Gift Guide: 2nd-3rd Grade
Whether you want to inspire children with the biographies of Michael Jordan and Albert Einstein, entertain them with the sports-related Mysteries of Zach and Zoe or encourage their creativity with How to Catch an Elf this holiday season, you’ll find great book ideas for 2nd-3rd graders in our curated gift guide below. There’s a gift for every child and every interest!
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Books for Adventurers |
Hope at Sea: An Adventure Story
by Daniel Miyares
Sydney & Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World (Sydney & Taylor)
by Jacqueline Davies
Prince & Knight: Tale of the Shadow King
by Daniel Haack
Bad Guys in They're Bee-Hind You! (the Bad Guys #14)
by Aaron Blabey
Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House Graphic Novel #2)
by Mary Pope Osborne
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Books for Astronauts |
Astronaut Handbook
by Meghan McCarthy
Mission Moon (Catstronauts #1)
by Drew Brockington
How Spaceships Work (How Things Work)
by Lonely Planet
My Journey to the Stars
by Scott Kelly
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
by Helaine Becker
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Books for Baseball Sluggers |
The Triple Play Twins (Ballpark Mysteries #17)
by David A Kelly
Big Day for Baseball (Magic Tree House #29)
by Mary Pope Osborne
Missing Baseball (The Zach & Zoe Mysteries #1)
by Mike Lupica
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
by Crystal Hubbard
Alien Next Door 5: Baseball Blues
by A I Newton
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Books for Basketballers |
Michael Jordan (Little People, Big Dreams)
by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Half-Court Hero (The Zach & Zoe Mysteries #2)
by Mike Lupica
EllRay Jakes Stands Tall (EllRay Jakes #9)
by Sally Warner
Hooray! My Butt Left the Bench! (Here's Hank #10)
by Henry Winkler
Allie's Basketball Dream
by Barbara E Barber
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Books for Cat/Dog Enthusiasts |
Cat Problems (Animal Problems #3)
by Jory John
Negative Cat
by Sophie Blackall
Mothering Heights (Dog Man #10)
by Dav Pilkey
The Most Fun (Barkus #3)
by Patricia MacLachlan
Stick Dog Takes Out Sushi (Stick Dog #11)
by Tom Watson
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Books for Chefs & Foodies |
Smart Cookie (Bad Seed #7)
by Jory John
Lights, Camera, Cook! (Next Best Junior Chef #1)
by Charise Mericle Harper
Ruby's Reunion Day Dinner
by Angela Dalton
Dumplings for Lili
by Melissa Iwai
Arnie, the Doughnut (Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut)
by Laurie Keller
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Books for Dinosaur Devotees |
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House Graphic Novel #1)
by Mary Pope Osborne
Tyrone O'Saurus Dreams
by James Howe
Dinosaurs Are Not Extinct: Real Facts about Real Dinosaurs
by Drew Sheneman
Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs (National Geographic Kids)
by Catherine D Hughes
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Books for Fairy Tale Fans |
Looking for a Jumbie
by Tracey Baptiste
Interstellar Cinderella
by Deborah Underwood
Reading Beauty
by Deborah Underwood
La Princesa and the Pea
by Susan Middleton Elya
Hans Christian Andersen (Little People, Big Dreams)
by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
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Books for Gamers |
Pokémon Adventures Collector's Edition, Vol. 10
by Hidenori Kusaka
Super Rabbit Boy's Time Jump! (Press Start! #9)
by Thomas Flintham
Couch Potato (Bad Seed #5)
by Jory John
Sadiq and the Gamers (Sadiq #9)
by Siman Nuurali
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Books for History Buffs |
Rosie the Riveter: The Legacy of an American Icon
by Sarah Dvojack
1619 Project: Born on the Water
by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Sonia Sotomayor (She Persisted)
by Meg Medina
Albert Einstein (Little People, Big Dreams)
by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Tu Youyou's Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria (She Made History)
by Songju Ma Daemicke
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Books for Holiday Fans |
Snowflake
by Benji Davies
Felíz New Year, Ava Gabriela!
by Alexandra Alessandri
Wishing Tree
by Meika Hashimoto
Ninth Night of Hanukkah
by Erica S Perl
Snow Dancer
by Addie Boswell
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Books for Magicians |
Unbelievable Oliver and the Sawed-In-Half Dads (Unbelievable Oliver #2)
by Pseudonymous Bosch
The Secret Maze (The Last Firehawk #10)
by Katrina Charman
Stoop Sale Treasure (Hand-Me-Down Magic #1)
by Corey Ann Haydu
Lala's Words: A Story of Planting Kindness
by Gracey Zhang
Wishypoofs and Hiccups (Zoey and Sassafras #9)
by Asia Citro
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Books for Musicians |
¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! the Dance That Crossed Color Lines
by Dean Robbins
Song of Frutas
by Margarita Engle
Song for the Snow
by Jon-Erik Lappano
Grandude's Green Submarine (Grandude #2)
by Paul McCartney
Because
by Mo Willems
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Books for Outdoor Devotees |
Over and Under the Canyon (Over and Under)
by Kate Messner
Vanishing Lake
by Paddy Donnelly
Collectors
by Alice Feagan
Wall and the Wild
by Christina Dendy
Look What I Found in the Woods
by Moira Butterfield
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Books for Science Fiction Fans |
Stella's Stellar Hair
by Yesenia Moises
Digital Disaster (Catstronauts #6)
by Drew Brockington
Gina---The Girl Who Broke the World (Hilo #7)
by Judd Winick
How Did Humans Go Extinct?
by Johnny Marciano
Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature
by Nathan W Pyle
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Books for Sleuths |
Jasmine Toguchi, Super Sleuth (Jasmine Toguchi #2)
by Debbi Michiko Florence
Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion (Questioneers Novel #3)
by Andrea Beaty
Golden Egg (Spy Penguins #3)
by Sam Hay
Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S. (InvestiGators #4)
by John Patrick Green
Aven Green Sleuthing Machine (Aven Green #1)
by Dusti Bowling
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Books for Soccer Strikers |
Megan Rapinoe (Little People, Big Dreams)
by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Pelé (Little People, Big Dreams)
by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Henry Heckelbeck Never Cheats (Henry Heckelbeck #2)
by Wanda Coven
Yasmin the Soccer Star (Yasmin #11)
by Saadia Faruqi
Soccer Secret (The Zach & Zoe Mysteries #4)
by Mike Lupica
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Books for Superheroes |
Kitty and the Twilight Trouble (Kitty #6)
by Paula Harrison
Mothering Heights (Dog Man #10)
by Dav Pilkey
Pugs from Planet X (Max Meow #3)
by John Gallagher
Captain Bun & Super Bonbon (Bunbun & Bonbon #3)
by Jess Keating
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Books for Unicorn Huggers |
Bo and the Merbaby (Unicorn Diaries #5)
by Rebecca Elliott
Zara and Moonbeam (Unicorn Academy Nature Magic #3)
by Julie Sykes
Unicorns and Germs (Zoey and Sassafras #6)
by Asia Citro
Shine Like a Unicorn
by Shelli R Johannes
Thelma the Unicorn (Thelma the Unicorn #1)
by Aaron Blabey
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Books for Watersporters |
Mop Rides the Waves of Life (Mop Rides)
by Jaimal Yogis
Sarah and the Big Wave
by Bonnie Tsui
Squid Happens (The Adventures of Team Pom #1)
by Isabel Roxas
Big Beach Cleanup
by Charlotte Offsay
Mia Mayhem Rides the Waves (Mia Mayhem #11)
by Kara West