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SJPL Picks: Fall Books for Young Children

Explore the lazy, hazy, wonderful days of fall with your child! These books are all about fall weather, fall fruits and vegetables, and things we might do when the season is upon us!

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  • Acorn Squash is tired of being overshadowed by Pumpkin and her beloved spice each fall season, so a campaign is launched to make Acorn Squash the new seasonal star.
    Book, 2025New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, [2025] — J PICTURE BOOK McQueen
  • Here comes fall! In this seasonal follow-up to Spring Parade, follow Daddy and Baby Fox as they welcome a festive parade of autumn fun, with falling leaves, shiny red apples, acorns, and all of their beloved friends.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Cameron Kids, an imprint of ABRAMS, 2024. — J PICTURE BOOK Kay
  • For Ravi, fall brings cool weather and time with his best friend Joe, but when a new girl named Ellie joins their class, Ravi struggles with the changes until he learns that fall can be the perfect time to start a new friendship.
    Book, 2025New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2025. — J PICTURE BOOK LaRocca
  • Edgar's bad mood begins as something small, but before long it grows, gathers strength, and sweeps through the entire town.
    Book, 2019New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019. — J PICTURE BOOK Greig
  • The Humble Pie likes to give others the spotlight. Aw, shucks!—they deserve it! But when he’s paired with his best friend, Jake the Cake, for a school project, he soon realizes that staying in the shadows isn’t always as sweet as pie.
    Book, 2025Harpercollins Childrens Books 2025 — E
  • A picture book about an apple who learns the importance of self-acceptance and patience after being left behind during picking season.
    Book, 2024New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2024. — J PICTURE BOOK Liu
  • A little seed grows from a sprout to a pumpkin. Extensive back matter on pumpkin life cycle stages, other fun pumpkin facts, and a recipe are included.
    Book, 2024Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks eXplore, [2024] — J 635.62 Barnaby
  • Amara has many plants on her farm, and today she must find her pumpkins. What do we know about pumpkins? Let's help Amara look for them!
    Book, 2022Atlanta : Peachtree, 2022. — J PICTURE BOOK BrownWoo
  • Squirrel dug and dug, but he couldn't find it. Which could only mean one thing... someone took his acorn! So he asks Deer. And Skunk. And Racoon. And even Fox! But nobody has seen his acorn! And when Owl pipes up with a meandering monologue about a…
    Book, 2024New York : Flamingo Books, 2024. — J PICTURE BOOK Ryland
  • One fall day Bear is getting ready to have a picnic with Mouse. But when it’s time to leave together, there is no tap, tap, tapping on Bear’s front door. Where is Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed?
    Book, 2025Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025. — J PICTURE BOOK Becker
  • It's a beautiful autumn day, and Peppa Pig is in the apple orchard with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, and George. Their tree is so full of apples--how will they get them all down?
    Book, 2024Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Entertainment, 2024. — J PICTURE BOOK Peppa
  • Katie and her truck Little Red help fellow vehicles during a fall harvest festival.
    Book, 2024New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — J PICTURE BOOK Hillenbr
  • When families and farmers donate their pumpkins to the zoo, the animals chomp, chew, play, and give hearty hoorays for their favorite squishy squash.
    Book, 2023Nashville, TN : Tommy Nelson, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2023] — J PICTURE BOOK Meissner
  • Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow Dog as he does all he can to help his pumpkins grow and thrive, including accepting unexpected help from other animals. Contains fun facts.
    Book, 2021New York : Beach Lane Books, [2021] — J PICTURE BOOK Wolff
  • From piles of leaves to fun Halloweens there are many reasons to celebrate the fall season.
    Book, 2023New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — J PICTURE BOOK Kurilla
  • A girl thinks that nothing happens in her neighborhood on a gray day--until she ventures into the woods, and discovers the colors and busy animals of autumn.
    Book, 2023San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2023] — J PICTURE BOOK Snider
  • Harvest Days

    Giving Thanks Around the World

    DePalma, Kate
    Through lyrical, rhyming text and vibrant artwork, young readers can explore twelve cultures around the world, learning all about their harvest festivals, days of thanks, ancient traditions and the activities associated with them.
    Book, 2022Concord, MA : Barefoot Books, 2022. — J 394.2 DePalma
  • A young artist draws inspiration from the leaves she collects and every leaf sparks a new idea.
    Book, 2022New York : Random House Studio, [2022] — J PICTURE BOOK Sicuro
  • Squirrel enjoys looking at the beautiful, colorful leaves, but everyday more and more disappear which makes him think someone is stealing them. Includes information on seasonal leaf loss in autumn.
    Book, 2021Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2021. — J PICTURE BOOK Hemming
  • On a crisp, fall day and evening, rambunctious bear cubs turn getting dressed into an adventure.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021] — J PICTURE BOOK Phelan