“What are the best Children’s books for Autumn?” We looked at 234 of the top Fall Kids books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 35 titles, all appearing on 3 or more “Best Children’s Autumn” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 175+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.
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Examines the changes that occur in a sugar maple tree as the seasons progress.
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Describes the various characteristics of leaves and how they change color in autumn and fall from the tree.
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The author compiles all kinds of sights, sounds, and scents of the autumn season.
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This enchanting and informative picture book explores the vital connections between the layers of an ecosystem, relating how every tree, flower, plant, and animal connect to one another in spiraling circles of life.
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When fall comes, two brothers enjoy catching the falling leaves, stomping on them, kicking them, jumping in piles of them, and using them to make pictures. Includes a description of how leaves change through the year.
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Discusses the life cycle of leaves, describes how they change color in the fall, and provides instructions for an autumn art project.
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Since the market is closed, the reader is led around the world to gather the ingredients for making an apple pie. Includes recipe.
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Introduces concepts and vocabulary of fall–autumn colors, changes in plants and animals . . . and wind, which soon leads to the next season
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Autumn is time for the leaves to change colors. Get out your rake and help gather the fallen leaves. Find out why leaves change color. And take a running leap into that huge pile of leaves!
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Little Tree is very happy in the forest, where he is surrounded by other little trees and his leaves keep him cool in the heat of summer, but when autumn comes and the other trees drop their leaves, Little Tree cannot be pursuaded to let his go, even after they wither and turn brown.
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Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons.
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While visiting her grandparents’ farm, Sylvie Ann finds a fine large pumpkin for Halloween but it leads her a merry chase as it rolls faster and faster down the hill and into the barnyard.
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A young girl befriends a squash.
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Describes an apple tree as it grows leaves and flowers and then produces its fruit, while in its branches robins make a nest, lay eggs, and raise a family. Includes a recipe for apple pie.
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A family of bears moves into a deserted summer cottage, getting in a round of adventures as they experience the full enjoyment of a New England autumn. As always, the bears manage to have all their fun while carefully avoiding detection
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Squirrel is too busy getting ready for winter to nibble a pumpkin with Mouse, run in the field with Dog, or otherwise play with any of the other animals.
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Chicken thinks Scarecrow’s hat will make a nice nest, but first she must swap with Badger, Crow, Sheep, Owl, and Donkey.
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Introduces the history of agriculture and the festivals that arose around the harvest, including information on the seasons and activities that celebrate autumn.
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When they see their friend Thistle carrying a pumpkin, Duck and Goose each want one but they are having no luck finding any pumpkins until Thistle steers them in the right direction.
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A tree tells why, out of all four seasons, autumn is the hardest.
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Poetic prose describes a full autumn moon and the magical effect it has on the earth, plants, animals, and people around it.
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Rebecca Estelle, an old woman who has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl and her family had nothing else to eat, finds herself with a full crop of them.
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Wordplay with homonyms puts autumn on display and captures the art and science of season change
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Explains how leaves change their colors in autumn and then separate from the tree as the tree prepares for winter.
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In a simple, evocative conversation with nature, a young girl witnesses how the season changes from summer to autumn
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Illustrations and rhyming text describe different leaves and the trees from which they fall.
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A child describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling.
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You won’t believe why this old lady swallowed some leaves, a shirt, a pumpkin, a pole, some pants, a rope, and some hay! Read this book to find out!
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In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock’s farm to pick apples and pumpkins.
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Three friends go on a hike searching for fall leaves.
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When his favorite tree begins to lose its leaves, Fletcher the fox worries that it is sick, but instead he is rewarded by a magical sight.
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A curious bear observes how leaves change throughout the seasons.
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A yellow leaf is not ready to fall from the tree when autumn comes, but finally, after finding another leaf still on the tree, the two let go together.
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A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. On die-cut pages.
