FALL BOOK LIST
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I am so excited to bring you this amazing master list of books about fall/autumn.
This is one of my favorite seasons, so it was a LOT of fun creating this list.
While I was planning this list, it was hard to know where to draw the line.
Fall has so many aspects to it like leaves, pumpkins, apples, and so on. I decided to make one giant list of everything fall.
This list does not include anything to do with Halloween or Thanksgiving.
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Check out my specific lists for Pumpkins, Apples, and Thanksgiving.
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This list is primarily picture books, but I did add a few early readers and read-aloud options as well.
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Keep an eye out for our favorite titles which are marked with an asterisk!
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by Donald Hall
Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, the months, and the changing seasons in the life of one New Englander and his family.
by Phillip C. Stead
It was almost winter and Bear was getting sleepy.
But first, Bear had a story to tell...
by Loretta Holland
Autumn is in the air: days grow shorter and nights are long. Birds leave, flowers, too. Apples and temperatures fall—then snow!
by Britta Teckentrup
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by John Sandford
An artistic picture book about an autumn leaf’s journey that beautifully captures the season.
by Don Freeman
One More Acorn is an adorable, heartwarming story about a squirrel looking for that one last acorn.
by Cynthia Rylant
Mr. Putter and Tabby love homemade soup. But when at last they have all the right ingredients to make some, they find that their treasured stove, Bessie, is on the blink.
by Loren Long
A story of the seasons and stepping stones as poignant for parents as for their kids.
by Lauren Stringer
Yellow Time celebrates the coming of autumn in this exuberant, joyful ode to that magical time when the leaves are changing color and the animals are preparing for winter.
by Max Lucado
The Oak Inside the Acorn teaches young readers about the incredible miracle inside each of us while reminding us that we were created by God for a special purpose.
by David Ezra Stein
Bear is surprised when the leaves start falling off the trees, but when he tries to reattach them, it doesn't work.
by Helen Oxenbury
We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one.
Will you come too?
by Deborah Diesen
A grandfather and his granddaughter welcome fall in this sweet, whimsical story about finding beauty and wonder in every moment.
by Eliza Wheeler
This gorgeously illustrated book tells the story of what happens when six-year-old Marvel, her seven siblings, and their mom must start all over again after their father has died.
by Nancy Tafuri
The leaves have started to fall. The air is cold. Squirrel needs to get ready for winter. He cannot nibble with the mice. He does not have time to hop with the frogs or run with the dogs.
by Kenard Pak
As trees sway in the cool breeze, blue jays head south, and leaves change their colors, everyone knows--autumn is on its way!
by Stef Wade
Lance Cottonwood is the best and brightest of the leaves, but even the top students on the tree have worries. Can Lance conquer his fear of falling?
by Linda White
Rebecca Estelle has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl when pumpkins were often the only food her family had.
by Lola Schaefer
Because of an acorn, a tree grows, a bird nests, a seed becomes a flower.
by Poppy Green
It’s finally fall in Silverlake Forest, and that means it’s time for the annual Maple Festival!
by Pat Zietlow Miller
On a trip to the farmers' market with her parents, Sophie chooses a squash, but instead of letting her mom cook it, she names it Bernice.
by Eileen Spinelli
eaves are falling, geese are flying, and warm coats are -- reluctantly -- being worn to school. That can mean only one thing: It's autumn!
by Anita Loughrey
Squirrel loves fall. He chases swirling leaves and collects food with his little brother. Squirrel has so much fun that he forgets where he puts his food!
by Angie Rozelaar
Mimi and Clara are neighbors. Both cats want to win this fall’s Great Pumpkin Contest. As the competition draws near, Mimi’s pumpkin grows larger...and larger...and LARGER.
by Carin Berger
This is a story for anyone who has ever been afraid of facing the unknown—and a celebration of the friends who help us take the leap.
by Tony Johnston
Day after day, a girl goes to her favorite place in the woods and quietly watches from her tree house as the chipmunks, the doe, the rabbits prepare for the winter.
by Monica Wellington
Brilliant illustrations show each variety of tree the girl encounters, from the common oak to the lesser known gingko.
by Julia Rawlinson
As the leaves fall from his favorite tree, Fletcher worries that something is terribly wrong. But then winter comes, and with it a wonderful surprise.
by Wade Zahares
Inviting rhymes and the antics of a boy and his pets promise a full day of fun for young readers.
