Bean Experiment by David A. Adler
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang by Mordecai Richler
Yuit by Yvette Edmonds
Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings
The Magnificent Moon Hare by Sue Monroe
Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr
The Goblin Baby by Berlie Doherty
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Please Write in This Book by Mary Amato
Daisy Dawson and the Secret Pond by Steve Voake
No Pets Allowed by Irene Watts
Balto and the Great Race by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
The End of the Beginning by Avi
The Magnificent Moon Hare by Sue Monroe
Little Wolf’s Book of Badness by Ian Whybrow
2014/15
The Amazing World of Stuart by Sara Pennypacker
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Penguin Pandemonium by Jeanne Willis
Marty Mcguire by Kate Messner
Geronimo Stilton: the Journey Through Time
Angels Inc. by Bruce McBay
The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin
The Girl with 500 Middle Names by Margaret Haddix
LuLu Walks the Dogs by Judith Viorst
A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Penguin Pandemonium by Jeanne Willis
The Amazing World of Stuart by Sara Pennypacker
Jasper John Dooley by Caroline Adderson
The Miniature World of Marvin and James
2013/14
Underworlds: The Battle Begins by Tony Abbott
The Elevator Family by Douglas Evans
The Invisible Dog by Dick King-Smith
Oggie Cooder by Sarah Weeks
Mr. Karp’s Last Glass
How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Crowell
The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepulveda
The West is Calling
Hamster Magic
The Miniature World of Marvin and James by Elise Broach
The Word Eater by Mary Amato
Cinderella
Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman
Three Green Rats by Linda Mason Hunter and Suzanne Summersgill
Ruby Goldberg’s Bright Idea by Anna Humphrey
I, Bruno by Caroline Adderson
2012/13
How to Save Your Tail by Mary Hanson
Frog in My Throat by Frieda Wishinsky
Jacob’s Little Giant by Barbara Smucker
Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith
Penguin Pandemonium by Jeanne Willis
Hamster Magic by Lynne Jonell
Burping Bertha by Michael Rosen
Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
The Amazing World of Stuart by Sara Pennypacker
Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume
Balto and the Great Race by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Very Serious Children by Caroline Adderson
Angles Inc. by Bruce McBay
2011/12
Gooney Bird and the Room Mother by Lowis Lowry
Mr. Karp’s Last Glass by Cary Fagan
The Whale’s Way by Heather Kellerhals-Stewart
Ellray Jakes is Not a Chicken by Sally Warner
Amazing World of Stuart by Sara Pennypacker
Clubhouse Mysteries by Sharon Draper
Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins
Emmaline and the Bunny by Katherine Hannigan
Angels Inc. by Bruce McBay
The Countess’s Calamity by Sally Gardner
The Amazing World of Stuart by Sara Pennypacker
Roland Wright Brand-New Page by Tony Davis
Little Wolf’s Book of Badness by Ian Whybrow
The Elevator Family by Douglas Evans
Bad Cat by Lynne Reid Banks
2010/11
The Amazing World of Stuart by Sara Pennypacker
The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepulveda
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
Owen Foote: Second Grade Strongman by Stephanie Greene
The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
The Clumsies Make a Mess by Sorrel Anderson
Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet by Graham Salisbury
2009/10
Mammoth Academy: Surf’s Up! by Neil Layton
Raffi’s for the Birds by Syvain Meunier
Balto and the Great Race by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
The Green Dog by Suzanne Fisher Staples
The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepulveda
Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume
Karlson Flies Again by Astrid Lindgren
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye by Geronimo Stilton
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Cool! by Michael Morpurgo
Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka
Emmaline and the Bunny by Katherine Hannigan
George’s Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl
Mischief: Four Trouble Makers by Hongying Yang
The Graveyard Hounds by Vi Hughes
Mr. Karp’s Last Glass by Cary Fagan
Baaaad Animals by Tiffany Stone
Things are Looking Up, Jack by Dan Bar-el
2008/9
Forward Shakespeare by Jean Little
Mieko & the Fifth Treasure by Eleanor Coerr
Lizzie Zipmouth by JacquelineWilson
Monsterbook by Michael Broad
The Invisible Dog by Dick King-Smith
Luke Lancelot by Giles Andreae
On the Road Again by Marie-Louise Gay
Jacob’s Little Giant by Barbara Smucker
Three Good Deeds by Vivian Vande Velde
2007/8
Roxie and the Hooligans by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Real Thief by William Steig
The Countessa’s Calamity by Sally Gardner
Monster Mission by Eva Ibbotson
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Sable by Karen Hesse
Chance and the Butterfly by Maggie de Vries
Tuk and the Whale by Raquel Rivera
Muddle Farm: Pigs Might Fly by Michael Morpurgo
