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Here are our favorite books about Fall for children. These titles can be found in the Easy section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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Hocus Pocus, It's Fall!
by Anne Sibley O'Brien
A follow-up to Abracadabra, It's Spring! combines simple rhymes with sumptuously illustrated scenes depicting the seasonal transition to autumn, from bountiful orchards of ripe apples and vibrant falling leaves to scurrying animals preparing for the winter.
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¡Vamos! Let's Celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos
by Raúl the Third
With easy-to-learn Spanish vocabulary and packed with cultural details, this vibrant story of two fall holidays follows Little Lobo and his friends as they decorate ofrendas in the cemetery after celebrating Halloween so they can enjoy Día de los Muertos with the spirits of those they love.
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Bella's Fall Coat
by Lynn Plourde
A picture book about the fall season, centering on Bella, a little girl who has outgrown but does not want to give up her favorite coat made by her grandmother, and how she deals with the inevitable change to something new.
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Sweater Weather
by Matt Phelan
This entertaining elegy to fall, patience, and knitting follows Papa Bear as he tells his cubs to bundle up in the cozy sweaters he hand knit, which is easier said than done.
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Hungry Bunny
by Claudia Rueda
In this interactive picture book, the reader must help Bunny as he gathers apples to eat and uses his red scarf to climb a tree or create a rope bridge.
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A Very Big Fall
by Emmy Kastner
In this comforting picture book about finding happiness in change, three autumn leaves, startled by their changing colors, each have their own way of facing the arrival of fall and the transformations still to come.
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Biscuit and The Great Fall Day
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Everyones favorite little yellow puppy frolics throughout a fall day, picking apples, jumping in leaves, running through a corn maze and riding on a tractor.
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The Leaf Thief
by Alice Hemming
When leaves start disappearing as autumn approaches, Squirrel is befuddled by this development and wonders if there is a leaf thief on the loose!
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Falling for Autumn
by Kim Dean
Realizing how much he appreciates everything the autumn season has to offer, an ever-groovy Pete the Cat participates in corn mazes, hay rides and apple picking.
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How to Bake an Apple Pie
by Jean Reagan
When the weather is cool and the apples are fresh, the best things to do is warm up by baking an apple pie! It's grandma's favorite! Join Grandpa to create a delicious surprise to warm Grandma's heart on a chilly autumn day.
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Leif and the Fall
by Allison Sweet Grant
A worried leaf who fears falling when autumn approaches resolves to find a different way down and races the wind to work with a friend to create a net, a kite, and a parachute in the hope of softening his landing.
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Let's Explore Apples!
by Jill Colella
Do you like sweet or tart apples? Visit a farm to discover how apples grow, what the different types of apples are, and how they taste. Make some delicious applesauce, and discover how to find the star inside every apple.
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The Giving Day: A Cubby Hill Tale
by Cori Doerrfeld
Cooper is excited to help his grandmother by delivering honey at the annual Great Giving Festival, but one jar after another is ruined when he takes time to help his friends.
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How to Grow an Apple Pie
by Beth Charles
When Sophie turns six, she is eager to make an apple pie from trees planted at her birth, but first she must tend the trees, wait patiently, and learn to bake. Includes facts about the orchard on which the story is based, descriptions of tools Sophie uses, and a recipe.
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Tiny Bird: A Hummingbird's Amazing Journey
by Robert Burleigh
As autumn nears, flowers fade, and insects become quiet, Tiny Bird leaves his northern home for the long and perilous journey to lush southern forests. Includes facts about hummingbirds.
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In the Leaves
by
Huy Voun Lee
When little Xiao Ming and his friends take a trip to a farm on a beautiful autumn day, he can't wait to show everyone the ten Chinese characters he has just learned, and his friends are just as excited to see them.
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Stumpkin
by
Lucy Ruth Cummins
This is the story of a handsome but stemless pumpkin whose dreams of becoming a jack-o'-lantern on Halloween fade as his fellow pumpkins are purchased and he remains behind.
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Tractor Mac: Autumn is Here
by
Billy Steers
The vehicle and animal friends from Tractor Mac School Day and Tractor Mac Tune-Up return in a story that finds Fergie the calf struggling with change as the summer on Stony Meadow Farm transitions into autumn.
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A Fall Ball for All
by Jamie Swenson
The autumn wind invites all the creatures of the forest to its Windfall Ball. At the ball, they'll celebrate the end of autumn and the coming of winter with a grand feast.
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A Kiss for Akaraka
by Richard Jackson
When Lula begins to get tired of helping her father rake leaves, he suggests that her imaginary friend, Akaraka, might help.
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