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Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 Books in Order

Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 contains 20 books, published between 1987 and 2014. The first book is Jason's Bus Ride (1987) and the newest is Holiday Helper (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
1987–2014
Pages on record
310 in 10 of 20 books
Reading time
5.2–7.8 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 310 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

See all 20 books in order Printable Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 checklist

Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 is a series of early readers for children, grouped in this catalogue under Jane O'Connor. The listing counts 20 books from 1987 to 2014, starting with Jason's Bus Ride and Harry Takes a Bath (both 1987). Other titles include My Tooth Is Loose!, Nina, Nina Ballerina and The Teeny-Tiny Woman. Dogs, ballet, school, friendship and honesty are among the subjects. Holiday Helper is the last listed book.

How many Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 books are there?

Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 has 20 books, released between 1987 and 2014.

Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Jason's Bus Ride, book 1 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (1987)
  2. Cover of Harry Takes a Bath by Harriet Ziefert, book 2 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (1987)
  3. Cover of Nina, Nina Ballerina by Jane O’Connor, book 5 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (1993)
  4. Cover of The Teeny-Tiny Woman by Harriet Ziefert, book 8 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (1995)
  5. Cover of Spider's Lunch by Joanna Cole, book 10 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (1995)
  6. Cover of Kate Skates by Jane O’Connor, book 11 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (1995)
  7. Cover of Nina, Nina Star Ballerina by Jane O’Connor, book 12 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (1997)
  8. Cover of The Cow in the House by Harriet Ziefert, book 13 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (1997)
  9. Cover of Nina, Nina and the Copycat Ballerina by Jane O’Connor, book 15 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (2000)
  10. Cover of Meet Trouble by Susan Hood, book 17 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (2001)
  11. Cover of Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee by Roberta Edwards (2007)
  12. Cover of Holiday Helper by Jill Abramson, book 20 of the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 series (2014)
  1. 1
    Jason's Bus Ride1987 · 29 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198729
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  2. 2
    Harry Takes a Bath1987 · 29 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198729
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  3. 3
    Harry Gets Ready for School1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  4. 4
    My Tooth Is Loose!1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  5. 5
    Nina, Nina Ballerina1993 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199332
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  6. 6
    What a Hungry Puppy!1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  7. 7
    Kit and Kat1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  8. 8
    The Teeny-Tiny Woman1995 · 29 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199529
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  9. 9
    Snug Bug1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  10. 10
    Spider's Lunch1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  11. 11
    Kate Skates1995 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199532
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  12. 12
    Nina, Nina Star Ballerina1997 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199732
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  13. 13
    The Cow in the House1997 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199732
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  14. 14
    Bad Hair Day1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  15. 15
    Nina, Nina and the Copycat Ballerina2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200032
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  16. 16
    Cowboy Roy2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  17. 17
    Meet Trouble2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  18. 18
    Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200732
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  19. 19
    Dog on His Bus2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  20. 20
    Holiday Helper2014 · 31 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201431
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Where to start with Penguin Young Readers: Level 2

Start with Jason's Bus Ride (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 book?

Holiday Helper (2014) is the newest Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 book released so far.

Is there a new Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 book coming?

No next Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
310 pages across the 10 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 books, 12 of 20, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 20 titles, 5 are credited to Harriet Ziefert, 4 to Jane O’Connor, 2 to Cathy East Dubowski and 2 to Susan Hood. A further 10 writers are credited.

What the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 books are about

13 of the 20 Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 10 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Children's fiction 10 of 13 books
  • Ballet dancing 3 of 13 books
  • Dogs 3 of 13 books
  • Hippopotamus 3 of 13 books
  • Juvenile literature 3 of 13 books
  • Dance 2 of 13 books
  • Folklore 2 of 13 books
  • Friendship 2 of 13 books
  • Honesty 2 of 13 books