# 2nd grade Fantasy books

**11** fantasy books commonly assigned to 2nd grade students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers 2nd grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 2nd grade  ·  **Genre:** Fantasy
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 2nd grade Fantasy reading list

- [The Talking Eggs](https://readinglist.school/book/the-talking-eggs) by Robert D. San Souci _(Grades K–3 · pub 1989)_
- [Dragons Love Tacos](https://readinglist.school/book/dragons-love-tacos) by Adam Rubin _(Grades K–3 · pub 2012)_
- [Enchanted Wood](https://readinglist.school/book/enchanted-wood) by Ruth Sanderson _(Grades K–3 · pub 1991)_
- [Eyes of the Dragon](https://readinglist.school/book/eyes-of-the-dragon) by Margaret Leaf _(Grades K–3 · pub 1987)_
- [How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head](https://readinglist.school/book/how-droofus-the-dragon-lost-his-head) by Bill Peet _(Grades K–3 · pub 1971)_
- [The Forbidden Library](https://readinglist.school/book/the-forbidden-library) by Django Wexler _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2014)_
- [The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-magic-school-bus-inside-the-earth) by Joanna Cole _(Grades K–3 · pub 1948)_
- [Trouble with Trolls](https://readinglist.school/book/trouble-with-trolls) by Jan Brett _(Grades K–3 · pub 1992)_
- [Rapunzel](https://readinglist.school/book/rapunzel) by Paul O. Zelinsky _(Grades 1–4 · pub 1997)_
- [Saint George and the Dragon](https://readinglist.school/book/saint-george-and-the-dragon) by Margaret Hodges _(Grades 1–4 · pub 1950)_
- [The Search for Delicious](https://readinglist.school/book/the-search-for-delicious) by Natalie Babbitt _(Grades 2–3 · pub 1969)_

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