# | Books | Authors | Lists |
36 | Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic | Steven Schnur | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Some The Wiser |
37 | Bella’s Fall Coat | Lynn Plourde | A Mighty Girl |
– | – | – | Goodreads |
38 | By the Light of the Harvest Moon | Harriet Ziefert | Look Were Learning |
– | – | – | Some The Wiser |
39 | Count Down to Fall | Fran Hawk | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Rhythms Of Play |
40 | Fall Mixed Up | Bob Raczka | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Rhythms Of Play |
41 | Fall Walk | Virgina Brimhall Snow | Intentional Homeschooling |
– | – | – | We Are Teachers |
42 | Full of Fall | April Pulley Sayre | Goodreads |
– | – | – | We Are Teachers |
43 | How Do Apples Grow? | Betsy Maestro | Fantastic Fun And Learning |
– | – | – | Southern Living |
44 | How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? | Margaret McNamara | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Some The Wiser |
45 | Hungry Bunny | Claudia Rueda | Everyday Reading |
– | – | – | We Are Teachers |
46 | I Am a Leaf | Homeschool Preschool | |
– | – | – | The Measured Mom |
47 | I Love Fall! | A Mighty Girl | |
– | – | – | Preschool Inspirations |
48 | In November | Cynthia Rylant | Everyday Reading |
– | – | – | Goodreads |
49 | It’s Fall | Linda Glaser | Rhythms Of Play |
– | – | – | Southern Living |
50 | Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! | Homeschool Preschool | |
– | – | – | The Measured Mom |
51 | Little Frog and the Scary Autumn Thing | Jane Yolen | A Mighty Girl |
– | – | – | Goodreads |
52 | Look What I Did with a Leaf! | Morteza E. Sohi | Gift Of Curiosity |
– | – | – | Homeschool Preschool |
53 | My Leaf Book | Monica Wellington | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Homeschool Preschool |
54 | Pick a Circle, Gather Squares: A Fall Harvest of Shapes | Felicia Sanzari Chernesky | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Look Were Learning |
55 | Pumpkin Pumpkin | Jeanne Titherington | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Southern Living |
56 | Pumpkin Soup | Helen Cooper | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Some The Wiser |
57 | Scarecrow | Cynthia Rylant | Goodreads |
– | – | – | We Are Teachers |
58 | Scary, Scary Halloween | Eve Bunting | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Southern Living |
59 | Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie (Picture the Seasons) | Jill Esbaum | Look Were Learning |
– | – | – | Southern Living |
60 | South | Patrick McDonnell | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Some The Wiser |
61 | Strega Nona’s Harvest | Tomie dePaola | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Look Were Learning |
62 | Tap the Magic Tree | Christie Matheson | Everyday Reading |
– | – | – | The Measured Mom |
63 | Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival | Grace Lin | A Mighty Girl |
– | – | – | Goodreads |
64 | The Apple Pie That Papa Baked | Lauren Thompson | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Some The Wiser |
65 | The Biggest Pumpkin Ever | Steven Kroll | Some The Wiser |
– | – | – | Southern Living |
66 | The Leaves on The Trees | Homeschool Preschool | |
– | – | – | The Measured Mom |
67 | The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything | Linda Williams | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Some The Wiser |
68 | The Little Scarecrow Boy | Margaret Wise Brown | Fantastic Fun And Learning |
– | – | – | Southern Living |
69 | When the Leaf Blew In | Steve Metzger | Homeschool Preschool |
– | – | – | Play To Learn Preschool |
70 | Wild Child | Lynn Plourde | A Mighty Girl |
– | – | – | Goodreads |
71 | Woody, Hazel, and Little Pip | Elsa Beskow | Goodreads |
– | – | – | Some The Wiser |
72 | 1 2 3 A walk in the countryside | Rosalind Beardshaw | The Ladybirds Adventures |
73 | 21 Lessons for the 21st Century | Yuval Noah Harari | Culture Whisper |
