# 2nd grade books about kindness

**7** books commonly assigned to 2nd grade students in US schools that explore kindness. 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.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 2nd grade band is 420–820L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 3 titles here with a Lexile score, 2 are grade-level, 1 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 2nd grade  ·  **Theme:** kindness
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 2nd grade kindness reading list

- [Corduroy](https://readinglist.school/book/corduroy) by Don Freeman _(600L · Grades K–3 · pub 1968)_
- [Frog and Toad Together](https://readinglist.school/book/frog-and-toad-together) by Arnold Lobel _(330L · Grades 1–2 · pub 1972)_
- [I Lived Inside a Whale](https://readinglist.school/book/i-lived-inside-a-whale) by Xin Li _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Just Like Millie](https://readinglist.school/book/just-like-millie) by Lauren Castillo _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Night in the City](https://readinglist.school/book/night-in-the-city) by Julie Downing _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_
- [The Giving Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giving-tree) by Shel Silverstein _(530L · Grades K–5 · pub 1964)_
- [The Yellow Bus](https://readinglist.school/book/the-yellow-bus) by Loren Long _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_

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