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• It's Fall!

  Kurilla, Renee,

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  From piles of leaves to fun Halloweens there are many reasons to celebrate the fall season.

• Nothing Ever Happens on a Gray Day

  Snider, Grant,

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  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.

• Harvest Days

  Giving Thanks Around the World

  DePalma, Kate

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  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.

• If You Find a Leaf

  Sicuro, Aimée, 1976-

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  A young artist draws inspiration from the leaves she collects and every leaf sparks a new idea.

• The Leaf Thief

  Hemming, Alice,

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  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.

• Sweater Weather

  Phelan, Matt,

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  On a crisp, fall day and evening, rambunctious bear cubs turn getting dressed into an adventure.

• Windy Days

  Kerbel, Deborah,

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  Rhyming couplets celebrate windy weather, the sensory experience of wind, and the activities it makes possible from a preschooler's perspective. Mixed-media collage art shows young children engaging in outdoor activities, including…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Falling for Autumn

  Dean, Kim, 1969-

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  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.

• It's a Pumpkin!

  McClure, Wendy,

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  When Field Mouse and Squirrel find a big, round, orange object in the road their friends disagree about what it is, but soon it becomes the life of the party.

• Tractor Mac Autumn Is Here

  Steers, Billy,

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  In Stoney Meadow Farm, Fergus the calf does not like change and misses summer's flowers and shade trees until Tractor Mac helps him to appreciate the changes autumn brings, such as colorful leaves, pumpkin festivals, and apples.

• Summer Green to Autumn Gold

  Uncovering Leaves' Hidden Colors

  Posada, Mia,

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  Yellow and red, orange and brown-- fall is full of color! But why do leaves change color? Illustrated with gorgeous watercolor and collage artwork, this nonfiction picture book introduces young readers to the science behind the many colors…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lawrence in the Fall

  Farina, Matthew,

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  Lawrence the fox accompanies his father into the forest to collect something to take to his school show-and-tell, and while briefly lost and alone, Lawrence encounters the beauty of nature and finds exactly what he needs.

• Fall With Lily and Milo

  Oud, Pauline, 1963-

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  Fall is here! Lily and Milo go exploring in the woods. They see a hedgehog, nuts, apples, mushrooms, and lots of colored leaves. The woods are so pretty in fall! Milo wants to take everything home.

• Apple Cake

  Casey, Dawn, 1975-

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  Join a young girl for a walk through the countryside to gather ingredients for a delicious cake: honey from the bees, milk from the cows, and apples from the trees. This simple story teaches little ones to celebrate the natural world and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Taking a Walk

  Fall in the Country

  Tarsky, Sue,

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  Easy-to-read, cumulative counting text invites the reader to search the illustrations for animals, flowers, and more, from one harvest moon to ten flying geese, during a walk in the country.

• A Fall Ball for All

  Swenson, Jamie,

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  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.

• Hungry Bunny

  Rueda, Claudia,

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  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 and create a rope bridge.

• In the Middle of Fall

  Henkes, Kevin,

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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

• Fall Is for School

  Neubecker, Robert,

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  Two seasonally-opposed siblings face the end of summer with both joy and dread. But as Sister shares her enthusiasm for fall, school, and everything they encompass, Brother's own excitement grows in this celebratory picture book,

• Full of Fall

  Sayre, April Pulley,

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  Simple text and photographs explore the science behind the transformation that trees undergo in the fall.