Best Fall Books for Kids
Fall is my favorite season! I like to tuck seasonal books away for most of the year and then pull them out in the appropriate season. I just pulled out our fall books and thought I’d share the best fall books for kids! You could use these books to create your own unit study or to just have some good fall reads this autumn season. You don’t have to homeschool to rotate seasonal books in your home!
I can’t resist a good fall book. The colorful leaves, pumpkins…. there’s nothing I don’t love about fall, and these books capture all that goodness! I prefer not to have many Halloween related books, because they tend to be more commercialized and don’t generally have the most high-quality storylines. I also don’t prefer books about witches and things. I also didn’t include Thanksgiving books, because I like to pull those out when we get to November, so they are still fresh and exciting by the time Thanksgiving rolls around.
*This list has been updated in 2025 to include even more books!
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Best Fall Books for Kids
Leaves:
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlison
Yellow Time by Lauren Stringer
When the Leaf Blew In by Steve Metzger
Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro *this is non-fiction
Fall Leaves Change Colors by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld *this is non-fiction
Leaf Jumpers by Carole Gerber
Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Pumpkins and apples:
Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White
How to Bake an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman
How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro *this is non-fiction
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
Pumpkin Moonshine by Tasha Tudor
Apple Picking Time by Michelle B. Slawson
The Apple Pie that Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson
From Seed to Pumpkin by Pfeffer *this is non-fiction
Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie by Robbin Gourley
Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum *this is an easy reader
Welcome Fall Apples by Marilyn Easton *this is non-fiction
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll
Pumpkin Town! by Katie McKy
Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
Fall season:
Goodbye Summer Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak
Fall is Here! I Love It! by Elaine W. Good
Strega Nona’s Harvest by Tomie de Paola
In November by Cynthia Rylant
Sweater Weather by Matt Phelan
Animals and scarecrows:
Miss Suzy by Miriam Young
Sara Squirrel and the Lost Acorns by Julie and Catherine Waters Sykes
The Scarebird by Sid Fleischman
Lonely Scarecrow by Tim Preston
The Scarecrow’s Dance by Jane Yolen
The Golden Acorn by Katy Hudson
Possum’s Harvest Moon by Anne Hunter
The Scarecrow by Beth Ferry
Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant
Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky
Stories for fall:
Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh
Seeds and Trees by Brandon Walden
Hello, Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher
Henry Explores the Mountains by Mark Taylor
Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller
I have linked all these books from Amazon, but I highly recommend looking for them used or utilizing your local library. You can often find used copies on Amazon, or I love to buy books from Thrift Books. You can see my guide to building a home library in this e-book.
Fall is also a great time to do a nature study of trees, leaves, and seeds! The family style botany study in our shop has extensive book lists for all ages, and will give you and your kids a literature-based way to dive into learning about plants.
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