Penguin Random House

Penguin Young Readers Level 2

The middle half of these books measure 280L–420L, and run around 375 words — calculated from the 47 titles at this level with a Lexile measure, not from the number on the cover.

Books
66
Lexile range
280L–420L
Typical length
~375 words
Don't Throw It to Mo!
Don't Throw It to Mo!Mo Jackson · 470L
The Very Lonely Firefly
The Very Lonely Firefly530L
Good Night, Good Knight
Good Night, Good KnightGood Knight · 410L
Go Away, Spot
Go Away, SpotDick and Jane · 270L
Swim, Mo, Swim!
Swim, Mo, Swim!Mo Jackson · 470L
Max's Lunch
Max's LunchMax & Ruby · 450L
Me and My Robot
Me and My Robot270L
Nina, Nina Ballerina
Nina, Nina Ballerina490L
Guess Who
Guess WhoDick and Jane · 360L
Look! I Can Read!
Look! I Can Read!320L
A Pig, a Fox, and Stinky Socks
A Pig, a Fox, and Stinky SocksPig and Fox · 280L
Pajama Party
Pajama Party420L
Peanut Butter's First Day of School
Peanut Butter's First Day of SchoolPeanut Butter · 420L
Who Stole the Cookies?
Who Stole the Cookies?270L
We See
We SeeDick and Jane · 310L
The Teeny-Tiny Woman
The Teeny-Tiny Woman490L
Max's Half Birthday
Max's Half BirthdayMax & Ruby · 290L
Kit and Kat
Kit and Kat260L
Jason's Bus Ride
Jason's Bus Ride330L
What a Hungry Puppy!
What a Hungry Puppy!270L
The Bookstore Ghost
The Bookstore Ghost480L
Kit-Kit-Kittens
Kit-Kit-Kittens310L
Nicky Upstairs and Down
Nicky Upstairs and Down310L
We Work
We WorkDick and Jane · 310L
A Pig, a Fox, and a Box
A Pig, a Fox, and a BoxPig and Fox · 210L
Snug Bug
Snug Bug250L
Please, No More Nuts!
Please, No More Nuts!320L
The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School
The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School430L
School Friends
School Friends380L
Tiny Goes to the Movies
Tiny Goes to the MoviesTiny · 220L
Spider's Lunch
Spider's Lunch330L
Scat, Cats!
Scat, Cats!170L
Pal the Pony
Pal the Pony410L
Apples
Apples270L
Butterflies
Butterflies460L
The Garden That We Grew
The Garden That We Grew280L
We Need More Nuts!
We Need More Nuts!230L
Meet Trouble
Meet Trouble200L
Max's Checkup
Max's CheckupMax & Ruby · 330L
Max at School
Max at SchoolMax & Ruby · 280L
The Loopy Coop Hens
The Loopy Coop Hens200L
Pup-Pup-Puppies
Pup-Pup-Puppies330L
Lost and Found
Lost and FoundStrawberry Shortcake · 250L
Best Bunnies
Best BunniesPeter Rabbit · 330L
Show-and-Tell
Show-and-TellStrawberry Shortcake · 450L
Holiday Helper
Holiday HelperA Puppy Diaries Book · 210L
Beetle Mania
Beetle ManiaDirt and Bugsy · 360L
Pig and Pug
Pig and Pug200L
Bug Catchers
Bug CatchersDirt and Bugsy · 290L
Froggy Is the Best
Froggy Is the BestFroggy · 400L
I Love You, Bingo
I Love You, BingoLadybug Girl · 290L
Hedge-Hedgey-Hedgehogs
Hedge-Hedgey-Hedgehogs390L
The Little Engine's Easter Egg Hunt
The Little Engine's Easter Egg HuntThe Little Engine That Could · 330L
Batman and Friends
Batman and FriendsBatman: The Brave and the Bold · 550L
Max's Bug
Max's BugMax & Ruby · 360L
Puppy Parade
Puppy ParadeA Puppy Diaries Book · 380L
Love Is in the Air
Love Is in the Air220L
Angelina Takes a Bow
Angelina Takes a BowAngelina Ballerina · 420L
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Secret Villain
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Secret Villain530L
Woodward and McTwee
Woodward and McTwee340L

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