There’s just something about Fall books that makes my heart all sorts of happy! The colors and cozy stories are just perfect for welcoming in a new season. So let’s grab some picture books and enjoy this sweet time of year!
I’ve organized these Fall books into some of our favorite categories to help you find what works best for you and your family! TO VIEW OUR ENTIRE COLLECTION BOOKS ABOUT FALL, CLICK HERE! If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to send them my way! Happy reading!
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Apple Books
Fall is the perfect time to read apple themed books! We love to start with these around August for Back to School time, especially since the last August theme in our Preschool Curriculum is Apples. Below you’ll find some of our favorite apple books – and as you can see by the length of this list, apple books are some of our favorite Fall books!
Ready-to-Read: Johnny Appleseed – Jane Kurtz
Ready-to-Read: Picking Apples – Margaret McNamara
An Apple’s Life (Watch It Grow) – Nancy Dickmann
Apples for Everyone (Picture of the Seasons) – Jill Esbaum
Hello, World! How Do Apples Grow? – Jill McDonald
Curious George Apple Harvest – H.A. Rey
Let’s Go Apple Picking! – Lori Haskins Houran
Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship – Edward Hemingway
Pinkalicious: Apples, Apples, Apples! – Victoria Kann
How Do Apples Grow? – Betsy Maestro
Apples and Pumpkins – Anne Rockwell
Candy Apple Blessings – Thomas Nelson
The Biggest Apple Ever – Steven Kroll
Applesauce Day – Lisa J. Amstutz
Peppa Goes Apple Picking – Meredith Rusu

Pumpkin Books
Now you KNOW you can’t have a list of Fall books without a section on all the pumpkin books! I do try my best to save the pumpkin things for at least October (except for my beloved pumpkin spice coffee, OF COURSE) so we are always SO excited to dig into these books!
Bear Picks a Pumpkin – Zondervan
It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! – Laura Numeroff
Grow a Pumpkin Pie! – Jane E. Gerver
My Happy Pumpkin – Crystal Bowman
You’re My Little Pumpkin Pie – Natalie Marshall
The Pumpkin Patch Parable – Liz Curtis Higgs
Night Night, Pumpkin – Amy Parker
P is for Pumpkin – Kathy-Jo Wargin
Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins – Dianne Ochiltree
Apples and Pumpkins – Anne Rockwell
I Pick Fall Pumpkins – Mary Lindeen
How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? – Wendell Minor
The Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin – Sonali Fry
Too Many Pumpkins – Linda White
Pick a Circle, Gather Squares – Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
We’re Going on a Pumpkin Hunt – Mary Wilcox
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? – Margaret McNamara
From Seed to Pumpkin – Wendy Pfeffer
The Pumpkin Book – Gail Gibbons
Pumpkin Pumpkin – Jeane Titherington
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever – Steven Kroll
Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie – Jill Esbaum
Step into Reading: Pumpkin Day! – Candice Ransom
From Seed to Pumpkin – Cyrstal Sikkens
Seed to Pumpkin – Sonia W. Black
The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin – Joe Troiano
The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin – Stan Berenstain

Other Fall Books
Okay, so not all of our Fall books fit neatly in an apple or pumpkin category. Some of our favorite books for this time of year are simply all about Fall! We love Fall books that cover helpful Science topics life the seasons, why leaves change colors, Fall, animals, and so much more! I promise to get them sorted better soon, but for now here’s a (pretty long) list of all of our other favorite Fall books!
When the Leaf Blew In – Steve Metzger
A Friend Like You – Andrew Schomburg
Why Do Leaves Change Color? – Betsy Maestro
I Wonder Why Leaves Change Color – Andrew Charman
Little Critter: The Fall Festival – Mercer Mayer
Curious George: Farm to Table – H.A. Rey
Peppa’s Windy Fall Day – Scholastic
Curious George: Curious About Fall – H.A. Rey
Curious George: Harvest Hoedown – H.A. Rey
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves! – Lucille Colandro
The Scarecrow: A Fall Book for Kids – Beth Ferry
The Little Scarecrow Boy – Margaret Wise Brown
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves – Julia Rawlinson
The Sunflower Parable – Liz Curtis Higgs
The Berenstain Bears Harvest Festival – Mike Berenstain
A Tree For All Seasons – Robin Bernard
Fall Weather: Cooler Temperatures – Martha E.H. Rustad
Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn – James Dean
Little Fox’s Surprise – Trace Moroney
Awesome Autumn – Bruce Goldstone
Autumn in the Forest – Rusty Finch
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn – Kenard Pak
What to Look For in Autumn – Elizabeth Jenner
Let’s Hang Out!
I hope this post helped you find some fun Fall books to add to your collection! Got questions? Let me know! I’d love to chat and get to know you better! You can find us below in some of our favorite places to hang out. Can’t wait to chat with you about your Preschooler’s learning journey!
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