by Candice Ransom
Who doesn’t love to go apple picking at the first sign of fall? A sister and brother celebrate autumn with a trip to a local apple orchard in this simple, rhyming Step 1 early reader.
by Beth Charles
It’s easy to make an apple pie, but what does it take to make the apples? Sophie is about to find out!
by Beth Ferry
All the animals know not to mess with old Scarecrow. But when a small, scared crow falls from midair, Scarecrow does the strangest thing.…
by Margaret Magnamera
"How many seeds are in a pumpkin?" Mr. Tiffin asks his class as they gather around the big, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk.
by Cynthia Rylant
Autumn has arrived for Poppleton! He meets geese flying south for winter. He goes shopping for a brand-new coat.
by Lois Ehlert
Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese?
by Lisa Bullard
Autumn is time for the leaves to change colors. Get out your rake and help gather the fallen leaves.
by Lisa Amstutz
Maria and her family visit an apple orchard and pick apples. Then it's time to turn the apples into applesauce!
by Fran Hawk
Count backwards from 10 to one during one of the most colorful times of year: fall. Learn about the bright, colorful leaves and the trees from which they fall.
by Robin Koontz
Autumn is apple harvest time. Come along on a trip to the apple orchard. Find out how apples are picked and stored.
by Michelle Knudsen
pples are my favorite snack–all juicy, red, and round.I love how every tasty bitecomes with a crunchy sound.
by Billy Steers
Tractor Mac loves the fall, but he's just too big for the orchard, where he is stuck harvesting apples that Farmer Bill will make into delicious treats.
by Steve Metzger
There are lots of beautiful fall leaves to find! Three friends have a big adventure hiking over a mountain and through a forest to collect leaves of all kinds and colors.
by Matthew Ferina
When Lawrence Fox's teacher announces that students will be presenting their collections at show-and-tell, Lawrence realizes he doesn't have anything to share.
by Lizann Flatt
As young readers journey into the natural world, they will discover that numbers, patterns, shapes ― and much more! ― can be found by observing everyday plants and animals.
by Monica Wellington
Apple cider, applesauce, apple muffins, cakes, and pies! Annie is a very busy apple farmer.
by Thomas Locker
Each day, the tree changes with the purple and pink of a sunset or a nip of cold air. But the tree is more than a thing of beauty—its changes represent the passage of time in nature.
by Ann Purmell
Alex and Abigail join the whole family in processing and selling apples and apple cider at their grandfather's farm.
by Eden Lipson
When the first apples of the season--Ida Red and Paula Red, Twenty Ounce, McIntosh, and Ginger Gold--show up in the city markets, it's time to take out the big pot and make applesauce.
by Virginia Snow
Take a stroll through the woods and learn to identify 24 different kinds of leaves by their shapes and autumn colors.
by Marjorie Priceman
An apple pie is easy to make...if the market is open. But if the market is closed, the world becomes your grocery store.
by Lauren Thompson
These are the apples, juicy and red,
that went in the pie,
warm and sweet,
that Papa baked...
for guess who!
by Nienke Hichtum
An old woman wants to bake an apple cake. She has everything she needs, except apples. So she sets off to market, taking a basket of plums to trade along the way, just in case..
by Kevin Henkes
Watch the world transform when fall comes! In the middle of fall, it takes only one gust of wind to turn the whole world yellow and red and orange.
by Jonathan Emmett
Fun colorful book for children for the Fall when the leaves are changing colors and the life of a squirrel.
by Herman Parish
Amelia and Grandma bake the perfect apple pie, but before they can taste a slice, someone else eats it. What will they do?
by Dawn Casey
In this simple rhyming story from the author of Held in Love, a child says thank you for the gifts nature provides,
by Cynthia Rylant
In November, the air grows cold and the earth and all of its creatures prepare for winter. Animals seek food and shelter. And people gather together to celebrate their blessings with family and friends.
by Felicia Chernesky
Grab the wagon, it's a bright autumn day and the trees are full of ripe, red apples! There's an apple festival underway at the farm and lots of work to do making cider.
by Shirley Kurtz
A family works together to make enough applesauce to last through the coming winter. Includes directions for canning applesauce.
by Michael Slawson
In the rich, warm colors of autumn, here's a slice of American history as we watch Anna and her extended family help with the town's traditional fall apple harvest.
by Alice Hemming
Squirrel loves counting the leaves on his tree--red leaves, gold leaves, orange, and more. But hold on! One of his leaves is missing!