74 | A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | Charles M. Schulz | Goodreads |
75 | A Child’s Calendar | John Updike | Goodreads |
76 | A History of Pictures for Children | David Hockney and Martin Gayford | Culture Whisper |
77 | A Leaf Can Be . . . | Laura Purdie Salas | Gift Of Curiosity |
78 | A Plump and Perky Turkey | Teresa Bateman. | Some The Wiser |
79 | A stroll through the seasons | Kay Barnham | The Ladybirds Adventures |
80 | A Turkey for Thanksgiving | Eve Bunting | Southern Living |
81 | All the Seasons of the Year | Deborah Lee Rose | Goodreads |
82 | Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie | Herman Parish | Goodreads |
83 | An Autumn Story – Brambly Hedge | Intentional Homeschooling | |
84 | And Then Comes Halloween | Tom Brenner. | Some The Wiser |
85 | Angelina’s Halloween | Katharine Holabird. | Some The Wiser |
86 | Anne of Green Gables | Book Riot | |
87 | Apple Cake | Nienke Van Hichtum. | Some The Wiser |
88 | Apple Farmer Annie | Monica Wellington. | Some The Wiser |
89 | Apple Picking Day! By Candice Ransom | We Are Teachers | |
90 | Apple Trouble | Ragnhild Scamel | Play To Learn Preschool |
91 | Apples, Apples Everywhere!: Learning about Apple Harvests | Robin Koontz | Look Were Learning |
92 | Applesauce Day | Lisa Amstutz | We Are Teachers |
93 | Applesauce Weather | A Mighty Girl | |
94 | Around the Year | Tasha Tudor | Goodreads |
95 | Arthur Jumps Into Fall | Marc Brown | Goodreads |
96 | Arthur’s Thanksgiving | Marc Brown | Goodreads |
97 | Ask Me | A Mighty Girl | |
98 | Autumn | Gerda Muller | Rhythms Of Play |
99 | Autumn | Ailie Busby | The Ladybirds Adventures |
100 | Autumn Board Book | A Mighty Girl | |
101 | Autumn Days: Let’s Look at the Seasons | Ann Schweninger | Goodreads |
102 | Autumn Harvest | Alvin Tresselt | Goodreads |
103 | Autumn Leaves Fall From the Trees! | Lisa Bell | We Are Teachers |
104 | Autumn Story | Jill Barklem | Goodreads |
105 | Autumnblings | Douglas Florian | We Are Teachers |
106 | Bear Has a Story to Tell | Philip C. Stead | Goodreads |
107 | Biscuit Is Thankful | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Goodreads |
108 | Bitsy’s Harvest Party | Melody Carlson | Look Were Learning |
109 | Bone Dog | Eric Rohmann. | Some The Wiser |
110 | By the Light of the Halloween Moon | Caroline Stutson. | Some The Wiser |
111 | Chef Aiden and the Corn Maze | Tracy Andrews | Goodreads |
112 | Click, Clack, Boo | Doreen Cronin. | Some The Wiser |
113 | Clifford’s First Autumn | Norman Bridwell | Goodreads |
114 | County Fair | Intentional Homeschooling | |
115 | Cranberry Autumn | Wende Devlin | Goodreads |
116 | Creepy Carrots | Aaron Reynolds. | Some The Wiser |
117 | Curious George: Apple Harvest | H.A. Rey | Look Were Learning |
118 | Dear Vampa | Ross Collins. | Some The Wiser |
119 | Fall | Ron Hirschi | Goodreads |
120 | Fall Ball | Peter McCarty. | Some The Wiser |
121 | Fall Harvests: Bringing In Food | Martha E. H. Rustad | Look Were Learning |
122 | Fall is Here I Love It! | Elaine W. Good | Goodreads |
123 | Fall Leaf Project | The Measured Mom | |
124 | Fall leaves Fal | The Measured Mom | |
125 | Fall Weather: Cooler Temperatures | Preschool Inspirations | |
126 | Flora’s Very Windy Day | A Mighty Girl | |
127 | Flower Fairies of the Autumn | Intentional Homeschooling | |
128 | Footballs and Falling Leaves: A Fall Counting Book | Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Goodreads |
129 | Four Friends in Autumn | Tomie dePaola | Goodreads |
130 | Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich | Adam Rex. | Some The Wiser |
131 | Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody | Rick Walton. | Some The Wiser |
132 | Franklin’s Thanksgiving | Paulette Bourgeois | Goodreads |
133 | Frederick | Leo Lionni | Goodreads |
134 | From Apple Trees to Cider, Please! | Felicia Sanzari Chernesky | Goodreads |
135 | Ghosts in the House | Kazuno Kohara. | Some The Wiser |
