Our Favorite Fall Books to Read

September 21, 2021
Written by:
Joy Capps
Elementary Homeschool, Fall Fun, Homeschool Language Arts

Fall Picture Books for Young Children

Even before children learn to read they can discover the wonderment of books, especially books illustrated about the autumn season. All the colors and shapes of the season illustrated in picture books are sure to spark interest from the very start!

 

Leaf Man by Lous Ehlert

 

 

 

 

Autumn is Here by Heidi Gray

 

 

 

 

We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger

 

 

 

 

 

Fall is not Easy by Marty Kelley

 

 

 

 

 

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson

 

 

 

 

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

 

 

 

 

Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak

 

 

 

 

The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming

 

 

 

 

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams

 

 

 

 

Leaves by David Ezra Stein

 

 

 

Young Reader Fall Books

Add some words to the beautifully illustrated pictures and children just starting out reading will be on their way to reading independently, or to younger siblings.

 

Pumpkin Town! Or, Nothing is Better and Worse Than Pumpkins by Katie McKy

 

 

 

 

Thanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Berenstain Bears’ Big Book of Science and Nature by Stan and Jan Berenstain

 

 

 

 

 

Poppleton in Fall by Cynthia Rylant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple Picking Day! by Candice Ransom

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Critter: The Fall Festival by Mercer Mayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall Leaves by Don L. Curry 

 

 

 

 

 

Pumpkin Day! by Candice Ransom

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosco The Rascal Visits The Pumpkin Patch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Young Adult Fall Themed Books and Spooky Classics

Here’s a list that includes science, history, and some spooky classic tales sure to interest older readers. Some even include illustrations to help readers visualize what it may have been like to be a pilgrim or Native American so many years ago.

 

 

Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Acadia Files: Autumn Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ghostly Tales: Spine-Chilling Stories of the Victorian Age 

 

 

 

 

 

1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving: A New Look at Thanksgiving

 

 

 

 

 

 

50 Real American Ghost Stories: A journey into the haunted history of the United States – 1800 to 1899

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Witch of Blackbird Pond 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pilgrims of Plymouth

 

 

 

 

 

 

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