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It's Spooky Season! Check out these great reads celebrating fall and the spooky season. |
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Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia RawlinsonAs the autumn season sets in, Fletcher is very worried his beautiful tree has begun to lose all of its leaves. Whatever Fletcher attempts to do to save them, it's simply no use. When the final leaf falls, Fletcher feels hopeless... until he returns the next day to a glorious sight.
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There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed Some Leaves! by Lucille ColandroThat lovely old lady is ready for her fall comeback! What can you make from leaves, clothes, a pumpkin, and rope? Only this old lady knows the secret! With rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version of the classic song will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page--a fun story to get ready for the fall season.
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Apples and Pumpkins by Anne F. RockwellIt is fall! And for one little girl, that means the special joys of visiting the Comstock Farm: choosing the reddest apples from the trees and finding the best pumpkin in the patch. Once back home, she helps her mother carve a funny jack-o'-lantern face and puts a glowing candle inside her prize new pumpkin.
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Apple Farmer Annie by Monica WellingtonFollow Annie through her apple-filled day as she picks, sorts, counts, bakes, and sells yummy apple treats such as muffins, cakes, pies, applesauce, and cider at the market, and then try making some of her simple apple recipes.
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The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin LewisA bumpin' thumpin' rhyming picture book about the delicious fate of a gigantic pumpkin on the run! When Buck, Billy, and their little sister Lil spy the biggest pumpkin they've ever seen, they can't resist. Buck and Billy try to roll the pumpkin down the hill to show everyone, but it's too big! Before they know it, it's bumping and thumping and rolling down the hillside out of control.
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Five Little Pumpkins by James DeanPete the Cat takes on the classic favorite children's song "Five Little Pumpkins" in the New York Times best-selling author/illustrator's rocking celebration of Halloween.
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| Witch Hazel by Molly IdleMemories drive this bewitching tale: while ailing in bed, elderly witch Hazel finds joy in sharing her memories with young companion Hilda; and after Hazel is gone, Hilda finds solace in memories of their time together. A sepia backdrop lends a quiet, nostalgic tone to the gently shaded white-and-gray illustrations. |
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| Why Did the Monster Cross the Road? by R.L. StineMeet Hunny, a spiky monster who's feeling down-and-out, and Funny, a google-eyed monster determined to crack jokes until Hunny cracks as well -- a smile. Depicted in hilariously yucky collage art, the monsters are fun to look at, eye-rolling punchlines and all. |
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Cookie Boo by Ruth PaulSeven spookily decorated cookies emerge from their tin for a moonlit romp that culminates in more magical surprises than they anticipated.
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Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron ReynoldsAmong all of the plain white underpants, the neon green ones with the monster face on them seem to call out to little Jasper Rabbit. He's thrilled when his mom buys them, but his excitement shifts to dread when he sees how eerily they glower and glow in the dark.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Forsyth County Public Library
660 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-703-2665forsythlibrary.org |
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