136 | Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter | A Mighty Girl | |
137 | Gooseberry Goose | Claire Freedman | Goodreads |
138 | Hansel and Gretel | Cynthia Rylant | Some The Wiser |
139 | Happy Thanksgiving, Biscuit! | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Goodreads |
140 | Harvest Time: Celebrate Fall! | Erika L. Shores | Look Were Learning |
141 | Head Kid | David Baddel | Culture Whisper |
142 | Heaven to Betsy | Maud Hart Lovelace | Book Riot |
143 | Hello Autumn! By Shelley Rotner | We Are Teachers | |
144 | Hello Fall | Deborah Diesen | Rhythms Of Play |
145 | Hello, Fall! By Deborah Diesen | We Are Teachers | |
146 | Hiking Day | Anne Rockwell | We Are Teachers |
147 | How to Hang a Witch | Adriana Mather | Book Riot |
148 | I Know It’s Autumn | Eileen Spinelli | Goodreads |
149 | I Wonder Why Leaves Change Color | Homeschool Preschool | |
150 | It’s Pumpkin Time! | Zoe Hall | Goodreads |
151 | It’s Thanksgiving | Jack Prelutsky | Goodreads |
152 | It’s Harvest Time! | Jean McElroy | Look Were Learning |
153 | It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown | Charles M. Schulz | Southern Living |
154 | Johnny Appleseed | Reeve Lindbergh. | Some The Wiser |
155 | Leaf Trouble | Jonathan Emmett | Goodreads |
156 | Leaves in Fall | The Measured Mom | |
157 | Leo: A Ghost Story | Mac Barnett. | Some The Wiser |
158 | Little Elliot, Fall Friends | Mike Curato | We Are Teachers |
159 | Little snappers Peek-through forest | The Ladybirds Adventures | |
160 | Mayflower 1620 | Plimoth Plantation. | Some The Wiser |
161 | Me and the Pumpkin Queen | A Mighty Girl | |
162 | Millie-Mae in autumn | Natalie Marshall | The Ladybirds Adventures |
163 | Mouse and Mole: A Perfect Halloween | Wong Herbert Yee. | Some The Wiser |
164 | Mouse’s First Fall | Lauren Thompson | Southern Living |
165 | My Autumn Book | A Mighty Girl | |
166 | My First Thanksgiving | Tomie dePaola | Goodreads |
167 | Nature’s day | Kay Maguire | The Ladybirds Adventures |
168 | Now It’s Fall (Seasons, #2) | Lois Lenski | Goodreads |
169 | Oliver Finds His Wa | The Measured Mom | |
170 | Once upon a wild wood | Chris Riddell * | The Ladybirds Adventures |
171 | Over the River and Through the Wood: The New England Boy’s Song About Thanksgiving Day | Lydia Maria Francis Child | Goodreads |
172 | Penguin and Pumpkin | Salina Yoon | Goodreads |
173 | Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins | James Dean | Southern Living |
174 | Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving | Kimberly and James Dean | Southern Living |
175 | Pick a Pumpkin, Mrs. Millie | Judy Cox | Goodreads |
176 | Possum’s Harvest Moon | Anne Hunter | Look Were Learning |
177 | Pumpkin Baby | Jane Yolen | Goodreads |
178 | Pumpkin Circle | George Levenson. | Some The Wiser |
179 | Pumpkin Jack | Will Hubbell | Goodreads |
180 | Pumpkin Soupby Helen Cooper | We Are Teachers | |
181 | Pumpkins: A Story for a Field | Mary Lyn Ray | Goodreads |
182 | Raccoons and Ripe Corn | Jim Arnosky | Goodreads |
183 | Room on the Broom | Julia Donaldson. | Some The Wiser |
184 | Rosie Loves Jack | Mel Darbon | Culture Whisper |
185 | Samuel Eaton’s Day | Kate Waters. | Some The Wiser |
186 | Sarah Gives Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday | Mike Allegra | Goodreads |
187 | Sarah Morton’s Day | Kate Waters. | Some The Wiser |
188 | Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John “Appleseed” Chapman | Esmé Raji Codell | Goodreads |
189 | Shrinking Days, Frosty Nights: Poems about Fall | Laura Purdie Salas | Goodreads |
190 | Splash | Charli Howard | Culture Whisper |
191 | Spooky Pookie | Sandra Boynton. | Some The Wiser |
192 | Spot’s Thanksgiving | Eric Hill | Goodreads |
193 | Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving | Joseph Bruchac | Goodreads |
194 | Ten Timid Ghosts | Jennifer O’Connell. | Some The Wiser |
195 | Thanks for Thanksgiving | Julie Markes | Goodreads |
196 | Thanksgiving Day Thanks | Laura Malone Elliott | Goodreads |
