40 Autumn Inspired Picture Books

Ever since I can remember I have loved to pick out seasonal books to read to my littles and for so many reasons. It’s become a ritual to sit down together and enjoy the quiet of the morning with a good read. Seasonal books help to slowly establish the calendar year for littles and teach them how to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature. Each book helps to remind us of all of the little intricacies that we see change and take shape in every fresh new season. We learn the necessity for each new cycle. And talk about nostalgia as the books come and go from season to season… bringing the same books back come next Autumn will bring so much joy to your little ones’ hearts.

Here is a list I have conjured up that brings on all the feels come Autumn. My littles are all under the age of seven so expect these all to cater to a younger audience. I hope you find that little spark of magic inside children’s stories as do I. Immerse yourself with your children into the land of the season in which you are in. I am sure you will find some gems of your own in there.

1. Slow Down by Rachel Williamns

2. Tales of the Mushroom Folk by Signe Aspelin

3. The Tree Keepers: Flock by Gemma Koomen

4. Little Witch Hazel by Phoebe Wahl

5. Flower Fairies of the Autumn by Cicely Mary Barker

6. Brambly Hedge Autumn Story by Jill Barklem

7. Duck Hunt by Ryan Eubank

8. Little Homesteader: A Fall Treasury of Recipes, Crafts, and Wisdom

9. The Turnip by Jan BrettEvery Autumn Comes The Bear by Jim Arnosky

10. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman 

11. Possum’s Harvest Moon by Anne Hunter

12. The Apple Pie That Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson 

13. Owl Babies by Martin Waddell 

14. Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson

15.  Seeds and Trees by Brandon Walden

16.  Autumn by Gerda Muller

17. Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak

18. The Wind Children by Sibylle Von Olfers

19. A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry

20.  Hello, Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher 

21. By the Light of the Harvest Moon by Harriet Ziefert

22.  Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White

23. Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

24.  Four Friends in Autumn by Tomie DePaola

25.  Sweep by Louise Greig

26. Apple Cider Making Days by Ann Purmell

27.  We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger 

28. Fall Leaves by Loretta Holland

29. Woody,Hazel and Little Pip by Elsa Beskow

30. When the Wind Stops by Charlotte Zolotow

31. Apple Picking Time by Michele Benoit Slawson

32. Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

33. The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons 

34. The Vanishing Pumpkin by Tony Johnston

35. Ox Cart Man by Donald Hall

36.  The Roll-Away Pumpkin by Junia Wonders

37. Thanking the Moon by Grace Lin

38. Fall Walk by Virginia Brimhall Snow

Chapter Read Aloud Books

39. Heartwood Hotel A True Home by Kallie George

40. By Rowan and Yew by Melissa Harrison