For first grade we did Little House in the Big Woods, Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little (audio), Ramona Quimby Age 8, Sarah, Plain and Tall, and lots of picture books.
Second grade has been Because of Winn Dixie (audio, loved it), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, One and Only Ivan, Matilda ( I wish I had known about the Kate Winslet audio but we liked it and hope to see it on Broadway), Dear America Series: I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly; The Diary of Patsy a Freed Girl. We started Alice's Adventures in Wonderland read by Jim Dale who's great but that is on pause for now. Just started James and the Giant Peach and we continue to read picture books with DD2 in pre k.
Next up on the list is
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Bud, Not Buddy
One Crazy Summer
Flora and Ulysses
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe
All of a Kind Family