197 | Thanksgiving is Here | Diane Goode. | Some The Wiser |
198 | The Apple Orchard Riddle | Margaret McNamera | We Are Teachers |
199 | The Autumn Equinox: Celebrating the Harvest | Ellen Jackson | Goodreads |
200 | The Berenstain Bear’s Harvest Festival | Preschool Inspirations | |
201 | The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin | Stan and Jan Berenstain | Southern Living |
202 | The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving Blessings | Mike Berenstain | Goodreads |
203 | The Berenstain Bears’ Harvest Festival | Mike Berenstain | Southern Living |
204 | The Best Gift of All | Jonathan Emmett | Goodreads |
205 | The Bones of Fred McFee | Eve Bunting. | Some The Wiser |
206 | The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z | A Mighty Girl | |
207 | The Curious Demise of a Contrary Cat | Lynne Berry. | Some The Wiser |
208 | The Day You Begin | Jacqueline Woodson | Culture Whisper |
209 | The Gruffalo | Julia Donaldson | The Ladybirds Adventures |
210 | The Hallo-Wiener | Dav Pilkey | Goodreads |
211 | The Pilgrim’s First Thanksgving | Anne McGovern. | Some The Wiser |
212 | The Pumpkin Blanket | Deborah Turney Zagwyn | Goodreads |
213 | The Pumpkin Fair | Eve Bunting | Goodreads |
214 | The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree | Gail Gibbons | Goodreads |
215 | The squirrels who squabbled | Rachel Bright | The Ladybirds Adventures |
216 | The Storm Keeper’s Daughter | Catherine Doyle | Culture Whisper |
217 | The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin | Beatrix Potter | Goodreads |
218 | The Thankful Book | Todd Parr. | Some The Wiser |
219 | The Very Best Pumpkin | Mark Kimball Moulton | Where Imagination Grows |
220 | The Witch’s Amulet | Lucy Ruggles | Book Riot |
221 | This First Thanksgiving Day | Laura Krauss Melmed. | Some The Wiser |
222 | This is Not a Pumpkin | Bob Staake. | Some The Wiser |
223 | Tractor Mac: Harvest Time | Billy Steers | Look Were Learning |
224 | Tree: Seasons come, seasons go | The Ladybirds Adventures | |
225 | Tucker’s Apple-Dandy Day | Susan Winget | Goodreads |
226 | Turkey Trouble | Wendy Silvano. | Some The Wiser |
227 | Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving | Dav Pilkey | Goodreads |
228 | Wakey, wakey big brown bear | The Ladybirds Adventures | |
229 | When Autumn Falls | Kelli Nidey | Goodreads |
230 | Winter Is Coming | A Mighty Girl | |
231 | Wonderfall | Michael Hall | Goodreads |
232 | Yellow Time | Lauren Stringer | We Are Teachers |
233 | Zen Ghosts | Jon J. Muth. | Some The Wiser |
234 | Zero is the Leaves on the Tree | Betsy Franco. | Some The Wiser |
Source | Article |
A Mighty Girl | A Season of Change: 20 Mighty Girl Books Celebrating Fall |
Barnes And Noble | 5 Best Picture Books that Celebrate Fall |
Book Riot | 6 Great Children’s Books About Fall to Read This Season |
Culture Whisper | The best children’s books for the autumn |
Everyday Reading | 17 Delightful Children’s Books about Fall |
Fantastic Fun And Learning | Fall Books for Kids |
Gift Of Curiosity | Children’s books about leaves |
Goodreads | Picture books about Fall |
Homeschool Preschool | 20+ of the Best Picture Books About Leaves for Preschool |
Intentional Homeschooling | The Best Fall Picture Books for Kids |
Look Were Learning | 15 Beautiful Children’s Books about Harvest |
Play To Learn Preschool | The Best Fall (Autumn) Books to Read Aloud to Preschoolers |
Preschool Inspirations | 10 Fantastic Fall Books for Preschoolers |
Rhythms Of Play | Fall Books for Kids: Autumn Stories Children LOVE! |
Some The Wiser | 50 Autumn Picture Books |
Southern Living | The Best Children’s Books about Fall |
The Ladybirds Adventures | 11 autumn children’s books you need to read |
The Measured Mom | Leaf books for kids |
We Are Teachers | Best Fall Books for Kids, as Chosen by Educators |
Where Imagination Grows | 12 Awesome Fall Picture Books for Preschoolers |
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