Free Books for 2nd Graders

Anansi owes fierce Python a debt, and now Python is coiled on the road, ready to eat him up. But how can one small spider outwit a snake long enough to swallow him whole? When Python starts to boast about being king of the wood, Anansi spins a clever plan involving a red rope and the perfect royal knot. Will the trick hold, or will Python break free with a mighty roar? This Bookbot story practises the ‘oa’ sound with words like ‘road’, ‘boast’, ‘roam’, ‘gloat’, and ‘groan’.

Anansi the spider bites his way into Farmer Kofi’s prize melon for a cool, sweet snack, but he eats so much he cannot get back out. When Elephant strolls past, Anansi has a wild idea: what if the melon could talk? Soon the whole town believes it, and the King himself calls the melon to court. Will a talking melon fool everyone, or is Anansi in over his head? This Bookbot level practises 2-syllable compound words like ‘inside’, ‘outside’, ‘daybreak’, and ‘footsteps’.

Deep in the cold sea lives the fastest, sneakiest cod on the coast - and every fisherman has given up trying to catch it. Every one, that is, except Steve. But Steve has no rod, no net, and no boat. How on earth will he catch a fish with his bare hands? And when the tide washes something unexpected onto the shore, could Steve finally have a chance? This decodable reader practises vowel team syllables in words such as ‘diet,’ ‘quiet,’ ’naive,’ ‘reacts,’ and ’triumph.’

Ned has a shiny new shed, a magic book, and a brand new shovel - but what happens when his shovel clangs against something hard and golden deep in the ground? Can a clever tool crack open stone, and what treasures might be hiding beneath Ned’s feet? Join Ned as he digs, builds, and dreams up his next big adventure! This decodable reader practises compound words such as ‘hillside,’ ‘pickaxe,’ ‘daylight,’ and ‘cobweb.’

Ned has spotted a bee buzzing across his farm, and now he simply must find out where it lives - and whether it might share some of that sweet golden honey. But bees don’t love being chopped at with axes, and a hungry bear is eyeing the same prize. Can Ned and The Book find a cleverer way to get their treat? This decodable reader practises suffixes in words like ‘boldly,’ ‘softly,’ ‘kindly,’ and ‘swiftly.’

After a week of rain, the sun is finally out and the wind is perfect - can a homemade kite with a secret weapon really fly higher than every other kite on the street? Follow along as one clever kid measures, cuts, and draws a smiling troll queen onto paper wings, then sends her soaring past the rooftops. Will she rule the whole sky? This decodable reader practises es plurals in words like ‘splashes,’ ‘bushes,’ ‘rushes,’ ‘sketches,’ and ‘reaches.’

Boy’s little brother snatches everything - even his favourite purple toy! When Mum marches in and sends them both to bed, Boy wishes, just once, he could have something all his own. But what happens when a wild adventure with an enormous elephant puts his brother in real danger? Will Boy reach him in time? This decodable reader practises es plurals in words like ‘bushes,’ ‘dishes,’ ‘branches,’ and ‘crosses.’

When a sudden tapping wakes Kim from her nap, she tiptoes out the doorway to find where the noise is coming from. What could be hiding inside a dusty cottage? And what happens when Kim sits down at a loom that weaves all by itself? Follow along as a brilliant pattern carries her somewhere she never expected to go. This decodable reader practises VC/CV syllables in words such as ‘cottage,’ ‘pattern,’ ‘yellow,’ and ‘sudden.’

Jill’s yard is buried under cobblestone, and the line for the village stone bin is massive. Why wait all day when she could just build one herself? With a pattern from Dr Can Do and a chest full of buckets and redstone, Jill marches off to her workshop - but will every piece fall into place before sunset? This decodable reader practises VC/CV syllables in words like ‘bucket,’ ‘pattern,’ ‘sunset,’ and ‘problem.’

The bravest explorer in the whole world has found a village under the full moon - but something is very wrong. The huts are dark, the golem is cracked and tangled in vines, and a see-through cat is watching every move. Where did all the villagers go? And what happens when a defeated zombie simply will not stay down? This decodable reader practises prefixes in words like ‘inspect,’ ‘unpack,’ ‘retreat,’ and ‘return.’