The cooler weather has arrived here in Michigan… The nights are chilly, and before I know it the leaves will begin to fall. This time of the year just calls for cozy read aloud times in front of a fire, so today I am sharing my Favorite Fall Children’s Books!

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1. Mouse’s First Fall by Lauren Thompson

Mouse and Minka venture out to play on a beautiful fall day, and Mouse learns all about what makes fall such a special season!

2. Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Where is he going? No one knows, but one thing is for sure… A Leaf Man has to go where the wind blows.

3. The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll

Desmond the field mouse wants to carve the biggest jack-o’-lantern in the neighborhood with his pumpkin. Clayton the house mouse wants to win the Biggest Pumpkin contest with his. Unfortunately they both have fallen in love with the same pumpkin! Desmond and Clayton decide to work together to grow the biggest pumpkin ever.

4. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert

Lois Ehlert uses watercolor collage and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wire, and roots in this introduction to the life of a tree. Find out how roots absorb nutrients, what photosynthesis is, how sap circulates, and other facts about trees in this beautiful book.

5. Nuts to You! by Lois Ehlert

This rascally squirrel is up to all sorts of tricks. He digs and eats and zips and hides, but when he sneaks inside an apartment window, it’s time for a nutty solution to get him out.

6. There Was An Old Woman Who Swallowed Some Leaves! by Lucille Colandro

That wild old lady is back swallowing fall-themed items. What can you make from leaves, clothes, a pumpkin, and rope? That’s right, a scarecrow!

7. Llama Llama Gives Thanks by Anna Dewdney

It’s Thanksgiving time for Llama Llama and his family. That means yummy foods, autumn leaves, and being thankful for everything from pumpkin pies to blue skies.

8. The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin by Stan Berenstain

Will the Bear family win the blue ribbon for their entry in the pumpkin contest during the annual Bear Country Thanksgiving Festival? Not this time, but life is not always about winning! The Bear family gains a new appreciation of the true spirit of the holiday and all they have to be thankful for.

9. Fancy Nancy and the Fall Foliage by Jane O’Connor

Fancy Nancy loves fall—the fashion, the weather, and especially the colors of the leaves! While helping her parents rake leaves she gets a stupendous idea to do something unique with the most beautiful leaves she finds. What could it be?

10. Clifford Loves Autumn by Norman Bridwell

Join Clifford as he enjoys all of the fun of autumn- leaves, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and visiting relatives!

Thank you for checking out my Favorite Fall Children’s Books…

What are you favorite fall children’s books?

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